Next Generation Ballet's Season
For the Next Generation Ballet Summer Intensive, click here.
Next Generation Ballet's Swan Lake
This indelible classical ballet will feature guest artists with the award-winning dancers of Next Generation Ballet. Introduced to the world by Anna Pavola in 1909, with music by Peter Tchaikovsky and original choreography by Marius Petipa, Swan Lake has grown into one of the most famous ballets of all time.
REVIEW: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Spring Performance 2011.
On the Edge
On the Edge showcases contemporary dance artists in the Tampa Bay area with a vast array of modern dance styles. Audience members can expect to see an eclectic range of ensemble pieces, solos, and duets; all performed by professional and pre-professional dancers. On the Edge was created to unite contemporary dance artists to dream, share, collaborate and enhance relationships
Summer Fantasy II (Info Forthcoming)
REVIEW: Summer Fantasy 2011.
Next Generation Ballet's The Nutcracker, The Great Imperial Ballet
This holiday classic, featuring Cuban star Jose Manuel Carreno and Boston Ballet soloist Jeffrey Cirio along with the award-winning dancers of Next Generation Ballet (NGB), will transport you to a magical place. Choreographed by Peter Stark, this production has 'marvelous" costumes "with inventive, whimsical touches." (St. Petersburg Times).
REVIEW: "Refreshing an evergreen, Next Gen's Imperial 'Nutcracker'" - Sarasota Herald-Tribune
NGB Dancer wins full scholarship to Royal Ballet School, London.
Other dance shows at the Straz Center this season include:
Shen Yun Performing Arts
March 3-4
Michael Flatley's Lord of the Dance
March 18
The Joffrey Ballet
March 24