Ahead of the corporate’s ultimate efficiency of the 2022-23 season, Nashville Ballet’s incoming Artistic Director, Nick Mullikin, has introduced a blockbuster 2023-24 season. A novel mix of boundary-breaking up to date productions and beloved classical favorites, the 2023-24 season will characteristic 2018 Tony Award winner Justin Peck’s Year of the Rabbit, world premieres by Mullikin, Jermaine Spivey, Mollie Sansone and Yusha-Marie Sorzano, the return of the corporate’s sold-out Live in Studio A program, and Artistic Director Emeritus Paul Vasterling’s fan favourite love story, Romeo and Juliet.
“This season highlights where we came from, where we are and where we are going,” shared Mullikin. “The foundation of this work has been built by those that came before me, and we are going to continue to move forward with the ideas of work that make us one of the most unique ballet companies in the country. Audiences will have the chance to see things that they can easily recognize, but also have the chance to see what the evolution of ballet looks like. We are maintaining who we are by creating eight world premieres, and fostering creativity by giving our own artists a place to create.”
A Tony Award winner and acclaimed choreographer of Steven Spielberg’s 2021 West Side Story, Justin Peck will likely be making his Nashville Ballet debut together with his Year of the Rabbit. His second work as Resident Choreographer of New York City Ballet, Year of the Rabbit is a collaboration with American singer-songwriter Sufjan Stevens and includes a track cycle primarily based on the favored Chinese zodiac. Year of the Rabbit blends the athleticism of classical ballet with boundary-breaking motion for a efficiency that’s each visually gorgeous and physiologically intriguing. Peck’s piece will likely be joined by Vasterling’s Firebird, set to Stravinsky’s iconic, full-length rating, and Jiří Kylián’s Un Ballo.
In addition to up to date masterpieces, Nashville Ballet will likely be presenting beloved classical tales, together with Vasterling’s Emmy Award-winning Nashville’s Nutcracker and Romeo and Juliet. Other highlights embody the return of the corporate’s twice sold-out Live in Studio A program, which can embody Mullikin’s first world premiere as Artistic Director, and its annual Attitude manufacturing in February 2024, that includes world premieres by multi-award winner Jermaine Spivey, Resident Choreographer Mollie Sansone, and former Alvin Ailey dancer Yusha-Marie Sorzano.
Season tickets for the 2023-24 season at the moment are on sale. To be taught extra about Nashville Ballet and upcoming performances, go to nashvilleballet.com.
