Opening Night
Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater
Performance Details
Avon Performance Pavilion at Nottingham Park
The Festival welcomes Company-In-Residence BalletX and Boulder Ballet to Avon for a free, family-friendly show on the outdoor stage of the Avon Performance Pavilion at Nottingham Park. YouthPower365’s Celebrate the Beat alumni will also be performing a curtain teaser on this fun evening of dance!
Performance underwritten by Town of Avon.
More Details
Boulder Ballet will be presenting Exploring the Roots, choreographed by Angel Kaba. This Afro’Dance piece features grounded, rhythmic movements influenced by the urban street dances by the Congo, Ivory Coast, and Angola in an inspirational blend of cultures.
Performance times, casting and repertory are subject to change
Photo Credit: 2017 Dancing in the Park. Photo by Brian Maloney.
Ticketing
Free Performance underwritten by the Town of Avon
GETTING TO THE AVON PERFORMANCE PAVILION
Harry A. Nottingham Park is located at 1 Lake Street in Avon. From I-70, take exit 167 toward Avon. Take a sharp left on Avon Rd. At the traffic circle, take the 1st exit onto W Beaver Creek Blvd. Turn left on Lake Street, then turn right.
WHERE TO PARK
There is parking on the North and East sides of the park. Parking is limited though, so carpooling, walking or using the bus line is recommended.
Click HERE for more venue information.
Gates open one hour prior to showtime.
Meet the Performers
Shawn Cusseaux
Shawn is an emerging performing artist hailing from Tampa Bay, FL, where he attended Pinellas County Center for the Arts at Gibbs High School. He continued his studies in Pittsburgh, PA at the Conservatory of Performing Arts at Point Park...
Jonah Delgado
Jonah graduated from Marymount Manhattan College in 2019. His formative dance training began with The Academy of Dance Arts, in Illinois. During his time in college he also guested with Visceral Dance Chicago, Martha Graham Dance Company, and Illinois Ballet...
Francesca Forcella
Francesca Forcella started dancing for BalletX in 2013 after working with Houston Ballet II (HBII), the Washington Ballet Studio Company, and Los Angeles’ American Contemporary Ballet. She began her training with all styles of dance from tap and hip hop,...
Savannah Green
Savannah Green grew up in New York City, where she attended LaGuardia High School for the Performing Arts as a Dance Major. She attended Manhattan Youth Ballet on a full merit scholarship, performing featured roles in works by George Balanchine,...
Zachary Kapeluck
Zachary Kapeluck hails from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he received his early training at Southwest Ballet and Pittsburgh Ballet Theater. He trained at The Juilliard School and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago’s Summer Intensives, and in the summer of 2011, he worked...
Skyler Lubin
Skyler Lubin received her early training from The Rock School for Dance Education in Philadelphia, during which time she won third place for the Pas de Deux category at the Youth American Grand Prix Competition. In 2008, Skyler was asked...
Ashley Simpson
Ashley Simpson is originally from West Palm Beach, Florida and trained at A.W Dreyfoos High School of the Arts and School of Ballet Arts. In 2016, Ashley became a Young Arts Winner and went on to the Ailey/Fordham school as...
Richard Villaverde
RICHARD VILLAVERDE, born and raised in Miami, FL, he began dancing at the age of 13, privately coached by Maria Eugenia Lorenzo, is a New World School of the Arts graduate and received his B.F.A from University of the Arts...
Pete Leo Walker
From Jacksonville, Florida, Pete Leo Walker began his training at The Nutmeg Conservatory for the Arts. In 2010 Pete joined Charlotte Ballet under the direction of Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux and Patricia McBride, performing a diverse repertoire including works by George Balanchine,...
Andrea Yorita
Andrea Yorita is from Irvine,California, where she received her classical ballet training at Academy of Dance, under the direction of Merle Sepel, Rebecca Tsivkin, and Mignon Furman. In 2012, she graduated as a Gillespie Scholar with a BFA in Dance...