The Sarasota Ballet's 2023 - 2024 Season will feature 7 programs showcasing the internationally recognized artistry and programming of the Company. New repertoire works for the The Sarasota Ballet include a new ballet by Jessica Lang, Edwaard Liang’s The Art of War, and a world premiere by Gemma Bond. Resident Choreographer Ricardo Graziano returns with some of his most acclaimed works and a world premiere, which will be his 11th one act ballet for the Company. Renowned as the ‘Father’ of Ballet in America, George Balanchine, is showcased through Theme and Variations, Who Cares?, and Emeralds from his masterpiece, Jewels. Mentor and a significant source of inspiration to Webb and Assistant Director Margaret Barbieri, Sir Frederick Ashton, comes to life with both humor (Varii Capricci), drama (Dante Sonata), and swiftness (Sinfonietta). And Webb continues to bring back beloved works by Johan Kobborg (Salute), Sir Kenneth McMillan (Las Hermanas), Paul Taylor (Company B), Twyla Tharp (In the Upper Room), and Christopher Weeldon (The American).
Current Full Season Subscribers can renew their subscriptions by contacting the Box Office at 941.359.0099.
New Full Season Subscriptions to the 2023 – 2024 Season will be available for purchase on May 1st. Returning Four Ballet Subscriptions (patrons who held 2022 – 2023 Four Ballet Subscriptions) will be available June 12th. New Four Ballet Subscriptions will go on sale June 19th. Group Sales for the 2023 – 2024 Season begin in July, and finally, Single Tickets for the 2023 – 2024 Season will be available in August.
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2023 - 2024 Season Listing:
Program 1 | October 20 – 22, 2023
FSU Center for the Performing Arts
World Premiere
Choreography by Gemma Bond
Music to be announced
Varii Capricci
Choreography by Sir Frederick Ashton
Music by Sir William Walton
Salute
Choreography by Johan Kobborg
Music by Hans Christian Lumbye
Program 2 | November 17 – 18, 2023
Sarasota Opera House
The Art of War (Company Premiere)
Choreography by Edwaard Liang
Music by Michael Torke
Dante Sonata
Choreography by Sir Frederick Ashton
Music by Franz Liszt
Company B
Choreography by Paul Taylor
Music by The Andrews Sisters
Program 3 | December 15 – 16, 2023
Sarasota Opera House
Accompanied by the Sarasota Orchestra
Theme and Variations
Choreography by George Balanchine
Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Divertissements
Including:
Les Lutins
Choreography by Johan Kobborg
Music by Henryk Wieniawski and Antonio Bazzini
In the Upper Room
Choreography by Twyla Tharp
Music by Philip Glass
Program 4 | January 26 – 29, 2024
FSU Center for the Performing Arts
Sonatina
Choreography by Ricardo Graziano
Music by Antonín Dvořák
World Premiere
Choreography by Ricardo Graziano
Music to be announced
In a State of Weightlessness
Choreographed by Ricardo Graziano
Music by Philip Glass
Program 5 | March 8 – 11, 2024
FSU Center for the Performing Arts
The Sarasota Ballet Presents
Guest Company soon to be announced
Program 6 | April 5 – 6, 2024
Sarasota Opera House
Accompanied by the Sarasota Orchestra
Emeralds
Choreography by George Balanchine
Music by Gabriel Fauré
Las Hermanas
Choreography by Sir Kenneth MacMillan
Music by Frank Martin
Who Cares?
Choreography by George Balanchine
Music by George Gershwin
Music arrangement by Hershy Kay
Program 7 | April 26 – 27, 2024
Sarasota Opera House
The American
Choreography by Christopher Wheeldon
Music by Antonín Dvořák
Ballet to be announced
Choreography by Jessica Lang
Sinfonietta
Choreography by Sir Frederick Ashton
Music by Malcolm Williamson