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Performances & Events
Performances
American Repertory Ballet’s performances showcase the versatility of the company, with programming that includes fresh twists on traditional repertoire and cutting-edge works by exciting new choreographers. The company also offers outreach events that connect the community through dance. See below for our upcoming performance and events calendar.
Special Events
Our special events are fundraisers, friend-raisers, and fun-raisers! From festive galas to garden parties and “meet the artists” interviews, we offer something for everyone.
Outreach
Each year, through dance, we engage nearly 10,000 children and families of varying ages and cultural and socio-economic backgrounds.
Upcoming
Performances & Events
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Dec 11 – Dec 18
Get TicketsThe Nutcracker
McCarter Theatre Center | Patriots Theater at the War Memorial | State Theatre New Jersey
American Repertory Ballet’s beloved production of The Nutcracker returns with performances at three venues throughout New Jersey beginning November 25, 2022 at Princeton’s McCarter Theatre Center and closing December 16-18, 2022 at State Theatre New Jersey, with a full orchestra and youth choir.
Mar 3 – Mar 5
Get TicketsGiselle
New Brunswick Performing Arts Center
Co-choreographed by Ethan Stiefel and Johan Kobborg, Giselle will make its American Repertory Ballet premiere at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center in March 2023. This celebrated and moving production had its world premiere at the Royal New Zealand Ballet in 2012, and has since toured the globe. Stiefel and Kobborg’s Giselle will be restaged and partially redesigned specifically for American Repertory Ballet by an award-winning and renowned creative team.
Mar 25
Get TicketsMovin’ + Groovin’
The Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College
The company returns to the Kaye Playhouse at New York’s Hunter College for one performance on Saturday, March 25, 2023 with a mixed repertory program never-before-seen by New York audiences.
The program features: Claire Davison’s Time Within A Time, set to the music of Fleetwood Mac; Ja’ Malik’s Moving to Bach, set to Bach’s Sonata for Violin Solo No.1; and Caili Quan’s Circadia, inspired by an eclectic music mix ranging from Boban Markovic Orchestra to Gabriella Smith’s Carrot Revolution.
Apr 1
Get TicketsMovin’ + Groovin’
McCarter Theatre Center
American Repertory Ballet brings the acclaimed production of Movin’ + Groovin’ to McCarter Theatre Center on April 1, 2023, featuring works by three of today’s most exciting and innovative choreographers. The program features: Claire Davison’s Time Within A Time, set to the music of Fleetwood Mac; Ja’ Malik’s Moving to Bach, set to Bach’s Sonata for Violin Solo No.1; and Caili Quan’s Circadia, inspired by an eclectic music mix ranging from Boban Markovic Orchestra to Gabriella Smith’s Carrot Revolution.
May 20
Get TicketsPrinceton Ballet School’s Spring Performance
Patriots Theater at the War Memorial
This end-of-year production celebrates our students’ hard work, progress, and love of dance.
Join us for excerpts from Don Quixote, filled with romance, comedy, a colorful cast of characters and dynamic dancing and Cinderella, a beautiful classic, first performed by Princeton Ballet School in 1955.
Jun 10 – Jun 11
Get TicketsPREMIERE3
New Brunswick Performing Arts Center
PREMIERE3 features the revival and company premiere of Holberg Suite, choreographed by legendary dancer, dance maker, trail-blazer, and co-founder of the Dance Theatre of Harlem – Arthur Mitchell. This invigorating ballet, set to the music of Edvard Grieg, will have newly designed costumes created for American Repertory Ballet.
Also on the program will be two highly anticipated world premieres by Amy Seiwert and Ethan Stiefel. More details about these exciting new works will be released soon.