Opening Night kicks off the season featuring artists and companies making appearances throughout the Festival including Dance Theatre of Harlem, Limón Dance Company, American Ballet Theatre principal dancers Catherine Hurlin and Aran Bell, tap dance luminary Michelle Dorrance, LINES Ballet star Adji Cissoko, Artist-In-Residence Sara Mearns (NYCB), and ballroom champions Denys Drozdyuk and Antonina Skobina. In the second half of the evening, guest stars including Lauren Lovette, Isabella Boylston (ABT), and Unity Phelan (NYCB) join Colorado Ballet in a special performance of George Balanchine’s landmark ballet Serenade, with Tschaikovsky’s score performed live by the National Repertory Orchestra conducted by Michael Stern.
Generously underwritten by Lisa Tannebaum & Donald Brownstein.
PRINTED PROGRAM JAM SESSION 2024 Music: Artists Choreography: Artists Performers: Adji Cissoko, Michelle Dorrance, Ron Myles, Denys Drozdyuk & Antonina Skobina Suite from A CHOREOGRAPHIC OFFERING Music: J.S. Bach, Musical Offering Choreography: José Limón (1964) Performers: Natalie Clevenger, Joey Columbus, Mj Edwards, Kieran King, Deepa Liegel, Olivia Mozie, Eric Parra, Nicholas Ruscica, Jessica Sgambelluri, Savannah Spratt, Lauren Twomley WHEN LOVE Music: Philip Glass “Knee Play 5” from Einstein on the Beach Choreography: Helen Pickett Performers: Alexandra Hutchinson, Micah Bullard ELÉGIE Music: Igor Stravinsky Choreography: George Balanchine, © The George Balanchine Trust Performer: Artist-in-Residence Sara Mearns LE CORSAIRE Act 3 Pas de Deux Music: Adolphe Adam Choreography after Marius Petipa Performers: Catherine Hurlin, Aran Bell SERENADE Music: Peter Ilyitch Tschaikovsky Choreography: George Balanchine ©The George Balanchine Trust Performers: Isabella Boylston, Lauren Lovette, Unity Phelan, Chun Wai Chan, James Whiteside & Colorado Ballet Casting and repertory are subject to change.