Onstage This Week: Stars of American Ballet at Jacob's Pillow Finale, United Ballet Theatre Makes Company Debut, and More!
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Stars of American Ballet Closes Jacob’s Pillow Season with an All-Robbins Program
Summer’s winding down, and with it some of the dance world’s most beloved festivals. This week marks the close of the 2018 Jacob’s Pillow season, and they’re going out with a bang with Stars of American Ballet. Led by New York City Ballet principal Daniel Ulbricht, this collaborative of NYCB dancers including Anthony Huxley, Teresa Reichlen and Gonzalo Garcia brings a program celebrating Jerome Robbins’ centennial to the Pillow’s hallowed Ted Shawn Theatre August 22-26. They’ll present some of Robbins’ small-cast masterpieces including Suite of Dances, Interplay, Concertino and more.
United Ballet Theatre Makes Its Company Debut
Last winter, Joseph Gatti announced that he was founding United Ballet Theatre, a new summer company prioritizing dancers’ health based in Orlando, Florida. On August 26 at 3 pm, UBT makes its debut. The performance, held at the Dr. Phillips Center’s Walt Disney Theater, looks almost like a gala. Titled The Athletes of Art, the program boasts an all-star group of dancers including Marcelo Gomes, Dusty Button, Stella Abrera and Gatti himself in works by Gomes, Christopher Wheeldon and George Balanchine, among others.
Texas Ballet Theater Opens Their Season with “Cinderella”
Texas Ballet Theater opens their 2018/2019 season on August 24 with a run of Cinderella, choreographed by TBT artistic director Ben Stevenson, O.B.E., at the Winspear Opera House in Dallas. Set to Sergei Prokofiev’s dramatic score, this production promises spells, pumpkins and stepsisters galore. TBT has put out a series of reality TV-inspired videos, placing Cinderella and her stepsisters in offstage locations. Above, they see if the shoe fits. Follow TBT on Instagram for more.
