Jordan Veit of Ballet West performs. He was in Aspen earlier this summer as a part of an Aspen Santa Fe Ballet gala event. He will be joined by 17 other dancers on Tuesday at the Aspen District Theatre.
Ballet West has been the gift that keeps on giving in 2024. The revered ballet company from Salt Lake City participated in The Aspen Santa Fe Ballet’s gala event that kicked off their summer season on July 10-11along with dancers from Joffrey Ballet, Houston Ballet, Boston Ballet and the Royal Ballet. The company will take the stage Tuesday evening at the Aspen District Theatre at 8 p.
m. Ballet West has a long history with ASFB. “Ballet West ignited Aspen’s love affair with dance with their summer residencies in the 70s,” said Tom Mossbrucker, artistic director of ASFB.
“We are thrilled to honor this legacy by closing our summer season with a performance by this world class company of extraordinary artists. “The program features 18 dancers performing works both classical and contemporary — Christopher Wheeldon's evocative ‘Within the Golden Hour’ and a full version of Gerald Arpino's high-octane ‘Light Rain’ will be included,” he added. The four dancers from Ballet West who performed at the gala in June — Emily Adams, Hadriel Diniz, Rylee Rogers, and Jordan Veit — not only held their own with some of the best dancers in the world, their two performances were seen by many as some of the finest of the night.
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