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AMERICAN REPERTORY BALLET
PRINCETON BALLET SCHOOL
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Happy November!
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Thank you to everyone who came out to enjoy ARB's Fall Season performances! Here some highlights, reviews and images of the season...
Fall Kick-Off Performances at Rider University:
"The company is in great shape and the program runs the gamut of emotions from romantic love to joyful camaraderie to tender affection, to despicable, ugly hate."
Douglas Martin's Romeo and Juliet at State Theatre
with Rutgers Symphony Orchestra under Kynan Johns:
"That [audience members] were entertained, and moved, by what they saw was clear, and the standing ovation that greeted the cast and orchestra at the performance's conclusion was enthusiastic and genuine. As much of a small miracle as the production and performance was, the engaged and enthralled audience was a small miracle as well."
American Artist Showcase
at UC PAC's Hamilton Stage:
"ARB's fresh, wondering, fantasy-filled approach to motion and color requires plenty of aesthetic intelligence. When you don't have such smarts, you get a production that's kinetic, flashy, and crudely imagined, like the American Ballet Theatre's recent Swan Lake. But when you have the right depth and discipline, you get something closer to the
American Artist Showcase."
Premieres at The Theatre at Raritan Valley Community College:
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Kirk Peterson's Tears of the Moon. Credit: Leighton Chen
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We're less than one month away from our 50th Annual Nutcracker Season!
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And we're all getting ready! From the tiniest mice...
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Credit: Kay Chen
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to the most majestic Sugar Plum Fairy...
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Credit: Leighton Chen
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Come join us November 23-December 22 in Rahway, Princeton, Trenton, Manasquan, and New Brunswick!
Alums, Family, Fans, and Supporters - don't miss as we...
Reconnect with former cast members, browse our displays of costumes and pictures of the production through the years, and enjoy gourmet hors d'oeuvres and an open bar!
Event tickets are available through the McCarter Theatre Box office when you purchase your performance tickets at: 609-258-ARTS
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| I Scream! You Scream! Bent Spoon has a special Nutcracker Ice Cream! |
On Tuesday, November 5 there was a special election...for The Bent Spoon's new ice cream flavor in honor of our 50th Nutcracker Season!
 The new flavor, "Clara's Dream" will be a Spoon-made, Nutcracker-inspired concoction that will benefit ARB's Nutcracker fund. Voters chose from three delicious options:
A: Creamy marzipan ice cream with salty-sweet chocolate covered almonds
B: Pink-peppermint ice cream (naturally colored and with organic peppermint!) with Spoon-made chocolate Russian cookies
C: Smoked tea ice cream swirled with chocolate-covered candied ginger
And the winner is...Choice B - Pink Peppermint!
Those of you who voted for another flavor, don't despair - stay tuned for The Bent Spoon's "Nutcracker Day" on November 21st when they may serve all 3 of the proposed flavors.
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SAVE THESE 2014 DATES:
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ARB will present Night of Fire, an evening of 21st-century interpretations of early 20th-century works originally premiered by Sergei Diaghilev's legendary Ballets Russes. Douglas Martin's world premiere of Firebird will share a program with his acclaimed Rite of Spring, both set to the music of Stravinsky, and Kirk Peterson's Afternoon of a Faun, set to the music of Debussy. The program is supported, in part, by the National Endowment for the Arts.
 
March 21, 2014 at 7:00pm and March 22, 2014 at 2:00pm and 7:00pm
This program will display the range of ARB's pas de deux repertory and will include Gerald Arpino's Confetti, a virtuoso ballet for three couples:
" Trying to resist 'Confetti's' charms ultimately proves futile. The dancers' courage is exhilarating, and Arpino, its under-appreciated choreographer, wins a belated round of applause." - Robert Johnson, Star Ledger | |
Gerald Arpino's Confetti. Credit: George Jones
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Ballet in Cinema
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Ballet in Cinema at Digiplex Cranford and The State Theatre Presents:
Le Corsaire, November 3 and 5 at the Digiplex Cranford Theatre and
November 25 at the State Theatre - with a special pre-show Insights talk by Princeton Ballet School Director Mary Pat Robertson
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Thank you for your continued support and enthusiasm. We look forward to a great year!
American Repertory Ballet survives and thrives because supporters like you are willing to invest in our mission and vision. Your contributions support all of our programs and help us bring the joy, beauty, artistry and discipline of dance to NJ and beyond. S
hop online through iGive and designate American Repertory Ballet as
Sincerely, 
Executive Director, American Repertory Ballet and Princeton Ballet School |
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