Lighting Up The Vail Stages This Summer Will Be Alonzo King’s Lines
Ballet Of San Francisco, A New Dorrance Dance Production The Center
Will Not Hold, Philadelphia’s Balletx As Part Of Its
20th-Anniversary Tour, A Balanchine Celebration Evening Featuring
Festival Stars And Colorado Ballet, The Vail Return Of Paul Taylor
Dance Company, The Festival Debut Of A.I.M By Kyle Abraham, As Well As
Debuts And Appearances By Festival Stars Including Artists From New
York City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Royal Danish Ballet,
Philadelphia Ballet, And More!SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
FESTIVAL PERFORMANCES:
6:00pm - Upclose: Song & Dance
The Combination Of Song And Dance Is Timeless, With A Rich History
That Constantly Expands. Hosted By Festival Artistic Director Damian
Woetzel, Upclose Features Festival Stars Taking On Classic And
Contemporary Pairings Of Songs And Dances In Rehearsal And Performance
Mode, In A Variety Of Dance Styles From Ballet And Modern Dance To
Street Styles, Tap, And More.
Location: Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater
FESTIVAL EVENTS:
9:00am - Master Class: Ballet With Isabella Boylston & James Whiteside
The Vail Dance Festival Hosts A Series Of Master Classes Each Summer
With Festival Artists From July 25-August 5.
Students Have The Opportunity To Take Classes From Some Of The Dance
World’s Best And Brightest In Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Repertory, Ballroom
And More.
This Class Will Be Taught At An Advanced Level And Is Intended For
Pre-Professional Students. Must Be 14 Years Or Older To Participate.
Classes Are 80 Minutes Long.
Please Check In 15 Minutes Prior To Class In The Vail Mountain School
Lobby.
This Waiver Must Be Completed Prior To Attending Master Classes.
Location: Vail Mountain School
10:30am - Conversations On Dance With Michael Novak, Paul Taylor Dance
Company
Join Conversations On Dance Hosts Rebecca King Ferraro And Michael
Sean Breeden For A Live Podcast Recording With Michael Novak, Artistic
Director Of The Legendary Paul Taylor Dance Company. As The Company
Returns To The Vail Dance Festival For The First Time Since 2018,
Novak Reflects On Honoring The Legacy Of Paul Taylor—One Of The Most
Influential Figures In American Modern Dance—On What Would Have Been
Taylor’s 95th Birthday.
This Special Conversation Offers Insight Into The Company’s Tribute
Performance, Featuring The Beloved Company B And The 50th Anniversary
Presentation Of Esplanade, A Masterwork Hailed For Transforming
Everyday Movement Into Mythic Dance. Audience Q&A To Follow.
Location: Vail Mountain School Theatre
12:00 Pm - Dancing In The Streets: Keigwin + Company
We Are Thrilled To Showcase The Incredible Keigwin + Company In A
One-Of-A-Kind Pop-Up Performance At The Intersection Of Bridge And
Gore Streets In Vail Village. Come And Dance With Us At 12:00pm On
July 27th!
Thank You To The Town Of Vail For Allowing Us To Pop-Up Each Summer!
Free For Everyone!
Location: Intersection Of Bridge Street & Gore Creek Drive In Vail
Village
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