The Vail Dance Festival is a two-week celebration of exceptional artistry taking place in the heart of the Colorado Rocky Mountains.
Performance Details
GERALD R. FORD AMPHITHEATER
Balanchine, Limón, Petipa, and Robbins
In Myths by Legends, stories will come to life with today’s extraordinary dancers performing works themed to myths ancient and contemporary, as choreographed by legends of the dance world George Balanchine, José Limón, Marius Petipa, and Jerome Robbins. The program will include Limón Dance Company in their founder’s classic Orfeo, Marius Petipa’s virtuosic Swan Lake pas de deux, Jerome Robbins’ moving ballet studio encounter Afternoon of a Faun with debut performances by American Ballet Theatre’s Catherine Hurlin and Aran Bell, George Balanchine’s Élégie featuring Artist-In-Residence Sara Mearns and George Balanchine’s Apollo featuring Joseph Gordon, Unity Phelan, India Bradley, and Mayfield Myers.
Generously underwritten by Priscilla Brewster.
This performance will include:
Afternoon of a Faun featuring Catherine Hurlin and Aran Bell
Orfeo featuring Limón Dance Company’s Nicholas Ruscia, Mariah Gravelin, Jessica Sgambelluri, Savannah Spratt, and MJ Edwards
Swan Lake Act 3 Pas De Deux featuring Isabella Boylston and James Whiteside
Elegie featuring Sara Mearns
Apollo featuring Joseph Gordon, Unity Phelan, India Bradley, and Mayfield Myers
Casting and repertory are subject to change.
Photo credit: Sara Mearns pictured in Martha Graham’s Ekstasis. Photo by Melissa Sherwood.