Brussels City Ballet is a professional ballet company based in Brussels, Belgium. Founded by Aki Nishio, the company performs classical, neo-classical, and contemporary ballet. The company rehearses in a studio formerly used by the Béjart Company and supported by the Conservatoire de la Danse de Bruxelles. The company states it was created to provide opportunities for Belgian-educated and international ballet dancers.
The company’s repertoire includes full-length classical ballets such as The Nutcracker, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, and new choreographic works. Productions tour to venues across Belgium, including performances in Brussels, Mechelen, Wevelgem, Puurs, Brugge, and Heist Op Den Berg. The company roster includes soloists, corps de ballet members, apprentices, and trainees.
Brussels City Ballet offers open mixed-level ballet classes for beginners and advanced dancers. The company also operates a Trainee Program for dancers aged 17 to 25 who have completed their training and wish to develop professionally. Trainees are selected through annual auditions and the program is open to Belgian, EU, and international applicants.