Matt Karas

Ballet Festival: Jerome Robbins

Curated by Tiler Peck
Tue Aug 12 - Sun Aug 17

This summer, The Joyce’s Ballet Festival returns for a one-week celebration of the life and legacy of Jerome Robbins. Incorporating the clean lines of ballet with the youthful pop and sway of jazz, Robbins pioneered an all-American style of movement that continues to shape the world of ballet. This year’s festival features curation and performances by award-winning New York City Ballet Principal Tiler Peck, alongside a selection of top talent from globally recognized ballet companies, all showcasing the timeless vitality and vision of Robbins's choreography. 

Featuring two programs with new combinations of Principal dancers from New York City Ballet (including Tiler Peck, Roman Mejia, Indiana Woodward), American Ballet Theatre (including Cassandra Trenary, Devon Teuscher, Calvin Royal III), Paris Opera Ballet (Paul Marque, Sae Eun Park), and the Royal Ballet (William Bracewell).

Performances will include A Suite of Dances danced by Tiler Peck, the first woman to dance this iconic role created by Jerome Robbins for Mikhail Baryshnikov.

Programs will feature the following works by Jerome Robbins:
 A Suite of Dances, Concertino, Dances at a Gathering (excerpt), Four Bagatelles, In the Night, Other Dances, Rondo

Full program schedule and casting be announced at a later date.

Funding Credits

The Joyce's Ballet Festival: Jerome Robbins is a Joyce Theater Production generously supported by The Jerome Robbins Foundation. Lead support has also been provided by the Rudolf Nureyev Dance Foundation.

Underwriting support for The Joyce's presentation of Ballet Festival: Jerome Robbins provided by Elizabeth A. Haynes, and Steve Pesner and Peace in loving memory of Michéle Pesner, a person whose entire life was devoted to culture and the arts.

This project was made possible in part with support from the Rockefeller Brothers Fund.

Creation support has been generously provided by the Ballet Festival Visionaries:
Edward Brill, Leslie & Richard Curtis, Deborah M. Harada, Judith M. Hoffman, Diana Korsh, Eric & Sandy Krasnoff, Ellen Rosen, Karen Roth, Denise & Andrew Saul, Fran Schulman, Robert A. Schulman, and Barbara Madsen Smith.

 

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