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Celebrate the art of dance al fresco when New Haven Ballet returns to the Branford Green for a free outdoor Summer Dance Concert in downtown Branford. The concert will be presented Friday, June 9, at 6:00 p.m.

New Haven Ballet will perform excerpts from Artistic Director Lisa Kim Sanborn’s Coppélia, which premiered at the Shubert Theatre New Haven on May 27. Also planned for the night’s performance are David Parson’s Étude and the ballets Vivaldi Concerto and Cavaliere Allegro. A school student demonstration inviting young audience members is also planned. Guest Artist Michael Requena will join the cast, and Children’s Division Director Timothy Fountain will reprise his role as Dr. Coppélius.

Located at 1011 Main Street in downtown Branford, the performance is presented on the Town Green in Branford’s open-air shopping and dining district. On-street parking is available. Admission is free for lawn seating. Audience members are encouraged to bring lawn chairs to enjoy an evening of ballet under the stars.

This performance is sponsored by the Branford Community Foundation and the Branford Arts and Cultural Alliance.

Celebrate the art of dance al fresco when New Haven Ballet returns to the Branford Green for a free outdoor Summer Dance Concert in downtown Branford. The concert will be presented Friday, June 9, at 6:00 p.m.

New Haven Ballet will perform excerpts from Artistic Director Lisa Kim Sanborn’s Coppélia, which premiered at the Shubert Theatre New Haven on May 27. Also planned for the night’s performance are David Parson’s Étude and the ballets Vivaldi Concerto and Cavaliere Allegro. A school student demonstration inviting young audience members is also planned.

Guest Artist Michael Requena will be featured as Franz, and Children’s Division Director Timothy Fountain will reprise his role as Dr. Coppélius.

Located at 1011 Main Street in downtown Branford, the performance is presented on the Town Green in Branford’s open-air shopping and dining district. On-street parking is available. Admission is free for lawn seating. Audience members are encouraged to bring lawn chairs to enjoy an evening of ballet under the stars.

The Branford Community Foundation and the Branford Arts and Cultural Alliance are sponsors of this performance.

For more information, email: administrator@newhavenballet.org

Photos: (c) 2023 Thomas Giroir Photography

This has been a wonderful Spring 2023 and we are proud of the progress our students have made this year. To celebrate New Haven Ballet will offer three spring performances:

May 19, 6:30 p.m., DanceAIR performs at ECA ACES Arts Hall Free Admission

May 27, 1:00 p.m., New Haven Ballet School, the Company, Shared Ability, Neighborhood Music Premier Quartet, Music Haven’s Pomegranates String Quartet, and more perform at the Shubert Theatre New Haven.

June 9, 6:00 p.m., New Haven Ballet performs on the Branford Green

We hope to see you there!

Donor support and grants make bringing people together and giving back to the community possible. In 2022 New Haven Ballet was able to offer two free community performances. In this video take a look behind the scenes as we transform the Dixwell Community House (Q House) gymnasium into a beautiful performance space to share the magic of the holidays with the the City of New Haven.

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New Haven Ballet wishes to thank Raeanne Reynolds, Principal of the Francis Walsh Intermediate School, and Frank Carrano of the Branford Arts and Cultural Alliance for partnering with New Haven Ballet this past weekend. The dancers were beautiful and the performance was a resounding success. We are grateful to everyone who supported the ballet by attending the performance. Thank you for a wonderful time!

Our next free performance is December 4 at 4:00 p.m. at the Dixwell Community House “Q House” located at 197 Dixwell Avenue, New Haven. Doors open at 3:30 p.m.

OUR MISSION

To provide the greater New Haven Community with exceptional classical ballet training, performances, and outreach programs, that nurture appreciation of ballet and foster the joy of dance.

On October 31, 2020, NHB’s Board of Directors adopted the following Diversity and Inclusion Statement:

New Haven Ballet celebrates those who aspire to excellence in classical ballet. A culture of creativity is the core of our work and diversity promotes innovation. The arts can provide powerful life-changing experiences that prepare students and impact audiences to lead more successful, meaningful and culturally rich lives. The arts can also prove to be an important platform for social change. At New Haven Ballet we are passionate about creating an inclusive dance environment and performances that promote and value diversity and inclusion. We will continue to strive to increase diversity in age, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity, and perspective, which will improve and strengthen our work.

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