NYCB Seeks 50 Local Children and Teens to Fill Roles in Balanchine’s Coppélia and Mozartiana for Saratoga Season SARATOGA SPRINGS – On Sunday, March 10 at 1 pm, New York City Ballet Children’s Ballet Master Dena Abergel will audition area children to dance with New York City Ballet during its Saratoga season, July 16...
SPAC 2019 – Part 1 – New York City Ballet

NYCB residency highlighted by three SPAC premieres from 21st century choreographers; story ballet Coppélia, and a Gala program featuring Balanchine’s Apollo All Photos Provided by SPAC and (c) Paul Kolnick SARATOGA SPRINGS – {{Editor’s Note: The SPAC 2019 Resident Company lineup features a record number of SPAC premieres of both iconic works of the...
At 25, The Nutcracker Returns Home

Saratoga City Ballet’s 25th Anniversary Performance of The Nutcracker at The Egg Celebrate the holidays with the whole family and join Saratoga City Ballet for its spectacular 25th Anniversary full production of The Nutcracker, with Artistic Director Beth Fecteau. Beth Fecteau’s choreography and production of Nutcracker premiered in 1996 at the Historic Cohoes Music...
NMD’s The School of the Arts presents The Nutcracker

SARATOGA SPRINGS– One of the most anticipated events of the holiday season, the Lewis A. Swyer School of the Arts at the National Museum of Dance will present its Fifth Annual production of The Nutcracker, Act II, Kingdom of the Sweets on Saturday, December 8. Seventy students age six to eighteen from the School...
SPAC Presents 4th Grade Dance Recital with Students from the Charlton Heights Elementary School

SARATOGA SPRINGS – As part of its deepening commitment to youth arts education, Saratoga Performing Arts Center has once again brought its public school dance residency to the Ballston Spa Central School District. Since September 25, 4th grade students at the Charlton Heights Elementary School – 100 students – have been participating in weekly...
The Gang’s All (Gonna Be) Here!

SPAC’s 2019 “Sneak Peek” of the Classical Season New York City Ballet Residency to Feature Story Ballet Coppélia The Philadelphia Orchestra to Perform with Wynton Marsalis in his Swing Symphony, Side-by-Side with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra for First-Ever SPAC Appearance Yannick Nézet-Séguin returns to SPAC for two weeks; will conduct season finale...
The Giving Circle Compassion Awards

SARATOGA SPRINGS – There’s more to read on the link below, but I think this sentence summarizes the sentiment perfectly: The Giving Circle Compassion Award recognizes that even the simplest act of kindness can have the greatest impact on the quality of life for the underserved and downtrodden. This award encourages selfless acts and...
32nd Annual Saratoga Springs Victorian Streetwalk Thursday

SARATOGA SPRINGS – Thursday night, November 29th, 2018 is the 32nd Annual Victorian Streetwalk brought to you by the Saratoga Springs Downtown Business Association in downtown Saratoga Springs from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Broadway will close from 5 to 10 pm from the Route 50 arterial to the Spring Street intersection. CDTA, a...
NMD Presents Nutcracker’s Kingdom of the Sweets Family Fun Night

SARATOGA SPRINGS – To kick off the holiday season the National Museum of Dance will host Nutcracker’s Kingdom of the Sweets Family Fun Night on Thursday, November 29 from 5 to 7 pm. In conjunction with the annual Victorian Streetwalk in Saratoga Springs, stop by the Museum before heading downtown to enjoy Nutcracker excerpts...
SPAC’s “Nutcracker Tea” to Kick-off the Holiday Season

SARATOGA SPRINGS – {Editor’s Note} Halt! Now Listen… Me and my Nutcracking friends want to inform you that this is an event that will sell out. It always does. It’s just a question of how fast. Therefore, we wish you to know that tickets for the Nutcracker Tea will go on sale this Friday,...