For fans of dance, nothing quite equals the moment when great dancers take to the stage and set their bodies into motion. The sight of the Latin-tinged Miami City Ballet sparked that frisson of excitement in our inaugural season of 1999. So did the loose-and-lithe Grupo Corpo, shimmying to samba at our most recent show in 2020. Sheer love of the art form shines forth in Aspen Santa Fe Ballet Presents, one of the nation’s leading dance-only presentation series. As soon as safely possible, we’ll return to our home theaters—Aspen District Theatre in Aspen and The Lensic in Santa Fe—to reignite our much-missed live-dance performance series.
Invitations to world-class dance companies—from across the U.S. and abroad—provide our communities with year-round access to the best the dance world has to offer. A steady dance diet of ballet, modern dance, jazz and indigenous forms has built a loyal and discerning audience. We strive to preserve this long tradition of live performance that celebrates the human spirit and offers the joy and exhilaration of dance at its best.
Synergies between ASFB Presents and other components of ASFB’s dance umbrella position our communities for deeper involvement with these guest artists. Master classes, learning opportunities, talk-backs and lectures are envisioned through our School and Outreach programs. The ASFB Fund for Innovation in Dance, through its commissioning arm, can connect burgeoning choreographers with dance companies. It can also facilitate dance residencies.
A deep commitment to cultural and aesthetic diversity is burnished in our roster of more than fifty stellar global dance companies presented since 1999: Alonzo King Lines Ballet, Alvin Ailey II, Ballet West, Compagnie Hervé Koubi, Compagnie Marie Chouinard, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Diavolo Dance Theatre, Grupo Corpo, Hong Kong Ballet, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Joffrey Ballet, Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal, Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, Miami City Ballet, MOMIX, Parsons Dance, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Pilobolus, Sydney Dance Company, and Twyla Tharp Dance.
Aspen Santa Fe Ballet Presents Since 1999
2023
• Compagnie Hervé Koubi
• Paul Taylor Dance Company
• Complexions Contemporary Ballet
• Compagnie Marie Chouinard
2022
• Complexions Contemporary Ballet
• BLOOM!
• MOMIX
2020
• Grupo Corpo
2019
• Alonzo King LINES Ballet
• Compagnie Hervé Koubi
• Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo
• Stars of American Ballet
2018
• Ailey II
• Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
• Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo
• Nrityagram Dance Ensemble
• Pilobolus
2017
• Pilobolus
• Compagnie Hervé Koubi
• Compagnie Marie Chouinard
• Stars of American Ballet
2016
• L.A. Dance Project
• Juan Siddi Flamenco Santa Fe
• Paul Taylor Dance Company
2015
• Dance for Kids – DANCEBRAZIL
• DANCEBRAZIL
• Juan Siddi Flamenco Santa Fe
• Dance for Kids – Les Ballet Jazz de Montréal
• Les Ballet Jazz de Montréal
2014
• Dance for Kids – Diavolo
• Diavolo
• Juan Siddi Flamenco Santa Fe
• Dance for Kids – Batoto Yetu and ASFB Folklorico
• Stars of American Ballet
• Ballet West
2013
• Momix
• Complexions Contemporary Ballet
• Paul Taylor Dance Company
2012
• Momix
• Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
• Hubbard Street II
• The Hong Kong Ballet
2011
• Jigu! Thunder Drums of China
• Ailey II
• Nrityagram Dance Ensemble of India
• Lar Lubovitch Dance Company
• Alonzo King LINES Ballet
• Cisne Negro
2010
• Pilobolus
• Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo
• River North Dance Chicago
• Paul Taylor Dance Company
• Juan Siddi Flamenco Theatre Company
• Aspen Santa Fe Ballet with Stars of New York City Ballet
2009
• Lar Lubovitch Dance Company
• The Peking Acrobats
• Complexions
• Parsons Dance
• Juan Siddi Flamenco Theatre Company
2008
• Diavolo
• Nrityagram Dance Ensemble
• Black Grace
• Ballet Boyz
• Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
• Dance Brazil
2007
• Peking Acrobats
• Pilobolus
• Paul Taylor Dance Company
2006
• Alvin Ailey II
• Diavolo
• Ballet Folklorico “Quetzalli” de Verzcruz
• Ballet West
• Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
• MOMIX
• Nrityagram Dance Ensemble
2005
• Ailey II
• MOMIX
• Paul Taylor Dance Company
• Fred Garbo Inflatable Theater Company
• Complexions
• Trey McIntyre Project
2004
• Sydney Dance Company
• Peking Acrobats
• Parsons Dance Company
• Mark Morris Dance Group
• Les Ballets Africains
• Diavolo
• A Children’s Rainforest Odyssey
2003
• Twyla Tharp Dance
• Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo
• Pilobolus
• Complexions
• Ballet Folklorico “Quetzalli” de Verzcruz
• Paul Taylor Dance Company
2002
• Pilobolus
• MOMIX
• Washington Ballet
• Tango Danza
• Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
2001
• Parsons Dance Company
• The Joffrey Ballet
• Complexions
• River North Dance Chicago
2000
• A Children’s Rainforest Odyssey
• The Joffrey Ballet
• La Tania Flamenco
• Paul Taylor Dance Company
1999
• A Children’s Rainforest Odyssey
• Miami City Ballet
• La Tania Flamenco
• Hubbard Street Dance Chicago