Home & + | Search
Featured Categories: Special Focus | Performance Reviews | Previews | DanceSpots | Arts and Education | Press Releases
Join ExploreDance.com's email list | Mission Statement | Copyright notice | The Store | Calendar | User survey | Advertise
Click here to take the ExploreDance.com user survey.
Your anonymous feedback will help us continue to bring you coverage of more dance.
SPOTLIGHT:
PRESS RELEASES
ExploreDance.com (Magazine)
Web
Other Search Options
Michelle Tabnick
Calendar
Dance Events
Dance New York
Performance Programs
Press Releases
Ballet
Florence Gould Hall
New York Theatre Ballet
USA
United States
New York City
New York
New York, NY

New York Theatre Ballet's Once Upon a Ballet Series presents 'Cinderella,' February 9 & 10

by Michelle Tabnick
October 27, 2018
Florence Gould Hall
55 East 59th Street
New York, NY 10022

Featured Dance Company:

New York Theatre Ballet
New York Theatre Ballet/Ballet School NY (office)
30 East 31st Street, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10016
212-679-0401
www.nytb.org

New York Theatre Ballet presents
"Cinderella" as part of the 2018-19 Once Upon a Ballet Performances

New York Theatre Ballet announces the company's 2018-19 performances of their critically acclaimed Once Upon a Ballet series geared to audiences ages 3 and up and running time of one hour for young attention spans. This season's offerings include: Keith Michael's "The Nutcracker" from December 14-16, 2018 and "Cinderella" February 9 & 10, 2019 at Florence Gould Hall, 55 E 59th St, New York, NY 10022. Single tickets: $27 adults $15 children, for both "Nutcracker" and "Cinderella": $20 adults $12 children, www.nytb.org/calendar-and-tickets.

2018-2019 Season Family Shows:
"Nutcracker" at Florence Gould Hall 
December 14 - 16, 2018
Friday, December 14 at 6:00 PM
Saturday, December 15 at 11:00 AM, 1:00 PM, 3:30 PM
Sunday, December 16 at 11:00 AM, 1:00 PM, 3:30 PM


From clockwork imps to a luminous owl that flies above the audience, mice dressed in polka dots and dancers dancing with huge chopsticks, this timeless, re-imagined classic bursts with energy and excitement. This holiday ballet, danced to Tchaikovsky's beloved score, is set in Art Nouveau style circa 1907 with choreography by choreographer Keith Michael; set design by Gillian Bradshaw-Smith; and costumes by Resident Costume Designer of the Metropolitan Opera, Sylvia Taalsohn Nolan.

"Cinderella" at Florence Gould Hall
February 9 & 10, 2019
Saturday, February 9 at 11:00 AM, 1:00 PM, 3:30 PM
Sunday, February 10 at 11:00 AM, 1:00 PM, 3:30 PM


A dancing clock, two wacky stepsisters, and everyone's favorite rags to riches princess are all part of this traditional enchanting story! A perennial favorite of NYTB audiences across America,  "Cinderella" is one-hour in length with choreography by Donald Mahler, costumes by Sylvia Taalson Nolan, and set design by Gillian Bradshaw-Smith.

DIANA BYER, FOUNDER AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Diana Byer is the founder and Artistic Director of New York Theatre Ballet and Ballet School NY. She is a répétiteur for The Antony Tudor Trust, a member of the Board of Directors of the Dance Notation Bureau, an Education Ambassador for The New York Pops, on the Dance Portal Advisory Board of The Children's Museum of Manhattan, and on the Selection Committees of The Bessies and Clive Barnes Awards. She has staged the ballets of Antony Tudor for American Ballet Theatre and The Hartt School and the ballets of Agnes de Mille for the Alabama Ballet and American Ballet Theatre. She coached the principals for the Columbia Pictures film, Center Stage.

ABOUT NEW YORK THEATRE BALLET

With its ever-expanding repertory, New York Theatre Ballet's cutting-edge programming brings fresh insight to classic revivals paired with the modern sensibilities of both established and up-and-coming choreographers. Going strong after 38 years, New York Theatre Ballet's diversity in repertory explores the past while boldly taking risks on the future.
Search for articles by
Performance Reviews, Places to Dance, Fashion, Photography, Auditions, Politics, Health