UpClose: Stravinsky by Balanchine will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the New York City Ballet’s landmark Stravinsky Festival.This unique event will focus on the groundbreaking ballets created by George Balanchine to the music of Igor Stravinsky, ballets considered to be among the 20th century’s most important and enduring works of art. Among the ballets being showcased rehearsal-style by the brilliant dancers of NYCB MOVES, will be
Agon
,
Apollo, Orpheus, Violin Concerto
,
Capriccio (Rubies), Symphony in Three Movements
, and the
Firebird
. UpClose: Stravinsky by Balanchine will be hosted by Peter Martins, New York City Ballet's Ballet Master in Chief, and Vail International Dance Festival Director Damian Woetzel, at the intimate Vilar Performing Arts Center in Beaver Creek.
