NYTB's debut at Danspace Project will mark the end of our first season in our new home at St. Mark's Church-in-the-Bowery, where we have truly stepped into the role of NYC's downtown ballet company.
"Never before in my experience of this troupe have its performers made so engaging and memorable an impression."
NYTB dancer, Choong Hoon Lee, photographed by George Lewis.
New York Theatre Ballet's ever expanding repertory and cutting edge programming bring fresh insight to classic revivals paired with the modern sensibilities of both established and up and coming choreographers. This season brought 4 world premieres and 12 choreographers in 3 venues.
Richard Alston / Such Longing
Frederick Ashton
/ Capriol Suite
Gemma Bond
/ Cat's Cradle
David Parker
/ Two Timing
Antony Tudor
/ Dark Elegies
This third program in the Legends & Visionaries season includes one of Frederick Ashton's earliest works, Capriol Suite, and Antony Tudor's masterpiece, Dark Elegies. Also on the program are two world premieres by Gemma Bond and David Parker, and the NYTB premiere of Richard Alston's Such Longing.
This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council.New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.