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A Night On The Town
Featuring Jerome Robbins’ Fancy Free & George Balanchine’s Rubies and more…
Two River Theatre
21 Bridge Ave
Red Bank, NJ 07701
November 4, 2023 at 2:00PM & 7:00PM
November 5, 2023 at 2:00PM
A Night On the Town will feature Jerome Robbins’ Fancy Free, which was the inspiration for the full-length musical On the Town. Fancy Free was Robbins’ first collaboration with composer Leonard Bernstein. Choreographed in 1944, Robbins and Bernstein aspired to bring a modern American sensibility to ballet with the concept of sailors on shore leave in New York City.
The program will also feature George Balanchine’s Rubies. Set to Igor Stravinsky’s Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra, Rubies sends dancers racing across the stage to reflect Stravinsky’s jazz-inflected piano with movements that incorporate sassy style and sharp attack. Rubies premiered at New York City Ballet in 1967, where New Jersey Ballet’s long-time Artistic Advisor, Edward Villella was part of the original cast.
Additional repertory to be announced soon.
Once Upon A Time
Excerpts from: Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, Romeo & Juliet
The Sitnik Theatre
715 Grand Ave - Lackland Center
Hackettstown, NJ 07840
November 12, 2023 at 2:00PM
ONCE UPON A TIME is a family show taking its audience on a comical tour through some of classical ballet’s greatest stories. Part educational, part dance, the performers will dissect classic tales, providing insight into the movement while giving you a fun and entertaining peek behind the balletic curtain. The performance will be hosted by British actor and former Royal Ballet Principal dancer Martin Harvey.
• One hour and 35 minute performance (with 15 minute intermission included)
A Night On The Town
Featuring Jerome Robbins’ Fancy Free & George Balanchine’s Rubies and more…
Mayo Performing Arts Center
100 South St
Morristown, NJ 07960
Friday, November 17, 2023 at 7:30PM
A Night On the Town will feature Jerome Robbins’ Fancy Free, which was the inspiration for the full-length musical On the Town. Fancy Free was Robbins’ first collaboration with composer Leonard Bernstein. Choreographed in 1944, Robbins and Bernstein aspired to bring a modern American sensibility to ballet with the concept of sailors on shore leave in New York City.
The program will also feature George Balanchine’s Rubies. Set to Igor Stravinsky’s Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra, Rubies sends dancers racing across the stage to reflect Stravinsky’s jazz-inflected piano with movements that incorporate sassy style and sharp attack. Rubies premiered at New York City Ballet in 1967, where New Jersey Ballet’s long-time Artistic Advisor, Edward Villella was part of the original cast.
Additional repertory to be announced soon.
Nutcracker
Sensory Friendly Performance - Tickets on Sale Soon
Union County Performing Arts Center
December 10, 2023 at 2:00PM
Nutcracker
with The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra
Mayo Performing Arts Center
100 South St
Morristown, NJ 07960
December 15 - 27, 2023
New Jersey Ballet's beloved annual tradition enchants youngsters and grown-ups alike with splendid dancing, eye-popping special effects and a touch of holiday magic, set to Tchaikovsky's iconic score performed live by New Jersey Symphony.
Leap Into Spring
Featuring George Balanchine’s Concerto Barocco and more…
Mayo Performing Arts Center
100 South St
Morristown, NJ 07960
Saturday, March 9, 2024 at 7:30PM
Sunday, March 10, 2024 at 2:00PM
Leap into Spring will feature George Balanchine’s Concerto Barocco.
One of Balanchine’s greatest masterpieces, Concerto Barocco is music made visible as two elegant yet dynamic lead ballerinas each depict one of the instrumental soloists in a virtuosic double violin concerto. It is considered the quintessential Balanchine ballet of its period, its manner entirely pure, its choreography no more, and no less, than an ideal response to its score,
Bach's Double Violin Concerto in D Minor.
The Sleeping Beauty
Full Length
Bergen Performing Arts Center
30 North Van Brunt St
Englewood, NJ 07631
April 21, 2024 at 2:00PM
Restaged by Artistic Director, Maria Kowroski, the Company will present the updated production of The Sleeping Beauty modeled after the original choreography of Marius Petipa; a three-act ballet that will take you on an engaging trip through the classic fairy tale.
New Jersey Ballet’s full-length production and much-loved classic has been an audience favorite for many years. The fairy tale opens with a Prologue in which the King and Queen welcome their firstborn, Princess Aurora. The royal aide, Catalabutte, has regretfully forgotten to invite Carabosse, and in an act of rage, the wicked fairy interrupts the celebration and casts an evil spell, putting Princess Aurora into a century-long slumber; a slumber only to be broken by true love’s first kiss. As the magical story unfolds, Aurora dances the famous Rose Adagio – a technical and artistic feat celebrated as one of the most testing challenges in classical ballet.
Be swept away for this classical masterpiece to be swept away on the wings of Tchaikovsky’s beautiful score amidst a story where good triumphs over evil with a single kiss.
A Night On The Town
Featuring Jerome Robbins' Fancy Free and George Balanchine's Rubies...
New Brunswick Performing Arts Center
11 Livingston Ave
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
April 27, 2024 ay 7:30PM
New Jersey Ballet presents A Night On the Town, which will feature Jerome Robbins’ Fancy Free, which was the inspiration for the full-length musical On the Town. Fancy Free was Robbins’ first collaboration with composer Leonard Bernstein. Choreographed in 1944, Robbins and Bernstein aspired to bring a modern American sensibility to ballet with the concept of sailors on shore leave in New York City.
The program will also feature George Balanchine’s Rubies. Set to Igor Stravinsky’s Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra, Rubies sends dancers racing across the stage to reflect Stravinsky’s jazz-inflected piano with movements that incorporate sassy style and sharp attack. Rubies premiered at New York City Ballet in 1967, where New Jersey Ballet’s long-time Artistic Advisor, Edward Villella was part of the original cast. Reencounter, a work by Gustavo Ramirez Sansano and another pas de deux to be announced soon will also be featured on the program.
Spring Gala
New Jersey Performing Arts Center
1 Center St
Newark, NJ 07102
May 2, 2023
New Jersey Ballet's Spring Gala
Information coming soon...
Repertory Evening
at NJPAC
New Jersey Performing Arts Center
Victoria Theatre
Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch Stage
1 Center St
Newark, NJ 07102
Friday, May 3, 2024 at 7:30PM
Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 2:00PM
With its 65-year legacy of excellence, New Jersey Ballet is poised for a new era of creative energy under the leadership of Artistic Director Maria Kowroski. Get a glimpse of her vision for the company’s future at this performance, which includes: Purcell Suite, with choreography by one of the most exciting talents of this generation, Harrison Ball, and costumes by renowned fashion designer Zac Posen. Murder Ballades, an exuberant piece inspired by dark American folk songs with choreography by Justin Peck. And a World Premiere work, to be announced.
The Sleeping Beauty
Full Length
Mayo Performing Arts Center
100 South St
Morristown, NJ 07960
Saturday, May 18, 2024 at 7:30PM
Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 2:00PM
Restaged by Artistic Director, Maria Kowroski, the Company will present the updated production of The Sleeping Beauty modeled after the original choreography of Marius Petipa; a three-act ballet that will take you on an engaging trip through the classic fairy tale.
New Jersey Ballet's full-length production and much-loved classic has been an audience favorite for many years. The fairy tale opens with a Prologue in which the King and Queen welcome their firstborn, Princess Aurora. The royal aide, Catalabutte, has regretfully forgotten to invite Carabosse, and in an act of rage, the wicked fairy interrupts the celebration and casts an evil spell, putting Princess Aurora into a century-long slumber; a slumber only to be broken by true love's first kiss. As the magical story unfolds, Aurora dances the famous Rose Adagio - a technical and artistic feat celebrated as one of the most testing challenges in classical ballet.
Please join us for this classical masterpiece to be swept away on the wings of Tchaikovsky's beautiful score amidst a story where good triumphs over evil with a single kiss.
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