Lighting Up The Vail Stages This Summer Will Be Alonzo King’s Lines Ballet Of San Francisco, A New Dorrance Dance Production The Center Will Not Hold, Philadelphia’s Balletx As Part Of Its 20th-Anniversary Tour, A Balanchine Celebration Evening Featuring Festival Stars And Colorado Ballet, The Vail Return Of Paul Taylor Dance Company, The Festival Debut Of A.I.M By Kyle Abraham, As Well As Debuts And Appearances By Festival Stars Including Artists From New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Royal Danish Ballet, Philadelphia Ballet, And More!
Schedule Of Events:
Festival Performances:
11:00am - Watching Dance With Heather Watts
Legendary Balanchine Ballerina Heather Watts Hosts An Interactive Exploration Of Dance Repertory Through Live Demonstrations With Festival Artists And Historical Video Footage.
Location: Vail Mountain School Theatre
6:00 Pm - "The Center Will Not Hold" A Dorrance Dance Production
"The Work Explores Themes Of Isolation, Community And Solidarity. At One Point, The Whole Cast Lined Up And Performed A Sequence Of Rhythmic Pedestrian Gestures. It Seemed They Were Just Humans, Like Us. But Then They Broke Off Into Solos And Dance-Offs And We Were Reminded Of Their Otherworldly Talents. There Was Pain There, Yes, But Also So Much Joy." The Observer
Following Her Sold-Out Performance At Last Year’s Festival, Acclaimed Tap Dancer Michelle Dorrance Returns To The Vilar Performing Arts Center With The Center Will Not Hold; A New Production Created By Dorrance And Ephrat Asherie. The Evening-Length Show Features A Collective Of Singular Performers Deeply Rooted In Many Street, Club, Social, And Vernacular Dances And Features Original Music Composed By Donovan Dorrance, Performed Live By Extraordinary Drummer And Percussionist John Angeles.
Location: Vilar Performing Arts Center
Festival Events:
9:00am - Master Class: Contemporary With Daisy Jacobson & Zack Gonder
Versatility Is The Key To The Success Of Every Professional Dancer In The World Today! There Is No Better Way To Expand Your Dance And Movement Vocabulary Then By Sharing To Studio With Daisy Kate Jacobson And Zack Gonder! Both Artists Are Fresh Off The 60th Anniversary Diamond Jubilee Tour Celebrating Twyla Tharps Extraordinary Career, But This Experience Will Be The Culmination Of Two Extraordinary Careers In Contemporary Dance Where They Performed The Works Of Twyla Tharp, Kyle Abraham, Ohad Naharin, Marth Graham, Bella Lewitzky, Madeline Hollander, Bobbi Jene Smith, Azure Barton, Pam Tanowitz And Crystal Pite. This Will Be A Class You Do Not Want To Miss!
Location: Vail Mountain School
1:00pm - Conversations On Dance With Abt Ballerinas Isabella Boylston & Chloe Misseldine
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.
Location: Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater Social Courtyard
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