TUESDAY, AUGUST � Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater, Vail 7:30pm
American Dance Classics:
Jerome Robbins’ Fancy Free & George Balanchine’s Serenade Featuring cornerstone works of American dance performed by the extraordinary dance artists of today, American Dance Classics will open with Robert Fairchild, Marcelo Gomes, Daniel Ulbricht and Tiler Peck starring in Jerome Robbins’ acclaimed 1944 debut ballet, Fancy Free. Set to a rollicking Leonard Bernstein score, the ballet brings to life the adventures of three sailors on shore leave in WWII-era New York City. The evening’s second half will feature Festival guest artists and Colorado Ballet in George Balanchine’s first American ballet masterpiece Serenade*, set to Tschaikovsky’s exquisite Serenade for Strings. Guest artists include Lauren Lovette, Misa Kuranaga, Unity Phelan, Jared Angle and Cameron Dieck. Live music throughout the evening will be performed by the Breckenridge Music Festival Orchestra conducted by Kurt Crowley, Music Director of Broadway’s Hamilton.
Performance underwritten by The Storr Family Foundation in memory of Carol Storr Special support for Fancy Free provided by Martha Head
Artists of Colorado Ballet in Serenade*. Photo by Mike Watson. *Choreography by George Balanchine ©The George Balanchine Trust.
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Jerome Robbins in Fanc y Free. Photo by Alfredo Valen te.
PROGRAM:
Fancy Free
Choreography by Jerome Robbins Music by Leonard Bernstein
Serenade*
Choreography by George Balanchine Music by Peter Ilyich Tschaikovsky