Program 1 of Ballet Vero Beach’s 2019-2020 expanded main stage season is set to welcome the new year in style. The company is thrilled to announce “Founding Fathers” with performances Jan. 17-18 at the VBHS Performing Arts Center. Tickets range from $10-$75 and can be purchased at balletverobeach.org or by calling the VBHS Performing Arts Center Box Office at 772-564-5537.
The official opening of our expanded 2019-2020 Season pays tribute to Ballet Vero Beach’s very own founding fathers. Program 1 features a world premiere work by Ballet Master and Principal Dancer Camilo A. Rodriguez, who, throughout our history, has emerged as one of the company’s strongest purveyors of the Ballet Vero Beach aesthetic.
Rodriguez’s newest work, Tunic and Tutus, will feature three dancers, the music of Rossini, and stunning classical costumes by Ballet Vero Beach designer Travis Halsey, the genius behind the costumes for Nutcracker on the Indian River.
Also on the program are Rodriguez’s poignant and emotional solo Harlequin/Pierrot, which makes its main stage debut, and, the company premiere of one of Artistic Director Adam Schnell’s seminal works, Friends and Lovers. Created while Schnell was resident choreographer with Sarasota Ballet, Friends and Lovers uses Max Bruch’s sweeping Concerto for Two Pianos to reflect on humanity’s quest for love and companionship. Though not reflective of the event itself, Friends and Lovers was created in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks. In addition to the themes mentioned above, the work exhibits hope for a brighter future.
Ballet Vero Beach’s 2019-2020 Season is underwritten by Stacey and Robert Lewis and The Florida Division of Cultural Affairs. Program 1 is made possible with support from Lisa and Eddie McLaughlin.
