Ballet Vero Beach in Clarity of Vision - CANCELLED

Of course we would love to perform our season finale Clarity of Vision as we intended April 17 and 18, but the likelihood of that happening continues to dwindle. Indeed even if we could perform live, at this point it seems irresponsible to do so. In light of that situation we have developed two alternative plans that will offer a rather exciting look at the program that would have been.

On Saturday April 18 at 7:30pm we will release one of two films to ticket holders for Clarity of Vision.

*             Our first option is a filmed theatrical version of the program designed to put our audiences in the best seats in the house and have the complete Ballet Vero Beach experience without ever leaving home.

*             Our second option is a documentary film using existing archival and rehearsal footage of the program designed to give our audiences a much more intimate view into the rehearsal process and a behind the scenes look at what it takes to get our programs to the stage.

Rest assured that the film we ultimately end up with will take into account all current CDC, WHO, and Florida Department of Health guidelines, as well as any local, state, or national executive orders. In fact, the documentary version of the film would be produced with no contact between our artists, filmmaker, or staff should that become necessary.

More about the films: all of our patrons have come to know our technical director and resident filmmaker Lance Glenn over the past seven seasons. This project is a wonderful opportunity for an artist whose work we only see in short bursts to put his stamp on an entire evening of dance. The films will feature Artistic Director/CEO Adam Schnell's Ballade and the World Premiere of Ariel Grossman's Rust as were originally planned for this program. The main stage debut of je, tu, il, elle has been moved to late July/early August when (spoiler alert) konverjdans will headline the 2020 Riverside Dance Festival. Additionally we are working hard to include the world premiere of Miami based choreographer Yanis Eric Pikieris's Around Midnight which was to debut as a part of our collaboration with Atlantic Classical Orchestra, and a sneak preview of a very special work that will grace our thrilling 2020-2021 Season.

The Details:

*             A link to view the film online will be emailed to ticket holders at 7:30pm on April 18. The film will remain viewable online through April 25.

*             Current ticket holders will be contacted this week to make sure they are comfortable with this option. For those who are not, we are offering the options of donating the purchase price of your tickets to our organization or a complete refund of the purchase price of your tickets.

*             Patrons not currently holding tickets to our season finale who wish to participate in this new option can simply purchase a ticket(s) to one of the still operational performances in our ticketing system on our website through the link below.

If you have any questions, please contact us.

Take Good Care,

 Adam Schnell
Artistic Director/CEO
Ballet Vero Beach