The GNO presented its first major international performances for the 2025/26 season in Shenzhen, China’s third most populous city, in September to great success. The entire artistic team of the GNO traveled to China for two performances of La Traviata, with Nikos S. Petropoulos responsible for stage direction, sets, and costumes, at the packed Guangming Culture & Arts Center.
At the same time, Golden Age by the GNO Ballet and Konstantinos Rigos continues its international tour in Cyprus and Italy, during September, October and November 2025. This follows its world premiere at the Belgrade Dance Festival and its acclaimed debut in Athens this spring.
In early October 2025, the GNO will also travel to Cape Town, South Africa, to present Les Nuits d’été (Summer Nights), also choreographed by Rigos, as part of the GNO’s first ever participation in Dance Intersect 2025.
SNF has been supporting the GNO for more than a decade, including its broad public outreach before the construction of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC), the creation of its new home in Athens at the SNFCC, the development of its Alternative Stage to engage of new artistic communities, and its outreach to underserved groups through its educational activities. SNF started supporting the GNO’s current artistic outreach efforts in 2019 with a grant for the implementation of a four-year programming and development plan to further promote the GNO’s work internationally. In 2024, following the completion of this grant, SNF announced the renewal of its support through a two-year grant which includes the international tours.