June 29 | July 12 | July 27 | August 10 5:30 PM – 8 PM Join us for an enchanting evening featuring a Spanish-inspired three-course pre-fixe menu. Begin with exquisite passed appetizers paired with Marquis di Riscal Wines. Enjoy gourmet dishes alongside live flamenco dancing and guitar for an unforgettable night of elegance and … Continued
Willkommen. Bienvenue. Welcome to the Kit Kat Club! The Vail Valley Theatre Company is proud to announce, David Mayer, in his directorial debut with VVTC. Join us at Chasing Rabbits, Vail, and enjoy theater like you have never experienced in our valley. With inspiration from the West End London production of Cabaret, this will not … Continued
NOW: Premieres is the Festival’s annual showcase of new commissioned dance works, all making their debut on one legendary night, performed by an extraordinary cast of dancers and musicians. This season’s choreographers will include Robert Battle*, Michelle Dorrance, Justin Peck, Gianna Reisen*, Bobbi Jene Smith, My’Kal Stromile*, and Melissa Toogood.
The three performances of International Evenings of Dance, which, since 1993, have brought a succession of extraordinary artists to the Vail stage, continue the tradition this summer, with dancers making their Festival debuts including American Ballet Theatre principal dancer Chloe Misseldine and Royal Danish Ballet principal dancer Ryan Tomash.
Legendary Balanchine Ballerina Heather Watts shares an interactive exploration of dance repertory and history through live demonstrations with Festival artists. This lecture/demonstration style performance will take place at the intimate Vail Mountain School Theatre.
An evening of dance at special prices, featuring Festival artists and companies and the premiere of Rhapsody by Larry Keigwin, a community work created for a diverse cast of local Vail Valley residents who will share the stage with Festival stars in a moving celebration of humanity and art-making. Generously Underwritten by Town of Vail.
In Myths by Legends, stories come to life with today’s extraordinary dancers performing works themed to myths ancient and contemporary, as choreographed by legends of the dance world George Balanchine, Martha Graham, José Limón, and Jerome Robbins. The program will include Limón Dance Company in their founder’s classic Orfeo, Artist-In-Residence Sara Mearns in the “Cassandra” … Continued
For twenty years artistic director Damian Woetzel has grown the Vail Dance Festival into a dynamic lab for dance and music, drawing together thrilling artists from disparate worlds into new collaborative possibilities. That vision is centerstage on UpClose, as Woetzel assembles a star-studded lineup of artists for a unique behind-the-scenes look at the work that goes … Continued
The company returns to the Festival in a headlining performance with a special program featuring George Balanchine’s thrilling Allegro Brillante, DTH Artistic Director Robert Garland’s recent work Nyman String Quartet #2 which was hailed by the Associated Press as “highly athletic and infectiously joyous,” and William Forsythe’s acclaimed Blake Works IV (The Barre Project).
Vail Village | Willow Bridge Road Thursdays | 6/18 – 9/17 | In its second year, a weekly Meadow Market on the International Bridge in Vail Village. Pick up your peaches, meat, dips and then come back Sunday to be ready for the entire week!
American country pop singer and songwriter Walker Hayes is bringing his Same Drunk Tour to The Amp on Friday, August 16th at 7:00pm. With smash hits including Getting Fancy and You Broke Up With Me, this is sure to be a night to remember.Gates open at 6:00pm, Show starts at 7:00pm.
Betty Ford Alpine Gardens Lynn Albers, Paleobotanist – History and Botanical Knowledge of the Native Utes Join local ethnobotanist, Lynn Albers, as she discusses the Ute peoples and their use of Colorado flora. The Utes, or Nuche as they call themselves, were the historic indigenous peoples who lived in the Colorado High Country. Lynn’s discussion … Continued