ASPEN SANTA FE BALLET 2009 SUMMER SEASON
Aspen Summer Season Tickets on sale May 26th
LODGING PACKAGES & INFORMATION
ASPEN SANTA FE BALLET
July 17 - 18 8:00pm
Dance for Kids
July 18 4:00pm
Aspen Santa Fe Ballet returns to Aspen for two nights of performance featuring new works and old favorites. Fresh from a highly successful appearance at the American Dance Festival and their debut at the world-renowned Wolf Trap, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet continues to delight and inspire audiences with their fun and fearless appeal.
“The Aspen Santa Fe Ballet is small in size and young in years, but its lustrous Chicago debut proved it thinks big and deserves everlasting life.”
– Sid Smith, The Chicago Tribune
PARSONS DANCE
July 24 - 25 8:00pm
Dance for Kids
July 25 4:00pm
One of Aspen’s favorite companies, Parsons Dance is known for its highly energetic and entertaining dancing. This engaging company’s style is a fusion of the gesture and movement that make up the modern dance vocabulary, and the discipline and precise execution one expects from a classical company.
“It does not take long to see why Parsons and his company are one of the hottest tickets in contemporary American dance.”
– Michael Crabb, The Toronto Staff
AN EVENING OF STARS
July 31 & August 1 8:00pm
This stellar program features the finest ballet stars from around the world. The impressive line up includes: Paloma Herrera from American Ballet Theatre, Megan Fairchild and Andrew Veyette from New York City Ballet, and Lorena Feijoo from San Francisco Ballet. Special guest appearances by our own Aspen Santa Fe Ballet dancers complete this thrilling program of duets.
“It’s a class act, a classic act, and an extraordinarily engaging act; it’s the Aspen Santa Fe Ballet.”
– Clive Barnes, The New York Post
JUAN SIDDI FLAMENCO THEATRE COMPANY
August 3, 8:00pm
Comprised of outstanding artists and musicians from Spain and the United States; Juan Siddi Flamenco Theatre Company presents their art with the passion and vision of today’s most unique and creative artists in the field of flamenco. Experience the mystery and majesty of Flamenco.
“Juan Siddi conveys every emotion in his flamenco dance, along with five fierce, sensual women who storm the stage. Dancers, singers, percussion and guitar will take your breath away!”
– Colorado Springs Independent
ASPEN SANTA FE BALLET WITH THE ASPEN MUSIC FESTIVAL
August 10, 8:00pm
Benedict Music Tent
Tickets for this event must be purchased from the AMFS box office: 970-925-9042
In their third year of collaborations, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet and Aspen Music Festival and School will present Twyla Tharp’s masterpiece, Sweet Fields and Jorma Elo’s Red Sweet live at the stunning Benedict Music Tent. Set to hauntingly beautiful Shaker hymns, Sweet Fields unites dancers and singers on stage and features an a cappella chorus while Elo’s passionate Red Sweet will feature the classical sounds of Vivaldi and Biber.
“I wish it would never end.”
– Janine Parker, The Boston Globe
SEASON BROCHURE
To download a PDF of the season brochure please click here.