2021-2022 Season: Program 7 – Serendipitous Movement

SERENDIPITOUS MOVEMENT Program 7 | 29 - 30 April 2022

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Principals

Danielle Brown, Ricardo Graziano, Victoria Hulland, Ricardo Rhodes, Luke Schaufuss

Character Principal Ricki Bertoni

Soloists

Marco Alessandro Corcella, Marijana Dominis, Yuri Marques, Richard House, Ryoko Sadoshima

Coryphée

Arcadian Broad, Asia Bui, Luis Gonzalez, Janae Korte, Lauren Ostrander, Daniel Pratt, Ivan Spitale

Corps de Ballet

Mihai Costache, Harvey Evans, Eric Figueredo, Samuel Gest, Claire Glavin, Mikayla Hutton, Dominique Jenkins, Ethan Kimbrell, Thomas Leprohon, Yuki Nonaka, Anna Pellegrino, Emelia Perkins, Taylor Sambola, Lenin Valladares, Juliano Weber, Kelly Williams, Paige Young

Apprentices

Kennedy Falyn Cassada, Evan Gorbell, Andrea Marcelletti, Olivia McAlpine, Morgan Rust, Macyn Vogt, Melanie Wells

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Front cover Danielle Brown, Victoria Hulland, and Richard House in George Balanchine's Serenade | Photography by Frank Atura

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MARGARET BARBIERI

Assistant Director Welcome to Serendipitous Movement, the final program of The Sarasota Ballet’s 2021 – 2022 Season.

This Season has been particularly special for all of us here at The Sarasota Ballet for two major reasons. Firstly, we were able to welcome our patrons home as we returned to the theater; and secondly, it has marked an important anniversary— our 15th Season under the leadership of Director Iain Webb. From the moment Iain started back in 2007, he has worked tirelessly, programming rich and engaging seasons of ballet while preserving the historic and cultural value of the art form; as a result, he has bolstered the artistic excellence and reputation of The Sarasota Ballet to unprecedented, internationally recognized heights.

It has been a pleasure to work with our dancers, artistic staff, and repetiteurs on this closing program. Getting to know Noah Vinson, who staged Mark Morris’s The Letter V, has been a pleasure; and, of course, it’s always wonderful to work with Sandra Jennings and Patricia Tierney, who staged Serenade and Elite Syncopations, respectively. Serendipitous Movement brings to the Sarasota stage a wealth of world-class artistry with remarkably different choreographic styles and influences, but all equally beautiful and breathtaking.

This program also marks the retirement of our much loved Principal Dancer Victoria Hulland. She has been such an important part of the Company ever since Iain and I first hired her back in 2007, and coaching her through so many roles, especially the principal role in Sir Peter Wright’s Giselle, has been a true privilege. On behalf of Iain, Joe, and the entire Company, I wish her great happiness in the next chapter of her life.

And on that note of new beginnings, I hope you have thoroughly enjoyed our 2021 – 2022 Season, and I look forward to seeing you for another year of the beauty of ballet in our 2022 – 2023 Season.

Program 7 - Serendipitous Movement Program Sponsor

Paul and Sharon Steinwachs

Performance Sponsors

Karol Foss Serenade

Matt and Lisa Walsh Serenade

Mark Famiglio The Letter V

Bob and Ginger Bailey Elite Syncopations

Co-Sponsors Serenade Paul Cantor and Michelle Roy Tina and Rick Lieberman Elite Syncopations Elaine Keating In Loving Memory of Dr. Sidney Katz In Loving Memory of Masayasu Tamatani

The Letter V Bill and Linda Mitchell Steve and Marilyn Rothschild Stu and Gini Peltz

Media Sponsor

This program is funded, in part, by Sarasota County Tourist Development Revenues

Program 7 | Serendipitous Movement Sandra Jennings Repetiteur

Sandra Jennings was born in Boston, and began her training with June Paxman and later studied at Boston Ballet. Her training continued with a Ford Foundation Scholarship to the School of American Ballet (SAB). At SAB Jennings was trained by such greats as Alexandra Danilova, Felia Doubrovska, and Stanley Williams. In 1974 she was invited by Balanchine to join the New York City Ballet and during her decade with the company she danced an impressive repertoire, including ballets by Balanchine, Robbins, Taras, d’Amboise, Ashton, Martins, and Bournonville. In 1985 she became a Repetiteur for The George Balanchine Trust and has staged over 30 ballets for companies worldwide. From 1993-2002 she was also Ballet Mistress for Pennsylvania Ballet and from 2002-2006 for the San Francisco Ballet.

Patricia Tierney Repetiteur

Born in Leicester, England, Patricia Tierney trained as a dancer at Bush Davies School and Rambert Academy and subsequently studied Benesh Movement Notation (BMN) at the Benesh Institute, London. She worked with the Hamburg Ballet as Choreologist from 1987, returning to England in 1992 to join English National Ballet as Choreologist before being invited to join Birmingham Royal Ballet in 1993 where she is currently Benesh Choreologist and Video Archivist. Using BMN she has recorded, assisted, and taught in rehearsals of many new ballets and revivals of works across the Birmingham Royal Ballet's repertoire, also staging ballets by Ashton, Bintley, MacMillan, and Welch, worldwide.

Noah Vinson Repetiteur

Noah Vinson is originally from Springfield, Illinois, and received his B.A. in dance from Columbia College Chicago.

He was named a Dance Magazine “Dancer on the Rise” in 2009 and assisted Mark Morris in the creation of The Letter V for Houston Ballet. He began dancing with MMDG in 2002 and became a company member in 2004.

Program 7 | Serendipitous Movement SERENADE Serenade, now one of the world’s most beloved ballets, was the first work George Balanchine choreographed after arriving in the United States in 1934. Using the first three movements of Tchaikovsky’s gracious Serenade for Strings, it was made on a group of young professional and advanced student dancers.

Serenade is not a completely “abstract” ballet, for there are suggestions of love returned and love lost, but the emphasis remains on the movement itself rather than any narrative. That movement is often surprisingly simple, as Balanchine first worked out much of it on students at the newly-founded School of American Ballet. When seventeen women turned up for one class, an awkward number for a choreographer, he arranged the unusual spacing that opens the ballet, still a breathtaking moment. When only six turned up, or someone was late or fell, he wove these into the ballet. The later movements developed in similar fashion, building to the surprising finale. As the great modern dancer Martha Graham noted, “It is simplicity itself – but the simplicity of a great artist.”

THE LETTER V Choreographed to Joseph Haydn’s Symphony No. 88 in G Major with lighting designs by Nicole Pearce and costume designs by Maile Okamura, The Letter V is an extraordinary example of Morris’s dynamic approach to dance and distinctive musicality. The ballet name originates from the fact that some of Haydn’s symphonies were once known by letters of the alphabet, with V being assigned to this piece, hence the ballet’s title.

Talking before The Letter V’s world premiere in 2015, Morris revealed the artistic process behind the ballet. “I plan almost nothing in advance except I study the music, because I don’t know what I’m going to see. So when I come into the room, although I’ve seen these dancers and worked a little bit with them before, to actually start working from zero to make up a dance in a short period of time is a lot of very interesting and intuitive work. So I recognize them right away and I make up a dance on those exact people, and that’s what you’ll see when you see my dance The Letter V.”

ELITE SYNCOPATIONS Elite Syncopations is a lighthearted revue with performers in absurd costumes dancing to rags by Scott Joplin and others. With the twelve-piece orchestra onstage in what may or may not be a dance hall, the dancers, dressed in Ian Spurling’s painted tights and funny hats, take their turns in dances drawn from the ragtime era—roughly 1895-1918—that mixed European and African-American styles, the Cakewalk, Black Bottom, and the later Charleston. Adding to the fun, there are also suggestions of MacMillan’s own ballets tucked away in the details, while the dancers are given chances to show off their technical skills in unexpected ways.

Although MacMillan initially intended “something short and light and funny which I can toss off and walk away from,” Elite Syncopations immediately became, and has remained, a favorite with audiences, with more substance than initially meets the eye.

Friday & Saturday Evening

Serenade Choreography by George Balanchine Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Staged by Sandra Jennings Original Lighting by Ronald Bates Lighting by Aaron Muhl First Perfomed by American Ballet (currently New York City Ballet) 1 March 1935 First Performed by The Sarasota Ballet 13 April 2012

1st Movement: Sonatine 2nd Movement: Waltz 3rd Movement: Russian 4th Movement: Elegy Waltz Couple Victoria Hulland Ricardo Rhodes Russian Girl Lauren Ostrander The Dark Angel Marijana Dominis Elegy Man Daniel Pratt Russian Dance Lauren Ostrander Ryoko Sadoshima Asia Bui Emelia Perkins Dominique Jenkins Corps de Ballet Willa Frantz Savannah Campbell Kelly Williams Morgan Rust Mikayla Hutton Paige Young Anna Pellegrino Taylor Sambola Oliva McAlpine

Cynthia Ryan Hailey Stinchcomb Macyn Vogt Kennedy Falyn Cassada Ryoko Sadoshima Asia Bui Emelia Perkins Dominique Jenkins Emmanuelle Watkins

Four Men Mihai Costache Samuel Gest Juliano Weber Thomas Leprohon INTERMISSION PLEASE SEE OUR SEASON PROGRAM BOOK FOR FULL PROGRAM NOTES PAGES 61-67

Friday & Saturday Evening

The Letter V Choreography by Mark Morris Music by Joseph Haydn - Symphony No. 88 in G Major Staged by Noah Vinson Costumes by Maile Okamura Lighting by Nicole Pearce First Perfomed by Houston Ballet 28 May 2015 First Performed by The Sarasota Ballet 29 April 2022 (Company Premiere)

Paige Young Richard House Emelia Perkins Luke Schaufuss Asia Bui Samuel Gest Ryoko Sadoshima Daniel Pratt Olivia McAlpine Ricardo Rhodes Kennedy Falyn Cassada Arcadian Broad Dominique Jenkins Thomas Leprohon Taylor Sambola Mihai Costache

The Letter V © Discalced, Inc. INTERMISSION PLEASE SEE OUR SEASON PROGRAM BOOK FOR FULL PROGRAM NOTES PAGES 61-67

Friday & Saturday Evening

Elite Syncopations Choreography by Sir Kenneth MacMillan Music by Scott Joplin and his contemporaries Staged by Patricia Tierney Rehearsed by Margaret Barbieri Costume Design by Ian Spurling Lighting by John B. Read First Perfomed by The Royal Ballet 7 October 1974 First Performed by The Sarasota Ballet 21 March 2008

Sunflower Slow Rag (Scott Joplin with Scott Hayden) All Cast & Anna Pellegrino Kelly Williams Willa Frantz Asia Bui Emelia Perkins

Daniel Pratt Juliano Weber Harvey Evans Ezra Schenck Evan Gorbell

Taylor Sambola Dominique Jenkins Morgan Rust Paige Young Kennedy Falyn Cassada

Samuel Gest Mihai Costache Eric Figueredo Marco Alessandro Corcella Ethan Kimbrell

Elite Syncopations (Scott Joplin) All Cast The Cascades (Scott Joplin) Marijana Dominis

Lauren Ostrander

Ryoko Sadoshima

Hot House Rag (Paul Pratt) Yuki Nonaka

Luke Schaufuss

Arcadian Broad

Thomas Leprohon

Calliope Rag (James Scott) Marijana Dominis The Golden Hours (Max Morath & Scott Joplin) Ryoko Sadoshima

Luke Schaufuss

Stop - Time Rag (Scott Joplin) Yuki Nonaka

Victoria Hulland Arcadian Broad Thomas Leprohon

Richard House

The Alaskan Rag (Joseph F. Lamb) Lauren Ostrander

Yuki Nonaka

Bethena - A Concert Waltz (Scott Joplin) Victoria Hulland

Richard House

Friday Nights (Donald Ashwander) Arcadian Broad Cataract Rag (Robert Hampton) All Cast PLEASE SEE OUR SEASON PROGRAM BOOK FOR FULL PROGRAM NOTES PAGES 61-67

Victoria Hulland and Ricardo Rhodes in Sir Kenneth MacMillan's Elite Syncopations | Photography by Frank Atura

Saturday Matinee

Serenade Choreography by George Balanchine Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Staged by Sandra Jennings Original Lighting by Ronald Bates Lighting by Aaron Muhl First Perfomed by American Ballet (currently New York City Ballet) 1 March 1935 First Performed by The Sarasota Ballet 13 April 2012

1st Movement: Sonatine 2nd Movement: Waltz 3rd Movement: Russian 4th Movement: Elegy Waltz Couple Marijana Dominis Ricardo Graziano Russian Girl Anna Pellegrino The Dark Angel Kelly Williams Elegy Man Daniel Pratt Russian Dance Anna Pellegrino Ryoko Sadoshima Asia Bui Emelia Perkins Dominique Jenkins Corps de Ballet Willa Frantz Savannah Campbell Riley Putnal Morgan Rust Emmanuelle Watkins Paige Young Ella Lau Taylor Sambola Oliva McAlpine

Cynthia Ryan Hailey Stinchcomb Macyn Vogt Kennedy Falyn Cassada Ryoko Sadoshima Asia Bui Emelia Perkins Dominique Jenkins

Four Men Luis Gonzalez Ethan Kimbrell Eric Figueredo Harvey Evans INTERMISSION PLEASE SEE OUR SEASON PROGRAM BOOK FOR FULL PROGRAM NOTES PAGES 61-67

Saturday Matinee

The Letter V Choreography by Mark Morris Music by Joseph Haydn - Symphony No. 88 in G Major Staged by Noah Vinson Costumes by Maile Okamura Lighting by Nicole Pearce First Perfomed by Houston Ballet 28 May 2015 First Performed by The Sarasota Ballet 29 April 2022 (Company Premiere)

Paige Young Richard House Emelia Perkins Luke Schaufuss Asia Bui Samuel Gest Ryoko Sadoshima Daniel Pratt Olivia McAlpine Ricardo Rhodes Kennedy Falyn Cassada Arcadian Broad Dominique Jenkins Thomas Leprohon Taylor Sambola Mihai Costache

The Letter V © Discalced, Inc. INTERMISSION PLEASE SEE OUR SEASON PROGRAM BOOK FOR FULL PROGRAM NOTES PAGES 61-67

Saturday Matinee

Elite Syncopations Choreography by Sir Kenneth MacMillan Music by Scott Joplin and his contemporaries Staged by Patricia Tierney Rehearsed by Margaret Barbieri Costume Design by Ian Spurling Lighting by John B. Read First Perfomed by The Royal Ballet 7 October 1974 First Performed by The Sarasota Ballet 21 March 2008

Sunflower Slow Rag (Scott Joplin with Scott Hayden) All Cast & Anna Pellegrino Savannah Campbell Tricia Carmody Pearl Smith Macyn Vogt

Daniel Pratt Israel Ellis Calen Babaz Ezra Schenck Evan Gorbell

Olivia McAlpine Hailey Stinchcomb Cynthia Ryan Emmanuelle Watkins Ella Lau

Wyatt Dodd Kenny Allen Andrea Marcelletti Luis Gonzalez Joe Huberty

Elite Syncopations (Scott Joplin) All Cast The Cascades (Scott Joplin) Dominique Jenkins

Kelly Williams

Asia Bui

Hot House Rag (Paul Pratt) Ricki Bertoni

Yuri Marques

Yuki Nonaka

Harvey Evans

Calliope Rag (James Scott) Dominique Jenkins The Golden Hours (Max Morath & Scott Joplin) Asia Bui

Yuri Marques

Stop - Time Rag (Scott Joplin) Ricki Bertoni

Marijana Dominis Yuki Nonaka Harvey Evans

Ricardo Graziano

The Alaskan Rag (Joseph F. Lamb) Kelly Williams

Ricki Bertoni

Bethena - A Concert Waltz (Scott Joplin) Marijana Dominis

Ricardo Graziano

Friday Nights (Donald Ashwander) Yuki Nonaka Cataract Rag (Robert Hampton) All Cast PLEASE SEE OUR SEASON PROGRAM BOOK FOR FULL PROGRAM NOTES PAGES 61-67

Thank You Victoria Hulland

for 15 Seasons of breathtaking performances

VIOLIN

OBOE

Daniel Jordan, concertmaster Christopher Takeda, associate concertmaster Jennifer Best Takeda, assistant concertmaster Jessica Hung, principal second Meghan Jones, assistant principal second Felicia Brunelle Léna Cambis Anne Chandra Sangeun Eanet Chung-Yon Hong Mia Laity Flavia Medlin Sean O’Neil David Qi Shawna Trost Margot Zarzycka Whitelaw

Jonathan Gentry, principal Nicholas P. Arbolino

VIOLA

TROMBONE

Rachel Halvorson, principal Nathan Frantz, acting assistant principal Jean Phelan Daniel Urbanowicz

Brad Wiliams, acting principal

CELLO

TIMPANI

Natalie Helm, principal Christopher Schnell, assistant principal Isabelle Besançon Chizuko Matsusaka

DRUM SET

DOUBLE BASS John Miller, principal John Price, assistant principal Charles Urbont

FLUTE Betsy Hudson Traba, principal

CLARINET Bharat Chandra, principal

BASSOON Fernando Traba, principal Eddie Rumzis

HORN Joshua Horne, co-principal Kelsey Ross

TRUMPET Aaron Romm, co-principal Stephen Madancy

TUBA Aaron Tindall, principal Yoko Kita, principal David Hardman

PIANO Jonathan Spivey, principal

LIBRARY Justin Vibbard, principal Paul Greitzer, assistant principal

Program 7 | Serendipitous Movement JOSEPH CAULKINS Guest Conductor Maestro Joseph Caulkins is at home with music from classics to pops, and baroque to ballet. His work alongside pops legend Erich Kunzel, conducting icon Robert Shaw, and master technician Helmuth Rilling have shaped him into a sensitive and dynamic conductor.

In 2019, Maestro Caulkins received the Arts Leadership Award for Artistic Achievement from the Arts and Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County for his many seasons as Artistic Director of Key Chorale. With Key Chorale, he has consistently delivered innovative concert experiences through adventurous programming, unique collaborations, and performances of new and rarely heard works.

As a guest conductor, Maestro Caulkins has led The Venice Symphony, Space Coast Pops, The Sarasota Ballet, and the Southwest Florida Symphony where he was also Associate Conductor/Director of Choruses. Prior to his arrival in Florida, he was Artistic Director of the Bach Chamber Choir (Rockford, IL) and directed the St. Procopius Chamber Orchestra and Choirs at Benedictine University (Lisle, IL). Mr. Caulkins has produced numerous CDs, led European concert tours, conducted world and regional premieres, and commissioned new works from Dale Warland, Eric Whitacre, and Ola Gjeilo, among others.

ORMSBY WILKINS Guest Conductor A native of Sydney, Australia, Ormsby Wilkins joined American Ballet Theatre as its Music Director in November 2005.

After taking his music studies at the Conservatories of Sydney and Melbourne, Wilkins joined The Australian Ballet and became resident conductor in 1982. Moving to Europe in 1983, he was appointed conductor with England’s Sadler’s Wells Royal Ballet (now called the Birmingham Royal Ballet).

Wilkins continued his association with The Australian Ballet, having been invited to guest on many occasions for its extensive engagements, which have included those in the United States, Russia, and London, England. Other international engagements have included La Scala, Milan, the Rome Opera Ballet, the Ballet of Teatro San Carlo of Naples, and the Royal Swedish Ballet. In 2001 he spent three months in Italy conducting once again at La Scala and making his debuts in both Genoa and at the Teatro Comunale in Florence. Most recently, Wilkins has also made guest appearances with The Sarasota Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, and Miami City Ballet.

Wilkins has conducted many orchestras around the world, both in association with ballet and in concert. They include the Philharmonia and Royal Philharmonic Orchestras of London, the Royal Opera House Orchestra, Winnipeg Symphony, Calgary Philharmonic, Edmonton Symphony, Hong Kong Philharmonic, Melbourne Symphony, Tokyo Philharmonic, and National Arts Centre Orchestra, Ottawa.

Luke Schaufuss | Photography by Matthew Holler

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DJ Arnold and Richard Prescott Gaele Barthold and Larry Weiss Lenore Shapiro and Glen Behrendt Marc Behrendt In Loving Memory of Everett and Shirley Behrendt Richard Belle Charlotte Bimba Marty and Barbara Bowling Claudia Cardillo Alexander and Irene Cass Louis and Marianne Cohen Naomi and Saul Cohen Stanley and Norma Cohen Neal Colton Glenn and Evelyn Cooper Patricia Corson and Martin Goldstein William Cotter Sandra Cronsberg Robert and Linda Crootof Cynthia Cuminale Dan Denton Irene Dignan Douglas Endicott Sandra Fink Jeff and Cherie Finn Barry and Judy Fireman Ronald W. Fry Cope and Anne Garrett In Loving Memory of Jennifer Gemmeke Gerald Genova Maria Georgiev Hermione Gilpin In Honor of Marcia Jean Taub and Peter Swain David Glorius Bonnie and David Goldmann James Grace Barbara K. Grauer Barney and Judy Greenhill Carla S Guarascio Joelle R. Hamovit Dr. Barbara Hajjar Beverly Harms Alene Hazeltine Dr. Audrey Heimler Bob Hemingway

Allen and Stephanie Hochfelder Stephanie Horeis Peter and Bonnie Hurley Barbara Hyde Robert Jones Frank Kistler Ronald and Rita Karns Marlene Kitchell Robert Kloss Judith and Ike Koziol Randi and Donald Kreiss Barbara Lasker RIchard Leebove Bruce Lehman Alan Lenowitz and Terri Glasser Sandra Levy Evie Lichter Mr. and Mrs. Terrance L. Lindemann John Lindsey Kathleen and Erin Long Dorothy L. Lutter Gerda Maceikonis Julius and Kay Marcus Albert and Marita Marsh Henry and Ellen Mason Lynn and Gary Massel Kay Mathers David McLernon Dianne McLoughlin Nancy Milbauer Sharon Miller Michael and Michelle Morris Paul and Karen Morton James Newman Susan Newsome In Loving Memory of Jon Newsome Lee and Jan Peakes Christine Perkins Lynne Pettigrew and Jay Plager Dr. Richard L. Prager Robert B. Radin Elizabeth Reese Pamela Reiter Peter Rittner

Karen Roosen Stanley and Jo Rutstein Lawrence V. Sage James Scholler John and Mayra Schmidt Susan Serling and David Kessler Elizabeth Shalett Jane Sheridan Frances and Steve Siegler Ira and Carole Singer Thomas and Carol Smith George and Rochelle Stassa Judilee Sterne Louise P. Stevens Audrey and Walter Stewart Hadassah Strobel In Loving Memory of Martin Strobel

Lance Stubbs Cynthia Swanson and Michael Kutner Diran and Virginia Tashian Penny and Paul Thomas The Tucker Family Charitable Fund Robert Tutnauer Emily Walsh Leslie Weinstein Robert J. Wilk Ann Williams In Honor of Kelly Williams Carol B. Williams Jane Woods Stanley Zielinski Gifts are current as of April 20, 2022. Gifts and pledges (of $500 or more) received after this date will be recognized in future Performance Programs.

Dominique Jenkins, Emelia Perkins, Daniel Pratt, & Yuri Marques in Mark Morris's The Letter V | Photography by Frank Atura

Institutional Support Foundation & Public Support $100,000+

Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation U.S. Small Business Administration The Muriel O’Neil Fund for the Performing Arts at The Community Foundation of Sarasota County

$50,000+

Alfred & Ann Goldstein Foundation – Jean Allenby Goldstein Touring Fund Community Foundation of Sarasota County Gulf Coast Community Foundation Philip and Janice Levin Foundation, William A. Farber, Trustee Tourist Development Tax paid for in part by Sarasota County

$20,000+

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$10,000+

Charles Henry Leach II Fund Harry Sudakoff Foundation The Exchange Schultz - Hill Foundation

$5,000+

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$1,000+

Dancing Angels Foundation Fay A. Schweim Memorial Children's Dance Fund Gilbert Waters Charitable Fund II Jelks Family Foundation Joan Armour Mendell Foundation Neuro Challenge Foundation, Inc Tidewell Foundation USF Sarasota-Manatee Campus

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UP C OMIN G E VE N TS Images of Dance 3 May 2022 @ 7pm Sarasota Opera House A special performance bringing together the incredible arts community in Sarasota, Images of Dance is our annual celebration of dance featuring The Sarasota Ballet Studio Company and the Margaret Barbieri Conservatory.

We are also thrilled this year to partner with the Sarasota Music Conservatory. The performance will feature brand new choreography, supported by our arts partners. Join us for one of the highlights of the Spring season.

To purchase tickets please contact the Box Office at 941.359.0099 or visit SarasotaBallet.org

Alice in Wonderland 21 May 2022 @ 1pm & 5:30pm Riverview High School Performing Arts Center Celebrate a year of dedication to education with our year-end performances of the treasured classic tale, Alice in Wonderland, featuring students from The Sarasota Ballet School and our Dance – The Next Generation program.

To purchase tickets please contact the Box Office at 941.359.0099 or visit SarasotaBallet.org

The Sarasota Ballet Returns to the Joyce Theater 16 - 21 August 2022 The Joyce Theater, New York The Sarasota Ballet returns to The Joyce Theater with a triple bill featuring two ballets by Sir Frederick Ashton and a world premiere by Jessica Lang.

Under the Directorship of Iain Webb, The Sarasota Ballet has established itself as not only a company with a diverse and extensive repertoire, but also the main exponent of the choreography of Sir Frederick Ashton.

The company presents Ashton’s 1956 pièce d’occasion Birthday Offering, originally choreographed in celebration of The Royal Ballet’s 25th anniversary, and the once-lost Ashton ballet, Varii Capricci, returning to New York for the first time since its 1983 world premiere.

Tickets can be purchased online at Joyce.org or by calling JoyceCharge at 212.242.0800

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