Atlanta Ballet Artistic Director Gennadi Nedvigin has announced Atlanta Ballet’s 2024|2025 performance season including sophisticated twists on traditions and stunning modern works. Offering its full line-up of programs at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, Atlanta Ballet’s eclectic repertoire spans the history of the dance form, highlighted by beloved classics and inventive originals.
“This is a season with something for everyone – from enchanted storybook tales set to classical sounds to mixed bills featuring jazz and world music, all showcasing the grace and athleticism of our acclaimed company,” says Atlanta Ballet’s Artistic Director Gennadi Nedvigin.
Atlanta Ballet will open the 2024|2025 season with a Mixed Bill September 13 – 15, featuring musical styles ranging from neo-classical to lively jazz, with sultry, exciting and passionate themes across two returning works and a world premiere:
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Celebrated choreographer Stanton Welch’s Tu Tu is set to Maurice Ravel’s passionate Piano Concerto in G Major. This highly stylized classical work with a playful twist features 22 dancers and marks the return of a popular piece not seen on the Atlanta Ballet stage in six years.
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Returning after five years is Elemental Brubeck, in which swaying hips and breathtaking leaps channel the iconic style of Dave Brubeck’s rhythmically complex jazz music with creative choreography by Lar Lubovitch.
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Anchoring this mixed bill will be a world premiere by Kiyon Ross. Ross’s choreography has been presented on the Atlanta Ballet stage in 2019 and 2022 in performances of Sum Stravinsky, and this new work will take audiences deeper into the acclaimed choreographer’s signature neo-classical style with a new work he is creating specifically for Atlanta Ballet.
Secondly, the Atlanta Ballet will present its signature production of The Nutcracker December 7 – 26, under the artistic direction of Gennadi Nedvigin. As one of the most anticipated…
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