Emotions take flight and spirits soar in our exhilarating 2023-24 International Dance Series featuring three world-renowned contemporary dance companies, including:
Batsheva Dance Company
Mark Morris Dance Group, and
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Immerse yourself in an exciting alchemy of the movement, mastery, and music from iconic works and daring new explorations that will inspire and ignite your imagination.
Each of these remarkable performances is a feast for your senses.
Experience them together for an elevated journey of discovery.
Choreograph Your 3-Performance Series Package and Save 15%, Plus No Handling Fees
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Package Pricing & Seating
For flexibility, choose your preferred performance date for all 3 productions and SAVE 15%, plus NO HANDLING FEES. If your schedule changes, it’s easy to exchange your package tickets to another performance within the same Dance Series program.
Batsheva Dance Company: MOMO
March 15-17
“A rowdy, dreamlike, and chaotic space: ‘MOMO’ is one of the most beautiful shows Ohad Naharin ever created for Batsheva Dance Company”
--Inbal Cohen Hamo, Portfolio
A titan of contemporary dance and creator of the Gaga movement language, Ohad Naharin brings his powerhouse, Tel-Aviv-based international dance company center stage for the Tennessee Premiere of MOMO. Laurie Anderson and Kronos Quartet’s Landfall and Philip Glass’s Metamorphosis provide the shimmering musical backdrop to this daring new work. MOMO has two souls with separate yet conjoined narratives running alongside one another, hypnotic and intense. Through it all, a shared passion of deep sorrow and beauty unfolds on stage.
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
April 26-28
“Nothing prepares you for the totality of Alvin Ailey: the aural, visual, physical, spiritual beauty…Heaven…Everywhere you looked: sensory pleasure…,”
--Zadie Smith of The New York Times.
Experience America’s most popular dance company when Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater brings its unique mix of contemporary and classic movement to the stage. Marvel at their skill. Feel their passion. And connect to the heart of dance with Ailey. Led by Artistic Director Robert Battle, Ailey’s performances celebrate the human spirit through the African American cultural experience and the American modern dance tradition. The renowned company returns to present new works and Ailey’s iconic ballet, Revelations.
Mark Morris Dance Group: The Look of Love
June 28-29
“Mark Morris’s tribute to Burt Bacharach is what the world needs now. Nothing is as it seems in this witty, wounding, and brilliant new dance production.”
-The Washington Post
Mark Morris’ THE LOOK OF LOVE is a wistful homage to the chart-topping songs of Burt Bacharach (“What the World Needs Now,” “Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head,” “I Say a Little Prayer”). Bachrach’s timeless hits mingle with original choreography by Morris, allowing this original dance work to, like a great melody, evoke an atmosphere and inspire feelings all their own. This showpiece features new, lush musical arrangements performed live by an ensemble of piano, trumpet, bass, percussion, and vocals by singer, actress, and Broadway star, Marcy Harriell.
Special Series Add-On
Not included in season package. Additional purchase required.
Firebird
September 22-24
Classical ballet meets boundary breaking movement in Firebird - a powerful and enchanting mixed-repertory dance experience presented by Nashville Ballet in partnership with Tennessee Performing Arts Center. This visually stunning production features three works in one unforgettable performance event - Jirí Kylián’s moving Un Ballo, Tony Award-winner Justin Peck’s Year of the Rabbit in its Nashville debut, and Artistic Director Emeritus Paul Vasterling’s full-length Firebird performed to Stravinsky’s iconic score. All three works will feature live music provided by the Nashville Symphony.
HEADER: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s Jacquelin Harris. Photo by Dario Calmese.
VIGNETTES: Batsheva’s production of MOMO. Photo by Ascaf.; Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s Yannick Lebrun. Photo by Dario Calmese.; Mark Morris Dance Group’s The Look Of Love – Santa Monica, 2022. Photo by Skye Schmidt.; Nashville Ballet’s Firebird. Photo by Heather Thorne.
