The Little Mermaid at The Houston Ballet

The Houston Ballet presents The Little Mermaid at Wortham Theater from September 6-15, 2024.

This rendition of The Little Mermaid is NOT the Disney story, nor is it geared toward children.  Rather, it is a ballet that contains themes of love and despondence, and a mermaid who wallows her life away in longing for unrequited love.  The music, costumes, set and dances convey a deep, haunting ocean underworld and a discordant human world as well where the desire to fulfill one’s love longings is never met by the mermaid..

So as you might imagine, it is a very different version of The Little Mermaid.  The ballet is dedicated to the Queen of Denmark.  

In usual Houston Ballet style, it is performed with high-level professionalism and intensity of expression. 

Find out more at houstonballet.org.