Sarasota Ballet is known as one of the great keepers of Frederick Ashton's work, and this program pairs Ashton with Antony Tudor's Lilac Garden, marking 90 years since its premiere, and Peter Wright's abstract Summertide in the year of his 100th birthday. It is a rare chance to see this lineage danced up close in The Joyce's intimate house. If classical ballet is your thing, this is the weekend's most specific program.
What to expect
The Joyce is a converted Art Deco movie house with raked seating, so sightlines are clean from most rows. The evening runs about an hour and 41 minutes with an intermission, opening with Lilac Garden, moving through the Ashton excerpts and closing with Summertide.
Good to know
- Runtime is about an hour and 41 minutes including an intermission.
- The 23rd Street C/E and 18th Street 1 stations are each a few blocks away.
- Both matinee and evening performances run this weekend.
- The High Line and Chelsea galleries are within a short walk for a pre-show stroll.
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Common questions
What ballets are on the program?
Antony Tudor's Lilac Garden, Ashton divertissements including the Romeo and Juliet balcony scene, and Peter Wright's Summertide.
How long is the show?
About one hour and 41 minutes, with an intermission.