Well this certainly caught our attention. The Joyce Theater is really upping its game this year with its Ballet Festival. What a great August we're going to have:
Program A – August 6-9
Curated by Kevin O’Hare
Featuring:
Artists of The Royal Ballet Lauren Cuthbertson, Nicol Edmonds, Sarah Lamb, Romany Pajdak, Calvin Richardson, Marcelino Sambé, Joseph Sissens, Beatriz Stix-Brunell and Edward Watson
Works by Frederick Ashton, Kenneth MacMillan, Wayne McGregor, Christopher Wheeldon, Liam Scarlett, Calvin Richardson, Charlotte Edmonds
Program B – August 10-11
Curated by Lauren Cuthbertson
Featuring:
Artists of The Royal Ballet Lauren Cuthbertson, Nicol Edmonds, and Marcelino Sambé
Artists of the National Ballet of Canada Skylar Campbell, Hannah Fischer,
Spencer Hack, and Xiao Nan Yu
Artists of the American Ballet Theatre Aran Bell and Devon Teuscher
Two Sides by Juliano Nunes
New Work by Stina Quagebeur
New Work by Gemma Bond
Darl by Jonathan Watkins
Dialogue Dances by Robert Binet
Program C – August 13-15
Curated by Jean-Marc Puissant
Featuring:
Artists of The Royal Ballet Sarah Lamb, Romany Pajdak, Calvin Richardson, Marcelino Sambé, Joseph Sissens, and Beatriz Stix-Brunell
Artists of American Ballet Theatre Zimmi Coker, Thomas Forster, Anabel Katsnelson, Betsy McBride, Courtney Shealy, Cassandra Trenary, and Stephanie Williams
Special Guests:
Joseph Gordon (New York City Ballet)
David Hallberg (American Ballet Theatre)
Erez Milatin (New York Theatre Ballet)
Then and Again by Gemma Bond
Song of a Wayfarer by Maurice Bejart
Elite Syncopations divertissement by Kenneth MacMillan
Program D – August 16-18
Curated by Edward Watson
Featuring:
Artists of The Royal Ballet Edward Watson and Sarah Lamb;
Special Guests:
Robert Fairchild (formerly of New York City Ballet)
Maria Kowroski (New York City Ballet)
3 with D by Javier de Frutos
New Work by Mauro Bigonzetti
New Work by Laila Diallo
TBD Solo
Cristaux by Arthur Pita