Ballet WestChoreographic Fest V

Ballet West places the highest priority on the health and safety of our patrons, dancers, and staff. We are thrilled to welcome back live audiences when our 58th season begins with Dracula on Friday, October 22. For the 2021/22 Season, face masks are required for all attendees, regardless of age or vaccination status. Ballet West reserves the right to change or amend the health policy for performances in the future.  

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Ballet West
presents the Choreographic Festival

May 14-16

Jeanné Wagner Theatre
Rose Wagner Performing Arts TCenter
Salt Lake City, UT

Single tickets on sale: 1/4/2021 at 10am.

Prices and program are subject to change.

***MASKS ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL ATTENDEES REGARDLESS OF VACCINATION STATUS***

Once again, audiences will see dancers and choreographers exploring their art form in intriguing and cutting-edge new creations. This year, the festival will showcase an exciting first time collaboration between two Utah arts icons, the Sundance Institute and Ballet West. Principal Artist Emily Adams and Katy Jarzebowski, an alumna of Sundance Institute’s Music Film Program have been commissioned by Ballet West to create a new ballet with original choreography and a music score for a world premiere work.

Also included on the program is Return to a Strange Land, choreographed by Jirí Kylián in 1975 as an elegy to his mentor, the late John Cranko. The ballet, an exploration of Kylián’s own grief, features a stage strewn with autumn leaves as dancers move seamlessly through powerful architectural movements, accompanied by a haunting solo piano composition by Leoš Janácek.
Run time: TBA

Recommended for ages 8 and up. No babes-in-arms. All patrons must have a ticket regardless of age and occupy their own seat.

Late seating will take place at intermission.