Pennsylvania Ballet 45th Season

PENNSYLVANIA BALLET ANNOUNCES AN EXTRAORDINARY
45th ANNIVERSARY SEASON

Pennsylvania Ballet honors its Balanchine heritage while venturing beyond ballet boundaries in its
45th Anniversary Season with four Company premieres, two world premieres, two celebrated classics and
the perennial holiday favorite, George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker. Full season subscriptions, which
start at $95, are available by calling 215.893.1955, or by visiting www.paballet.org.
PENNSYLVANIA BALLET’S 2008-2009 SEASON
♦ Balanchine & Beyond

A triple-bill that includes George Balanchine’s Ballo della Regina, and the Company premieres of Mauro
Bigonzetti’s Kazimir’s Colours and Twyla Tharp’s Push Comes to Shove.
October 29 – November 2 at the Academy of Music

♦ George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker

The quintessential holiday theatre tradition returns to the Academy of Music for its 40th Season.
December 12 – 31 at the Academy of Music

♦ Love & Longing

A world premiere by innovative choreographer Annabelle Lopez Ochoa completes this sizzling program
that also includes Peter Martins’s Fearful Symmetries and Twyla Tharp’s Nine Sinatra Songs.
February 11 – 15 at the Merriam Theater at the University of the Arts

♦ Cinderella

This rags-to-riches tale, when told through the language of ballet, will delight audiences of all ages.
March 13 – 21 at the Academy of Music

♦ Tango with Style

Choreographer in Residence Matthew Neenan will unveil his 10th work for the Company on a program of
premieres that includes Peter Martins’s Barber Violin Concerto and
Hans van Manen’s passionate Five Tangos.
May 6 – 10 at the Merriam Theater at the University of the Arts

♦ La Sylphide

When a young Scottish farmer abandons his bride-to-be, his demise becomes clear to all but he.
June 5 – 13 at the Academy of Music PENNSYLVANIA BALLET ANNOUNCES AN EXTRAORDINARY
45th ANNIVERSARY SEASON

“We’re looking forward to an exhilarating anniversary season. It’s very satisfying to perform
classic works from our repertory while bringing new work by emerging international choreographers to
audiences in Philadelphia,” says Artistic Director Roy Kaiser. “The artists of Pennsylvania Ballet have
unique and distinct personalities, and I’m confident this season’s lineup will allow their artistry to shine
through.”