Create successful ePaper yourself
Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.
Since 1990 The Sarasota Ballet, the Gulf Coast <strong>of</strong> Florida’s only<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>essional ballet company, has been enriching lives, captivating<br />
emotions and strengthening the community through the art <strong>of</strong><br />
dance. Under the leadership <strong>of</strong> Director Iain Webb, the Company’s<br />
expanded repertoire includes works by world-renowned choreographers<br />
such as Sir Frederick Ashton, Dame Ninette de Valois, Twyla<br />
Tharp, Antony Tudor, Sir Kenneth MacMillan, John Cranko, Hans van<br />
Manen, Andre Prokovsky, Dominic Walsh, Christopher Wheeldon and<br />
Matthew Bourne. Receiving national and international recognition<br />
for their diverse repertoire <strong>of</strong> rarely performed ballets, The Sarasota<br />
Ballet was recently noted by Sarah Kaufman, a dance critic for<br />
The Washington Post to be “…the jewel <strong>of</strong> this year’s ‘Ballet Across<br />
America,’” a 2013 showcase <strong>of</strong> the best ballet companies from<br />
across the nation at the Kennedy Center.<br />
The 2014 Sir Frederick Ashton Festival Schedule<br />
Wednesday, April 30, 2014<br />
• Lecture, Historic Asolo Theatre, 12:00 p.m.<br />
• Film, Historic Asolo Theatre, 3:00 p.m.<br />
• Program 1 – Sarasota Opera House, 8:00 p.m.<br />
o Birthday Offering, Illuminations, Façade<br />
Thursday, May 1, 2014<br />
• Lecture, Historic Asolo Theatre, 12:00 p.m.<br />
• Film, Historic Asolo Theatre, 3:00 p.m.<br />
• Program 2 – Sarasota Opera House, 8:00 p.m.<br />
o Les Rendezvous, Symphonic Variations, Façade<br />
Friday, May 2, 2014<br />
• Lecture, Historic Asolo Theatre, 12:00 p.m.<br />
• Film, Historic Asolo Theatre, 3:00 p.m.<br />
• Program 3 – Sarasota Opera House, 8:00 p.m.<br />
o Valses Nobles et Sentimentales, Monotones I & II,<br />
Sinfonietta<br />
The 2014 Ashton Festival is being staged by The Sarasota Ballet to<br />
honor the life and works <strong>of</strong> the Royal Ballet’s founding choreographer,<br />
Sir Frederick Ashton (1909-1988). As one <strong>of</strong> ballet’s most notable<br />
choreographers, Ashton has been a leading influence for The<br />
Sarasota Ballet’s repertoire since 2007, with the Company presenting<br />
more Ashton ballets each season than any other American Company.<br />
A dance and theatre critic for the New York Times, Alastair Macaulay,<br />
noted “...The Sarasota Ballet has suddenly become America’s<br />
foremost exponent <strong>of</strong> Ashton ballets.” Held in Sarasota, Florida,<br />
the four day celebration spans from April 30th to May 3rd, and will<br />
feature lectures, demonstrations and an eclectic array <strong>of</strong> 11 Ashton<br />
ballets performed by The Sarasota Ballet.<br />
Saturday, May 3, 2014<br />
• Lecture, Historic Asolo Theatre, 12:00 p.m.<br />
• Film, Historic Asolo Theatre, 3:00 p.m.<br />
• Program 4 – Sarasota Opera House, 6:00 p.m.<br />
o Les Patineurs and a selection <strong>of</strong> Divertissements<br />
• Festival Gala, immediately following the end <strong>of</strong> Program 4<br />
www.sarasotaballet.org<br />
FOCUS <strong>of</strong> <strong>SWFL</strong> 2014 47