Bodrum International Ballet Festival is an annual international ballet festival held in Bodrum’s famous Turkish port city. Organized Bodrum International Ballet Festival is an annual international ballet festival held in the Turkish port city of Bodrum. Organized by the Turkish State Opera and Ballet since 2002, the festival takes place during summer, usually around July and August. Bodrum Castle and the Theatre of Halicarnassus are the main event venues during the festival.

 
Harem Ballet by the Ankara State Opera and Ballet
 

Bodrum International Ballet Festival is held in Bodrum Castle, which hosts the Museum of Underwater Archaeology. One of Bodrum’s antique buildings, the castle is an awe-inspiring venue for this sensational event, and it hosts dance companies from many different countries. Taking in one of art’s most elegant forms, accompanied by Bodrum’s famous scent of tangerines, is a unique experience. Bodrum International Ballet Festival awaits you if you want to enjoy works whose appeal has not faded over the years.

 

Zorba Ballet- Ankara Opera and Ballet of State
 

Both national and international ballet groups and performers, such as Vienna State Ballet, Sukhishvili Georgian National Ballet, Svetlana Zakharova, and Alonzo King LINES Ballet, “Swan Lake” .“Carmen”, “The Great Gatsby” “Güldestan” by Istanbul State Opera and Ballet’s Modern Dance Company, “Basileu França Company” from Brazil “Ballet Latino Tango,” “Zorba the Greek” performed by Ankara State Opera and Ballet and much more ballets has performed in the festival since its beginning.

The festival, held 21 times until January 2025, when this article was prepared, is one of the longest-running events in Bodrum

We invite you to meet with ballet and music at Bodrum Castle under the stars.

The Great Gatsby Ballet by the Mersin State Opera and Ballet
 

Carmen Ballet by Samsun State Opera and Ballet
 

Swan Lake Ballet-Izmir State Opera and Ballet contribution with the Bolshoi Ballet Dancers
 

All the details are on the festival’s official site,
www.bodrumballetfestival.gov.tr