“New Jersey Ballet has announced a 2024-2025 season filled with classics such as The Nutcracker and Swan Lake, the sophisticated elegance of George Balanchine’s Serenade and Jerome Robbins’ In The Night, and the world premiere and captivating choreography of Twyla Tharp’s Nine Songs by Sinatra, set to the music of Frank Sinatra,” said Artistic Director Maria Kowroski.

Ms. Kowroski has prepared a season of exceptional performances, highlighting new and exciting works that are significantly elevating dance in New Jersey. Season highlights include George Balanchine’s Serenade, which recently celebrated its 90th anniversary of its 1935 premiere, and Jerome Robbins’ In the Night, performed with live piano accompaniment. In April, the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) will present NJB at the Victoria Theater on April 24 and 25. The program will include Twyla Tharp’s Nine Sinatra Songs and the highly anticipated world premiere by former New York City Ballet principal dancer Harrison Ball, his second world premiere for NJB. The Spring Ballet Gala will be held April 24 at NJPAC, with further details to be announced soon.

As the resident ballet at the Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC) in Morristown, NJB will present:

• Friday, November 8 will feature the Creative Forces concert, which will feature songs by Justin Peck’s Murder Ballades, Jerome ​​Robbins In the Night and others.

• The Nutcracker from December 13-26. NJB and MPAC will present 14 performances of New Jersey’s favorite holiday show, The Nutcracker, with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra

• Masterpieces in Motion on Saturday, March 15 with Baroque Concerto and Tarantella by George Balanchine and other works

• Once Upon a Time, a family programme on Sunday 23 March, featuring excerpts from Swan Lake, Romeo and Juliet and Sleeping Beauty

• Timeless masterpieces on Saturday, May 17 and Sunday, May 18, including Swan Lake, Act II and Serenade and Rubies by George Balanchine

NJB will return to the Two River Theater in Red Bank on Saturday, November 16 with Creative Forces, a musical featuring songs by Justin Peck, “Murder Ballades,” Jerome Robbins, “In the Night,” and more.

On February 22, NJB will return to the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC) for two performances of Masterpieces in Motion, including George Balanchine’s Concerto Barocco and Tarantella, Jerome Robbins’ In the Night, and Peter Martins’ Hallelujah Junction.

NJB will present its annual performance of “The Nutcracker” at BergenPAC in Englewood on December 7 and 8, followed by “Once Upon a Time,” a family-friendly performance of excerpts from Swan Lake, Romeo and Juliet, and Sleeping Beauty, on Sunday, April 6.

In partnership with the Union County Performing Arts Center in Rahway, NJB will present two sensory-friendly shows: The Nutcracker on Sunday, December 1 and Once Upon a Time on March 30. Both sensory shows are one hour long.

Results of the 2024/2025 season

November 8, 2024 @7:30PM – Creative Forces: Peck, Robbins, and More

Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown, NJ

TICKETS: https://www.mayoarts.org/shows/new-jersey-ballet-presents-creative-forces-peck-robbins-and-more/

November 16, 2024 at 2:00 PM and 7:30 PM – Creative Forces: Peck, Robbins, and More

Two River Theatre, Red Bank, NJ

TICKETS: https://tworivertheater.org/whats-on/creative-forces-peck-robbins-and-martins-presented-by-new-jersey-ballet/

December 1, 2024 @ 3:00PM – The Nutcracker: A Sensory-Friendly, One-Hour Performance

Union County Performing Arts Center, Rahway, NJ

TICKETS: https://ucpac.org/event/nj-ballet-the-nutcracker-sensory-friendly-performance/

December 7th @1:00PM & 4:30PM – The Nutcracker

December 8th @1:00PM & 4:30PM – The Nutcracker

Bergen Performing Arts Center, Englewood, NJ

TICKETS: https://www.bergenpac.org/events/detail/new-jersey-ballets-nutcracker-6

December 13–26, 2024 Times Vary – The Nutcracker with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra

Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown, NJ

TICKETS: https://www.mayoarts.org/shows/new-jersey-ballets-nutcracker-with-new-jersey-symphony/

February 22, 2025, 2:00 and 7:30 p.m. – Masterpieces in Motion: Balanchine, Martins, and More.

New Brunswick Performing Arts Center, New Brunswick, NJ

TICKETS: https://secure.nbpac.org/masterworks

March 15, 2025, 7:30 p.m. – Masterpieces in Motion: Balanchine and Others.

Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown, NJ

TICKETS: https://www.mayoarts.org/shows/new-jersey-ballet-presents-masterpieces-in-motion-balanchine-martins-and-more/

March 30, 2025 @ 2:00 PM – Once Upon A Time: A sensory-friendly, one-hour performance

Union County Performing Arts Center, Rahway, NJ

TICKETS: Coming soon

April 6, 2025 @ 2:00 PM – Once upon a time

Bergen Performing Arts Center, Englewood, NJ

TICKETS: Coming soon

May 17, 2025 @7:30PM – Timeless Masterpieces: Swan Lake, Act II, Serenade and Rubies by George Balanchine

May 18, 2025 @2:00PM – Timeless Masterpieces: Swan Lake, Act II, Serenade and Rubies by George Balanchine

Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown, NJ

TICKETS: https://www.mayoarts.org/shows/new-jersey-ballet-presents-timeless-masterpieces-swan-lake-act-ii-and-more/

For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.njballet.org.

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