2018–2019 SEASON
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JOIN US AS WE SHAPE OUR 21ST SEASON!
Our 2018-2019 season features exciting story ballets, live music, colorful costumes, thrilling choreography and Carolina Ballet premieres. We hope you will embark on this spectacular journey with us this season!
NEW WORKS INSPIRATION
We open the season with an evening of Russian ballet featuring a world premiere by Zalman Raffael set to Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1. And in February, just in time for Valentine’s Day, Robert Weiss will present a new ballet based on a series of paintings by Czech artist, Alfonse Mucha - The Times of the Day
This season is influenced by a number of great artists, including artwork by Monet, Mucha, and local sculptor, Guy Solie along with the iconic music of Debussy, Holst, Tchaikovsky, and Stravinsky. In addition, the season features the music of Raleigh's own J. Mark Scearce.
STORIES
Experience thrilling stories like Firebird, Dracula, Swan Lake, and of course everyone’s favorite holiday tale, The Nutcracker.
LIVE MUSIC
Featuring original music for Dracula and Masque of the Red Death by J. Mark Scearce, played by an intimate chamber ensemble; Love in the Times of the Day featuring world-renowned pianist, William Wolfram; a symphony orchestra for The Nutcracker; and The Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle for Robert Weiss’ Swan Lake
13 30 SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER 2018
FLETCHER OPERA THEATER
Our 2018-2019 Season opens with the classic Russian fairy tale, Firebird. This spellbinding ballet combines all the elements of a great storya handsome prince, a beautiful princess, and an evil sorcerer. Firebird is set to a powerful score by Igor Stravinsky. Tchaikovsky was an inspiration to Stravinsky and the Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto is considered one of his greatest. Zalman Raffael, will take on this monumental work to open the season. Aram Khatucturian’s Spartacus has become a staple of Russian ballet. Robert Weiss’ pas de deux evokes the Russian spirit of the music with bravura, lifts, turns and jumps.
FAMILY SERIES SPONSOR:
SPONSORED BY:
Dancer: Alyssa Pilger
SORCERY. FANTASY. MYSTERY.
FEATURING LIVE MUSIC
FLETCHER OPERA THEATER
Back by popular demand! In the spirit of all things spooky, Lynne Taylor-Corbett’s Dracula returns to the stage after four years just in time for Halloween. This program also includes Robert Weiss’ scary evocation of Edgar Allan Poe’s The Masque of the Red Death. Featuring J. Mark Scearce’s (Macbeth) original scores for both ballets, played LIVE by an intimate chamber ensemble! Hauntingly theatrical and seductively beautiful, this program will have you on the edge of your seat!
PROGRAM SPONSOR:
SPONSORED BY: MEDIA SPONSOR:
Dancers: Marcelo Martinez, Lauren Wolfram, Jacqueline Schiller and Sophie Nelson
11 28 OCTOBER OCTOBER 2018
MESMERIZING. ELECTRIFYING. BREATHTAKING.
21 25 NOVEMBER NOVEMBER 2018
RALEIGH MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM
Those who saw the world premiere three years ago couldn't stop talking about it. With only five performances, you don't want to miss out this time. Featuring epic mobiles by Durham artist, Guy Solie, and mesmerizing choreography by Co-Artistic Directors, Robert Weiss and Zalman Raffael, The Planets will take you on an exciting out-of-this world journey. Set to Gustav Holst’s monumental orchestral suite, this ballet will leave you breathless! This program will also feature George Balanchine’s Apollo. The perfect way to entertain your family on Thanksgiving weekend.
PROGRAM SPONSOR:
SPONSORED BY:
Dancers: Courtney Schenberger, Amanda Gerhardt and Kiefer Curtis
NOTE: Performances will be held Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
WITH MAGIC SPONSORED BY WRAL-TV
Nutcracker she
MAGICAL. MAGNIFICENT. MYSTERIOUS.
FEATURING A LIVE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
UNC MEMORIAL HALL
RALEIGH MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM
DPAC
What would the Holiday season be without The Nutcracker?
Featuring a live symphony orchestra, grand magical illusions, and magnificent sets & costumes, it’s not to be missed! Bring the whole family and join us on a journey to the Land of Sweets.
MAGIC SPONSOR:
SPONSORED BY:
Dancer: Ashley Hathaway
01 30 DECEMBER DECEMBER
2018
ROMANTIC. ELEGANT. TIMELESS.
WORLD PREMIERE | FEATURING LIVE MUSIC
FLETCHER OPERA THEATER
Robert Weiss presents a new ballet based on paintings by Czech artist, Alfonse Mucha. Weiss came across the series of paintings while visiting an art gallery in Prague and was inspired to bring them to life through ballet. Working with a specially commissioned score by J. Mark Scearce, composed expressly for renowned pianist, William Wolfram, this is a ballet for lovers just in time for Valentine’s Day. The program will also feature Time Gallery, Weiss’ collaboration with Pulitzer prize-winning New York based composer, Paul Moravec.
MEDIA SPONSOR:
SPONSORED BY:
Dancers: Lily Wills, Taylor Ayotte, McKenzie Van Oss and Sara Roe
31 17 JANUARY FEBRUARY 2019
An Evening of
ICONIC. JAZZY. TOE-TAPPING.
07 24 MARCH MARCH 2019
FLETCHER OPERA THEATER
To celebrate the 100th birthdays of Leonard Bernstein and Jerome Robbins, icons of classical music and ballet, as well as Broadway, we will be reviving their Fancy Free - the ballet that changed American dance forever. This work was also the genesis of the Broadway show and Hollywood movie, On the Town
For the first time ever, we will present Jerome Robbins’ Afternoon of a Faun set to the music of Claude Debussy.
SPONSORED BY:
Dancers: Jan Burkhard, Sokvannara Sar and Nikolai Smirnov
11 14 APRIL APRIL 2019
RALEIGH MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM
Join us for an evening of dance inspired by the famous paintings of Claude Monet featuring Lynne Taylor-Corbett’s Picnic on the Grass and Robert Weiss’
The Gardens of Giverny. This beautiful homage to the great French painter features the evocative music of his compatriots Chausson, Debussy, and Poulenc. Originally commissioned in 2007 by the North Carolina Museum of Art this two-part ballet has everything a dance lover could wish for: a story ballet based on Monet’s life to open and a sweeping impressionistic second act based on his famous garden paintings.
SPONSORED BY:
Dancers: Lara O’ Brien and Yevgeny Shlapko
INSPIR ING. STUNN IN G . IMAGINATIVE.
SPELLBINDING. MYSTICAL. ENCHANTING .
LIVE MUSIC FEATURING THE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA OF THE TRIANGLE
16
19 MAY MAY 2019
RALEIGH MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM
We close out our 21st Season with one of the most popular story ballets of all time. Swan Lake is an enchanting fairy tale that tells the story of a beautiful swan princess cursed to live as a swan until she can find true love. Set to one of Tchaikovsky’s greatest scores, Robert Weiss’ version is truly spectacular! Music for this performance will be played live by The Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle.
FAMILY SERIES SPONSOR: MUSIC PERFORMED BY:
SPONSORED BY:
Dancers: Margaret Severin-Hansen, Rammaru Shindo and Richard Krusch
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PERFORMANCE LOCATIONS
RALEIGH MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM
The Planets
Monet Impressions
THE NUTCRACKER PERFORMANCE LOCATIONS
FLETCHER OPERA THEATER
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
Thursday: 8 p.m.
Friday: 8 p.m.
Saturday: 2 p.m. & 8 p.m.
Sunday: 2 p.m.
NOTE: Performances of The Planets will be held Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Swan Lake Firebird
Dracula
Love in the Times of the Day
An Evening of Bernstein & Robbins
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
First Week
Thursday: 8 p.m.
Friday: 8 p.m.
Saturday: 2 p.m. & 8 p.m.
Sunday: 2 p.m.
Second & Third Weeks
Saturday: 2 p.m. & 8 p.m.
Sunday: 2 p.m.
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PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
Saturday, Dec. 29: 2 p.m. & 7 p.m.
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
Friday, Dec. 14: 7 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 15: 2 p.m. & 7 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 16: 1 p.m. & 5 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 18: 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 19: 7 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 20: 7 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 21: 2 p.m. & 7 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 22: 2 p.m. & 7 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 23: 1 p.m. & 5 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 30: 2 p.m.
Performances at UNC Memorial Hall are December 1 & 2. To purchase tickets, call 919-843-3333.
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Performances in Raleigh Memorial Auditorium and Fletcher Opera Theater are held at the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts, 2 East South Street in Raleigh, NC.
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RALEIGH MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM DPAC
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