On Tour
Past Tours
Fall 2019: New York
Fall for Dance at New York City Center
The Washington Ballet Presents Dana Genshaft’s Shadow Lands
October 3 & October 4
Shadow Lands will make it’s New York Premiere Thursday, October 3 and Friday, October 4 during the Fall for Dance Festival at New York City Center. The ballet was commissioned last season from choreographer Dana Genshaft as part of The Washington Ballet’s commitment to foster new works that support the evolution of the artist and the art form. With an original score by Mason Bates, composer in residence at The Kennedy Center, and costumes by Reid and Harriet Designs, Shadow Lands emphasizes ballet technique and features choreography that plays with angles, momentum, and abstract movement to show that when broken pieces come together the whole is better and stronger than when it is apart.
The Fall for Dance Festival is an annual two-week sampling of preeminent dance companies and choreographers from around the world. Now in its 16th season, Fall for Dance is widely recognized for presenting artistic excellence of the highest caliber and bringing geographic and stylistic diversity to New York audiences, all for the price of a movie ticket.
Works & Process at the Guggenheim
The Washington Ballet: NEXTsteps with John Heginbotham, Jessica Lang, and Annabelle Lopez Ochoa
October 6, 2019, 3–4:20PM and 7:30–8:50PM
Artistic director Julie Kent, a champion of new choreography, discusses upcoming world premiere works by choreographers John Heginbotham, Jessica Lang, and Annabelle Lopez Ochoa. Witness exclusive performance excerpts and a live rehearsal prior to the October 23 premiere in Washington, DC.
Leadership support for this Works & Process program provided by Monica B. Voldstad.
Works & Process at the Guggenheim is a performing arts series unlike any other, allowing you to see, hear, and meet artists in a unique and intimate setting, the Guggenheim’s Frank Lloyd Wright–designed Peter B. Lewis Theater. Exploring artistic creation through stimulating conversations and performances, Works & Process programs champion new works and offer unprecedented access to the world’s leading creators and performers.
Spring 2019: New York
The Merce Cunningham Centennial
The Joyce Theatre, April 17-21
The Joyce celebrates the centenary of Merce Cunningham, “one of the great iconoclasts in 20th-century art” (The New York Times), who would have turned 100 this year. Three superb companies perform masterworks from the artist’s vast repertory, each danced to live music. COMPAGNIE CNDC-ANGERS/ROBERT SWINSTON presents Suite for Five, with its quiet unmoving center; Ballet West dances the classic Summerspace, which evokes enormous landscapes filled with motion; and The Washington Ballet returns with Duets, a sophisticated and abstract work for six couples.
Works & Process at the Guggenheim
The Washington Ballet: Julie Kent with Dana Genshaft & Ethan Stiefel
March 10 and 11, 7:30PM
The Washington Ballet artistic director Julie Kent, a continual champion of new choreography, discusses newly commissioned work with choreographers Dana Genshaft and Ethan Steifel. Company dancers perform exclusive highlights prior to their April 3 opening of Three World Premieres in Washington, DC.
Works & Process at the Guggenheim is a performing arts series unlike any other, allowing you to see, hear, and meet artists in a unique and intimate setting, the Guggenheim’s Frank Lloyd Wright–designed Peter B. Lewis Theater. Exploring artistic creation through stimulating conversations and performances, Works & Process programs champion new works and offer unprecedented access to the world’s leading creators and performers.
Tour and Booking Information
Booking Information
The Washington Ballet Company may be booked for engagements, performances, festivals, or special events. The Company is self-contained with a lighting package, dance floor, and professional artistic and production staff ready to ensure a successful event. Full marketing, technical, and audience development support services are available for bookings.
For tour and booking information:
Kyle Grant, Production Manager: kgrant@washingtonballet.org