After more than a year away from live, in-person performances, Houston Ballet today announces its 2021-22 season, ready to welcome pandemic-weary audiences back to the Wortham stage to see the company present the same upper level work its dancers have been known for in seasons past, according to Artistic Director Stanton Welch. "We’ve kept ourselves in condition the entire time by keeping the company employed and working," Welch said. "Other than the actual bruising and the soreness from being partnered and all that kind of thing which we've actually started now, I think that come Rep 1 and Nutcracker and into the following season, we'll all be artistically at the high caliber we're used to."