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Events05/01/2026: American Repertory Ballet presents 'Americana' Cue the fireworks! American Repertory Ballet's 2025/26 season finale at NBPAC will shine bright with Americana — a vibrant mixed-repertoire performance that celebrates the spirit of our country in honor of its 250th anniversary. This dynamic program features two iconic works by George Balanchine - "Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux" and an excerpt from "Stars and Stripes," with music by John Philip Sousa. Plus two World Premieres by ARB Company Dancer Michelle Quiner and ARB's acclaimed Artist in Residence, Ethan Stiefel will have audiences jumping to their feet with patriotic pride. 05/02/2026: American Repertory Ballet presents 'Americana' Cue the fireworks! American Repertory Ballet's 2025/26 season finale at NBPAC will shine bright with Americana — a vibrant mixed-repertoire performance that celebrates the spirit of our country in honor of its 250th anniversary. This dynamic program features two iconic works by George Balanchine - "Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux" and an excerpt from "Stars and Stripes," with music by John Philip Sousa. Plus two World Premieres by ARB Company Dancer Michelle Quiner and ARB's acclaimed Artist in Residence, Ethan Stiefel will have audiences jumping to their feet with patriotic pride. 05/03/2026: American Repertory Ballet presents 'Americana' Cue the fireworks! American Repertory Ballet's 2025/26 season finale at NBPAC will shine bright with Americana — a vibrant mixed-repertoire performance that celebrates the spirit of our country in honor of its 250th anniversary. This dynamic program features two iconic works by George Balanchine - "Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux" and an excerpt from "Stars and Stripes," with music by John Philip Sousa. Plus two World Premieres by ARB Company Dancer Michelle Quiner and ARB's acclaimed Artist in Residence, Ethan Stiefel will have audiences jumping to their feet with patriotic pride. News03/25/2026: American Repertory Ballet presents Americana May 1-3 Cue the fireworks! American Repertory Ballet’s 2025/26 season finale at NBPAC will shine bright with AMERICANA — a vibrant mixed-repertoire performance that celebrates the spirit of our country in honor of its 250th anniversary. This dynamic program features two iconic works by George Balanchine – Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux and an excerpt from Stars and Stripes, with music by John Philip Sousa. Plus two World Premieres by ARB Company Dancer Michelle Quiner and ARB’s acclaimed Artist in Residence Ethan Stiefel which will have audiences jumping to their feet with patriotic pride. AmericanaLocation: New Brunswick Performing Arts Center | New Brunswick, NJDates:
08/21/2025: American Repertory Ballet Announces 2025/26 Season NEW BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY – A beloved performing arts institution for over 70 years, led by Interim Artistic Director Samantha Dunster with Artistic Associate Gillian Murphy and Artist in Residence Ethan Stiefel, American Repertory Ballet (ARB) announces a 2025/26 season that elevates its classic repertoire alongside exciting new works, continuing to strengthen the company’s unique voice within the community. A founding resident company of the state-of-the-art New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC), American Repertory Ballet kicks the season off at its home venue with the return of Stiefel and Johan Kobborg’s lauded GISELLE in October 2025, followed by a fairytale premiere of CINDERELLA in March 2026, and AMERICANA, a mixed bill of World Premieres and celebrated works in May 2026. Additionally, ARB will present an evening of moonlit ballets at the Union County Performing Arts Center’s Festival of the Moon in October 2025, and ARB’s celebrated touring production of THE NUTCRACKER will return for the holiday season in November and December 2025 at venues throughout New Jersey. "It will be a ‘season of seasons’ as ARB leans into a haunting October, magical family fun during the holidays, fairytale romance just after Valentine's Day, and Americana fanfare to celebrate the country's 250th anniversary,” says Executive Director Julie Diana Hench. “We invite audiences of all ages to join us at the theater and make memories together, and to experience the transformative power of the performing arts." Friday, October 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM* Tickets for GISELLE range from $42 to $72, not including additional 4% NBPAC Ticket Fee. *Post-Show Reception ($50 add-on to ticket purchase) with ARB Dancers, artistic leadership, and VIPs immediately following the performance. Light bites and beverages will be served.
Experience dance like never before at the Festival of The Moon, presented by Union County Performing Art Center (UCPAC). On Friday, October 17, 2025 at 7:00PM, ARB will perform the iconic second act of Swan Lake and other works beneath "Museum of the Moon," a luminous, 23-ft. diameter sculpture created by UK artist Luke Jerram, which will be suspended in mid-air over the Orchestra section at UCPAC’s Main Stage. Set against Tchaikovsky’s gorgeous score, Swan Lake transports audiences into the mesmerizing world of Odette, the swan princess, as she reveals her true form to Prince Siegfried. From the famous “Dance of the Cygnets” pas de quatre to the renowned romantic pas de deux, this fairytale scene promises to leave audiences of all ages spellbound. Also featured will be Ethan Stiefel’s if, a poignant solo that traces the contours of love and loss set to “If I Could Only Fly” by American singer-songwriter and poet Blaze Foley; and Lar Lubovitch’s Something About Night, a mesmerizing dreamlike quintet set to the ethereal voices of Franz Schubert’s male choral songs. ARB is excited to share these impassioned and evocative works with audiences at UCPAC. Union County Performing Arts Center | Rahway, NJ Friday, October 17, 2025 at 7:00 PM Tickets for SWAN LAKE ACT II & MORE range from $36 to $56, including all fees.
THE NUTCRACKER Friday, November 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM & 7:00 PM Tickets for THE NUTCRACKER at McCarter Theatre range from $49 to $79, including all fees. Two River Theater | Red Bank, NJ Tickets for THE NUTCRACKER at Two River Theater range from $47 to $79, including service fees.
Thursday, December 18 at 7:30 PM (Additional performance added due to popular demand!) * The only performances featuring musicians of the Nutcracker Orchestra conducted by Kenneth T. Bean, and singers from the Princeton GirlChoir. Tickets for THE NUTCRACKER at State Theatre New Jersey range from $45 to $90, including service fees.
CINDERELLA Friday, March 6, 2026 at 7:00 PM* Tickets for CINDERELLA range from $42 to $72, not including additional 4% NBPAC fee. *Post-Show Reception ($50 add-on to ticket purchase) with ARB Dancers, artistic leadership, and VIPs immediately following the performance. Light bites and beverages will be served.
AMERICANA Friday, May 1, 2026 at 7:00 PM* Tickets for AMERICANA range from $42 to $72, not including additional 4% NBPAC Ticket Fee. *Post-Show Reception ($50 add-on to ticket purchase) with ARB Dancers, artistic leadership, and VIPs immediately following the performance. Light bites and beverages will be served. For more information, contact Grant Jacoby, Director of Marketing, at gjacoby@arballet.org, or by calling 609-921-7758 x34 #####
ABOUT AMERICAN REPERTORY BALLET Guided by Interim Artistic Director Samantha Dunster, with Artist in Residence Ethan Stiefel and Artistic Associate Gillian Murphy, American Repertory Ballet (ARB) is recognized as one of the state’s premier performing arts organizations, with a distinctive reputation for innovation and individuality. Presenting classical repertory alongside new and existing contemporary work, ARB is a founding resident company of the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center while also performing in major venues across New Jersey and beyond for an annual audience of more than 30,000. Founded in 1954 as the Princeton Ballet Society, ARB has been consistently designated a “Major Arts Institution'' by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts for the past two decades and has repeatedly been awarded a Citation of Excellence by the Council. The company has been recognized by the National Endowment for the Arts and other major foundations and leaders in the field as a prominent force in the field of dance. Princeton Ballet School, ARB’s official school, attracts talent from around the world while providing opportunities for local students of all ages, such as through its award winning DANCE POWER program. Find American Repertory Ballet online at arballet.org.
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