American Repertory Ballet to NYC

American Repertory Ballet (ARB) returns to Hunter College’s Kaye Playhouse with its widespread and dynamic triple invoice, Movin’ + Groovin’, on Saturday, March 25, at 7:30pm.

This efficiency marks the corporate’s first New York engagement below the management of Artistic Director Ethan Stiefel. Since his appointment in July 2021, Stiefel has remodeled ARB into an creative and crowd pleasing firm.    

Originally premiered in New Brunswick in June of 2022, the critically celebrated program options Ja’ Malik’s Moving to Bach, set to Bach’s Sonata for Violin Solo No.1; Caili Quan’s Circadia, set to an eclectic array of music starting from Boban Markovi Orkestar, The Teskey Brothers and Gabriella Smith; and Claire Davison’s Time Within A Time, set to the music of Fleetwood Mac. 

“Movin’ + Groovin’ is a vivid example of ARB’s commitment to commissioning and fostering the presentation of diverse makers, movements and modalities in ballet and dance,” says Stiefel. “Ja’ Malik, Caili and Claire infuse their work with singular vocabularies and points of departure, creating an exhilarating and special evening of dance. With all three choreographers either calling or having called NYC their home, it seems ideal that what they made exclusively for ARB be shared with New York audiences at the Kaye Playhouse.”

Following its New York look, ARB will carry Movin’ + Groovin’ to Princeton’s McCarter Theatre Center on April 1.