Opening Night
Friday Jul 31, 2026 7:00 pm
EVENT DETAILS
CONVERSATIONS ON DANCE WITH AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE BALLERINAS ISABELLA BOYLSTON & CHLOE MISSELDINE
Join Conversations on Dance hosts Rebecca King Ferraro and Michael Sean Breeden for a special live recording with American Ballet Theatre principal ballerinas Isabella Boylston and Chloe Misseldine.
Powerhouses on the international stage and here at home, Boylston and Misseldine will share their journeys to principal status, their experiences performing with ABT, and their artistic perspectives as leading women in classical ballet today.
This intimate conversation offers fans a behind-the-scenes look at two of the company’s leading ballerinas, just ahead of their Vail Dance Festival performances. Audience Q&A to follow.
A limited number of tickets are sold to each LIVE recording of Conversations on Dance during the Vail Dance Festival. The episodes are released at a later date and listeners can enjoy them through any podcast app or listen online at conversationsondancepod.com.
Learn more about the Lululemon Move and Be Moved challenge here!
Generously Underwritten by the Town of Vail.
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*SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
Photo credit: Chloe Misseldine & Isabella Boylston.
Ticketing
GERALD R. FORD AMPHITHEATER SOCIAL COURTYARD | 1:00PM — 2:00PM
Tickets | $25 each
**Online ticket sales close at 8:00pm the night before the event. Tickets will be available for sale at the event.
MORE TICKETING INFORMATION:
- Ticket prices are subject to change.
- Price of tickets does not include service fees.
Questions? Contact the Box Office at [email protected] or call 970.845.TIXS(8497)
There will be free shuttles departing from Manor Vail for Conversations on Dance that take place at Vail Mountain School. Shuttles will loop to and from Vail Mountain School 30 minutes prior to the start of Conversations on Dance and return shuttles will loop 30 minutes after.
Meet the Performers
Isabella Boylston
Born in Sun Valley, Idaho, Isabella Boylston began dancing at the age of three. She continued her training at the Boulder Ballet and later at the academy of Colorado Ballet. She won the gold medal in 2001 at the Youth...
Chloe Misseldine
Chloe Misseldine began her classical training at Orlando Ballet School. She attended ABT Summer Intensives in Orange County, California, and New York City as a National Training Scholar from 2016–2018. In 2016, she performed a traditional Chinese fan dance called Mo...
Community Arts Access
To learn more about attending a performance through our Community Arts Access program or providing support to eliminate socioeconomic barriers to the arts, please contact Martha Brassel ([email protected])