To celebrate 40 years of partnership, The Australian Ballet and Telstra has launched a new affordable ticketing program, starting with the upcoming Melbourne and Sydney seasons of 2024.

The $40 Telstra Ballet Ballot opens four weeks prior to the start of each season. Ten tickets in A or B Reserves for the Ballot Price of $40 are up for grabs for every remaining performance. Every winning entry for the draw can purchase up to two Ballot Price tickets to the performance of choice.

Available 2024 seasons include Oscar^®, Etudes / Circle Electric in Melbourne and The Nutcracker in Sydney.

Ako Kondo for The Nutcracker. Photo © Simon Eeles

The ballot is now open for the Melbourne season of Christopher Wheeldon’s world-premiere of Oscar^®, debuting at the Regent Theatre on 13 September.

The Australian Ballet’s Artistic Director David Hallberg said, “We are incredibly excited to launch the $40 Telstra Ballet Ballot, a significant step towards making the enchanting world of ballet accessible to a broader audience. This initiative highlights our joint dedication to inclusivity and our longstanding partnership with Telstra who have made this possible.”

“We believe that ballet should be accessible to everyone, and the...