2026-2027 Season Overview
The Sarasota Ballet’s 2026 – 2027 Season celebrates 20 years under the direction of Iain Webb and will bring audiences some truly extraordinary ballets, including new works to the repertoire. The Season promises to inspire with an impressive lineup of seven unique programs that feature the internationally recognized artistic excellence and noteworthy programming for which the Company is known.
This Anniversary Season features 16 Ballets from 13 Choreographers, including 8 Company premieres.
Program One
October 23 – 25, 2026
FSU Center for the Performing Arts
Manner (Company Premiere) | Choreography by Gemma Bond | Music by Franz Liszt
Divertissements | Choreography by Sir Frederick Ashton
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Méditation from Thaïs | Music by Jules Massenet
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Friday’s Child (Jazz Calendar) | Music by Richard Rodney Bennett
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Pas de Trois (Les Rendezvous) | Music by Daniel François Auber
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Pas de Cinq (Illuminations) | Music by Benjamin Britten
Wolfgang for Webb | Choreography by Dominic Walsh | Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Program Two
November 20 – 21, 2026
Sarasota Opera House
Accompanied by the Sarasota Orchestra
Solitaire (Company Premiere) | Choreography by Sir Kenneth MacMillan | Music by Malcolm Arnold
Lyric Pieces | Choreography by Jessica Lang | Music by Edvard Grieg
Pictures at an Exhibition (Company Premiere) | Choreography by Alexei Ratmansky | Music by Modest Mussorgsky
Dance Extra
The Nutcracker in Venice | December 11 – 12, 2026
Venice Performing Arts Center
Live Music Accompaniment by The Venice Symphony
The Nutcracker features The Sarasota Ballet Studio Company, plus students from The Sarasota Ballet School and The Sarasota Ballet’s Margaret Barbieri Conservatory
Program Three
December 18 – 19, 2026
Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall
Accompanied by the Sarasota Orchestra
Within the Golden Hour (Company Premiere) | Choreography by Christopher Wheeldon | Music by Ezio Bosso & Antonio Vivaldi
The Two Pigeons | Choreography by Sir Frederick Ashton | Music by André Messager
Dance Extra
The Nutcracker in Sarasota | December 20 – 22, 2026
Sarasota Opera House
The Nutcracker features The Sarasota Ballet Studio Company, plus students from The Sarasota Ballet School and The Sarasota Ballet’s Margaret Barbieri Conservatory
Program Four
January 29 – February 1, 2027
FSU Center for the Performing Arts
Donizetti Variations | Choreography by George Balanchine | Music by Gaetano Donizetti
The Pump Room (Company Premiere) | Choreography by Ashley Page | Music by Aphex Twin & Nine Inch Nails
Walking in the Heat (Company Premiere) | Choreography by Ashley Page | Music by Orlando Gough
Mercuric Tidings (Company Premiere) | Choreography by Paul Taylor | Music by Franz Schubert
Program Five
February 26 – March 1, 2027
FSU Center for the Performing Arts
The Sarasota Ballet Presents Paul Taylor Dance Company
Program Six
March 26 – 27, 2027
Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall
Accompanied by the Sarasota Orchestra
Romeo and Juliet | Choreography by Sir Frederick Ashton | Production Courtesy of Peter Schaufuss | Music by Sergei Prokofiev
Program Seven
April 30 – May 1, 2027
Sarasota Opera House
Accompanied by the Sarasota Orchestra
The Kingdom of the Shades (La Bayadère) (Company Premiere) | Choreography by Marius Petipa | Music by Ludwig Minkus
The Rake’s Progress | Choreography by Dame Ninette de Valois | Music by Gavin Gordon
Gala Performance | Choreography by Antony Tudor | Music by Sergei Prokofiev
Dance Extra
Images of Dance | May 4, 2027
Sarasota Opera House
The Images of Dance showcase features dancers from The Sarasota Ballet Studio Company and the Margaret Barbieri Conservatory
