NEXTsteps

Going to see The Nutcracker every year is nice, but it’s also important to support ballets created in the current century. The Washington Ballet’s season-opening NEXTsteps focuses on internationally known choreographers whose works will be enjoyed by future generations: John Heginbotham, Jessica Lang, and Annabelle Lopez Ochoa. Lopez Ochoa is the mastermind behind a ballet about the rise and fall of a Mob daughter—complete with fight scenes.