observations 9/17

Pennsylvania Ballet's Board Chairman, David Hoffman, is presenting two very special performances by volunteer Pennsylvania Ballet dancers on September 26th at 1:30 and 5:15 outdoors at Red Rose Farm in Villanova, PA. Tickets are $250 for the early performance which covers blanket seating for up to four people. The later performance tickets will be $1000 per individual and chairs will be provided. Whoever makes the drive will certainly be in for a treat. Look at this line-up of Pennsylvania Dancers, all of whom will be donating their time:

Programs (subject to change):

Afternoon at 1:30 pm (approximately 1 hour)

1- Grand Pas Classique, by Gabriela Mesa & Pau Pujol

2- Contemporary Solo, by Nayara Lopes

3- Gopak, by Aleksey Babayev

4- Flames of Paris, by Lucia Erickson & Peter Weil

5- Fonte Pas de Deux, by Oksana Maslova & Sterling Baca

6- La Bayadère, by Nayara Lopes & Aleksey Babayev

7- Tarantella (Balanchine), by Mayara Pineiro & Etienne Diaz

8- Esmeralda, by Sydney Dolan & Austin Eyler

Early evening at 5:15 pm (approximately 1 hour)

1- White Swan Pas de Deux, by Oksana Maslova & Sterling Baca

2- Contemporary Solo, by Nayara Lopes

3- Black Swan Pas de Deux, by Dayesi Torriente & Arian Molina Soca

4- Tarantella (Balanchine), by Mayara Pineiro & Etienne Diaz

5- Fonte Pas de Deux, by Oksana Maslova & Sterling Baca

6- Penumbra, by Aleksey Babayev

7- Volver, by Dayesi Torriente & Arian Molina Soca

8- Le Corsaire Pas de Trois, by Mayara Pineiro, Sterling Baca & Etienne Diaz

 

From the Chairman:

Experience Ballet Under an Open Sky The very first public performance of Pennsylvania Ballet nearly 60 years ago was hosted outdoors on a Trustee's property. With the current circumstances preventing dancers from taking the stage, it is with this same collective creative spirit that I have decided to host two outdoor performances by volunteer Pennsylvania Ballet dancers on Saturday, September 26. Please click the photo below and read carefully the details on the performances, social distancing, and safety requirements. This fundraising event is sponsored by me and voluntary trustees and supporters of the arts, with the goal of financially supporting Pennsylvania Ballet. If you are unable to attend, please consider supporting the event by clicking Get Tickets below. I look forward to seeing you at Red Rose Farm later this month! Please feel free to share this invitation with your friends: BalletRedRoseFarm.eventbrite.com

 

Comments

[Jeannette]

Thanks for sharing the info, Haglund. Sounds like two winning programs...with many of my favorite dancers from the summer digital season. I’ll see if I can exchange some of my unused Amtrak credits for this.

[Haglund's Heel]

Be sure to check the event ticket link, because attendance is limited.

[Solor]

It's a shame that neither NYCB nor ABT has been able to work with the city to present an outdoor performance. There are venues that could accommodate sufficient number of audience members correctly spaced out (physically, anyway).

[Haglund's Heel]

True. Damrosch Park would be perfect. Stage, space, good sight lines. It is also a space where attendance can be limited and supervised. They could even sell tickets online.

I keep thinking that this is what was referenced in the recent Washington Post article that said, "At Lincoln Center, Timms said, plans are being worked out for a 400-seat socially distanced outdoor space for ballet and other arts."

Maybe it will happen...

[S Bowver]

too bizarre-- 45 years ago I babysat for a family there.
Fingers crossed for good weather

[Haglund's Heel]

Hopefully, they will get the good weather. They have rain dates planned out in the event they don't.