FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BalletMet Announces 2016/17 Season

March 17, 2016
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Taylor Starek
Communications Manager
(614) 586-8661
[email protected]
BalletMet Announces 2016/17 Season
Six productions packed with Company and World Premieres, story ballets and
contemporary works, brilliant choreography and first-class staging will mark
BalletMet’s 2016/17 season.
We’ll launch with Twisted 2, the highly anticipated sequel to 2014’s smash hit,
Twisted. For four performances only, BalletMet, the Columbus Symphony and
Opera Columbus will collide and combine to create an experience unlike any
other. Masterful choreography, lively classical works and acclaimed operatic
pieces will merge live on stage, showcasing the world-class talent of Columbus’
professional singers, dancers and musicians.
A moonlit night. A flock of birds. An African sunrise. Nature will be the foundation
of Night and Day: A Collection of Short Ballets. George Balanchine’s iconic
and classical Serenade takes on the glow of a dance done by moonlight, while
Edwaard Liang’s Murmuration finds its roots in the breathtaking twilight flight
patterns of starling birds. Lambarena, choreographed by Val Caniparoli, uniquely
marries the high energy of West African dance with Bach on a sun-soaked stage.
Young Clara will once again invite us inside her imagination with The
Nutcracker, a beloved Columbus tradition since its World Premiere in December
1974. Choreographed by former Artistic Director Gerard Charles, this magic-filled
ballet draws families from near and far with its merry characters, gorgeous set,
elegant costuming—and a good dose of holiday nostalgia.
Meet us in Neverland for our Company Premiere of Michael Pink’s Peter Pan.
This wildly popular production, which sold out night after night when Milwaukee
Ballet first brought it to the stage, boasts an original score by Philip Feeney.
Peter Pan will send our dancers soaring (quite literally) across a stage filled with
grand scenery, as Wendy, Peter, Tinkerbelle and Nana remind us that staying
young is a matter of the heart.
Gold petals shower the stage as dancers weave themselves together for the
closing tableau of Christopher Wheeldon’s Fool’s Paradise, a Company Premiere
and one of three works in Art in Motion. Gustavo Ramirez Sansano’s acclaimed
18+1 will return to Columbus, with its celebratory air and a shower of confetti.
The show will also include a World Premiere ballet by Edwaard Liang.
The Company Premiere of Edwaard Liang’s Romeo and Juliet will close out our
39th season. Called a “masterful work,” this drama-filled production, set to
Prokofiev's score, tells Shakespeare’s timeless tale of star-crossed lovers with all
the beauty and intensity of classical ballet. Liang’s inventive choreography
infuses sword fights, a grand ball and the iconic balcony scene with the passion
and elegance worthy of this emotional story.
SUBSCRIPTION PACKAGES
BalletMet’s season subscribers receive special benefits including complimentary
ticket exchanges, first pick of the best seats in the house, savings on regular
ticket prices, discounts to restaurants and entertainment events, $10-off
additional single ticket purchases and discounts to all dance classes at the
BalletMet Dance Academy.
• Five-show packages start at just $125 and include all repertory
productions (Twisted 2, Night and Day, Peter Pan, Art in Motion, Romeo
and Juliet)
• Six-show packages start at just $138 and include all BalletMet productions
for the 2016-17 season, including The Nutcracker.
TICKETS
Single tickets for BalletMet’s The Nutcracker go on sale July 1, 2016, and for all
other productions on August 1, 2016.
Tickets start at $29 and can be purchased at the CAPA Ticket Center (39 E.
State St. or 614.469.0939) and all Ticketmaster outlets (800.982.2787,
www.ticketmaster.com). Group discounts are available through the BalletMet Box
Office (614.586.8665).
SEASON SUPPORT
BalletMet’s 2016/17 season is made possible with support from The Columbus
Foundation, Greater Columbus Arts Council, Ohio Arts Council and OSU Sports
Medicine.
2016–17 SEASON SCHEDULE
TWISTED 2
Sept. 22-25, 2016 | Ohio Theatre
NIGHT AND DAY
Oct. 21-23, 2016 | Ohio Theatre
THE NUTCRACKER
Nov. 25-27, 2016 | Detroit Opera House
Dec. 9-24, 2016 | Ohio Theatre
PETER PAN
Feb. 10-12, 2017 | Ohio Theatre
ART IN MOTION
March 17-25, 2017 | Capitol Theatre
ROMEO AND JULIET
April 28-30, 2017 | Ohio Theatre
ABOUT BALLETMET
Renowned for its versatility and innovative repertory, BalletMet ranks among the
nation’s 20 largest professional ballet companies.
Since its inception in 1978, BalletMet has made the commission and
performance of new works a core organizational priority, with more than 150
World Premieres and hundreds of Company Premieres performed throughout its
history. BalletMet stages 60 to 70 performances each year at home and on tour.
In the past, the company toured 28 U.S. states and internationally to Russia,
Poland, Egypt, Spain and Canada.
BalletMet’s Academy has also been recognized as an institution of local and
national stature. It offers hundreds of classes to roughly 1,700 students, ages 3
to 84, each year. Students in our Intensive, Boys and Trainee Programs gain
invaluable training and experience, including the opportunity to dance on stage
alongside the company’s professional dancers.
BalletMet developed DanceReach, a series of educational and outreach
programs serving nearly 30,000 people annually. The DanceReach program
offers up to 60 scholarships each year to talented youth, many from minority and
underserved groups, who could not otherwise participate in dance training.
For more information, visit www.BalletMet.org.
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