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Don't miss NYCB at SPAC

Jul 6-17

Category: Press Releases  |  Posted: March 4, 2010

Don't miss NYCB at SPAC

16 Stunning Ballets.

2 Weeks Only.

The 2010 Season of New York City Ballet at Saratoga Performing Arts Center presented by HSBC Bank USA N.A., July 6 - 17, will feature 16 stunning ballets including three opening week performances of Balanchine's full-length, story ballet A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM.  The classic work, based on Shakespeare's famous play, features elaborate sets and costumes and a cast of over 100 dancers including 27 children.

Other season highlights include the July 10 Ballet Gala featuring Saratoga premieres of new works by Alexei Ratmansky and Christopher Wheeldon, commissioned as part of the Ballet's highly anticipated ARCHITECTURE OF DANCE - NEW CHOREOGRAPHY AND MUSIC FESTIVAL.  Ratmansky's ballet is set to Édouard Lalo's Namouna; Wheeldon's to Argentine composer Alberto Ginastera's Estancia. Wheeldon's work will also feature scenic design by internationally acclaimed architect Santiago Calatrava, best known for his dazzling public projects such as bridges, stadiums and train stations in cities around the world, and currently designing a new transit hub at the World Trade Center site in lower Manhattan.

The summer program also features THE STEADFAST TIN SOLDIER, a beloved Balanchine work based on a Hans Christian Anderson fairy tale that was commissioned and premiered at SPAC in 1975; STRAVINSKY VIOLIN CONCERTO, which Balanchine created as part of the legendary Stravinsky Festival and which was last performed at SPAC in 2004; several popular works by Jerome Robbins including N.Y. EXPORT: OPUS JAZZ and THE CONCERT; and RED ANGELS, a visually dramatic ballet choreographed by Ulysses Dove that was last performed at SPAC in 1998. 

Other works on the 2010 program that have not been performed for Saratoga audiences in several years include: LA SOURCE which combines thrilling ensemble work with virtuoso pas de deux; WALPURGISNACHT BALLET which pairs Balanchine's elegant choreography with a passionate score by Gounod; Jerome Robbins' spirited FANCY FREE featuring Leonard Bernstein's score; and Balanchine's WHO CARES? set to George Gershwin's classic score.   

The schedule will also include Peter Martins' BARBER VIOLIN CONCERTO which explores the contrast between classical ballet and modern dance, and Christopher Wheeldon's AFTER THE RAIN.

Also announced were several pre-performance events that will occur during the Ballet's season. The pre-events are free and open to all ticketholders for that evening's ballet performance. Events include:

  • American Girl Night, July 14 - One of the biggest events of the season, American Girl Night sponsored by Emma Willard School features tea parties, crafts and giveaways. Lawn admission for children 12 and under is $5 this evening to benefit SPAC's educational program, Classical Kids.  
  • Children's Workshops on the Lawn, July 9 and 16 - These fun, educational programs presented by NYCB dancers, musicians and teachers are designed to introduce children to the joys of dance and foster greater understanding of the works they will see on stage. Workshops take place on the apron in front of the Amphitheatre.  
  • Friday Family Nights, July 9 and 16 - Children and families can enjoy free Stewart's ice cream, strolling magicians, face painting and more before Friday evening performances.  
  • Girls Night Out, July 13 - A very special event featuring fine wine and chocolate tastings, spa treatments and products, massages, hair and skin care, boutique shopping and entertainment.  
  • Thursday Date Nights, July 8 and 15 - Wine tastings, entertainment and other pre-performance attractions for couples.  

Ticket prices for SPAC's New York City Ballet performances start at $18 for lawn seats; inside seating ranges from $26 - $72.50. The "Kids Free on the Lawn" promotion entitles children 12 and under to free lawn admission for classical performances (excluding the Gala and American Girl Night); middle school, high school and college student lawn admission is $10. Order forms for tickets to New York City Ballet's SPAC season are available on SPAC's website at www.spac.org or by contacting SPAC at 518.584.9330.

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