{"id":39422,"date":"2024-02-20T08:32:21","date_gmt":"2024-02-20T13:32:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/?p=39422"},"modified":"2024-02-20T08:32:21","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T13:32:21","slug":"saratoga-performing-arts-center-announces-this-years-season-for-the-new-york-city-ballet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/2024\/02\/saratoga-performing-arts-center-announces-this-years-season-for-the-new-york-city-ballet\/","title":{"rendered":"Saratoga Performing Arts Center Announces This Year\u2019s Season For The New York City Ballet"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_39423\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39423\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39423\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/02\/spac-ballet-h.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/02\/spac-ballet-h.png 750w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/02\/spac-ballet-h-300x219.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-39423\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This ballerina, along with many other talented dancers, will perform when the New York City Ballet returns to the Saratoga Performing Arts Center for its 2024 season.<br \/>Photo by Erin Baiano<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) has announced its 2024 New York City Ballet (NYCB) season featuring four unique programs from July 9-13 as part of NYCB\u2019s historic 75th anniversary and its 58th season in Saratoga. Called \u201cthe foremost creative ballet troupe in the world\u201d by The New York Times, New York City Ballet will bring its roster of more than 90 dancers under the direction of Artistic Director Jonathan Stafford and Associate Artistic Director Wendy Whelan, accompanied by the New York City Ballet Orchestra, led by Music Director Andrew Litton.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis season marks the occasion of our beloved New York City Ballet\u2019s historic 75th anniversary. We look forward to an incredible week celebrating our shared history over the past nearly six decades, while also pointing toward our exciting future together,\u201d said Elizabeth Sobol, president and CEO of Saratoga Performing Arts Center.<\/p>\n<p>Opening the season on July 9 is \u201cNYCB On and Off Stage,\u201d hosted by NYCB principal dancers for a unique \u201cbehind the curtain\u201d experience featuring excerpts from the week\u2019s ballets and culminating with a celebratory after party. Highlighting the residency is George Balanchine\u2019s three-act work Jewels, returning for the first time since 2016 and featuring Faur\u00e9\u2019s elegant Emeralds, Stravinsky\u2019s jazz-inflected Rubies, and Tschaikovsky\u2019s symphonic Diamonds.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"><span class=\"\"><b><span class=\"s1\"><span class=\"s2\"><!--more--><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span>Also featured are two evenings dedicated to works by contemporary choreographers including a new work by Amy Hall Garner, which is set to hold its world premiere as part of NYCB\u2019s 2024 spring season; Gustave le Gray No. 1, a SPAC debut choreographed by Pam Tanowitz and set to the music of Caroline Shaw; Ulysses Dove\u2019s dynamically charged, abstract work Red Angels, set to a riveting score for electric violin, and Justin Peck\u2019s sneaker ballet The Times are Racing, heralded by audiences and critics alike since its premiere in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Rounding out the season will be two performances of some of Balanchine\u2019s most beloved works, including the classic story ballet Swan Lake; the exuberantly patriotic Stars and Stripes; the SPAC-commissioned work The Steadfast Tin Soldier, based on Hans Christian Andersen\u2019s charming fairytale; and scenes from Copp\u00e9lia, featuring children from the Capital Region, in celebration of the work\u2019s 50th anniversary, which held its world premiere at SPAC in 1974. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cNew York City Ballet is thrilled to return to Saratoga Springs as part of our historic 75th Anniversary celebration. We look forward to presenting a rich repertory of works for the fantastic audiences in the Capital Region who always make the SPAC engagement a highlight of our year,\u201d said New York City Ballet Artistic Director Jonathan Stafford and Associate Artistic Director Wendy Whelan.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets will be available beginning on February 22 at 10 a.m. for the general public. Visit spac.org for details.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) has announced its 2024 New York City Ballet (NYCB) season featuring four unique programs from July 9-13 as part of NYCB\u2019s historic 75th anniversary and its 58th season in Saratoga. 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