Just as every other group in the arts world had to shut down amid the COVID-19 pandemic, so too did the Orlando Ballet.
“Balance is a critical element in dance. Adjusting to current circumstances while looking forward to and planning for the future requires balance as well,” wrote Robert Hill, Orlando Ballet’s Artistic Director, in a letter posted to the company website. “I will be forever proud of how our organization and our community came together as one to keep us dancing. At Orlando Ballet, we are finding our way through these difficult days with a path for the future.”
As we enter the fall season, the show will go on for the Orlando Ballet’s 2020-21 season, with an adjustment.
“I’m delighted to report that Orlando Ballet’s 2020-21 season will be remarkable because it will include a balance of what we weren’t able to perform last season with several new productions, all of which will remind us of the joy that comes from dance and the performing arts,” Hill said.
The previously announced “Icons & Idols A Mixed Rep,” scheduled for March 26-28, will be replaced with last season’s “Made in the USA,” now renamed “The Premiere Collection,” and will open as the inaugural mainstage production at Harriett’s Orlando Ballet Centre March 19-21.
The season will kick off in October with the world premiere of Hill’s “The Sleeping Beauty,” playing Oct. 23-25. Orlando Ballet will bring 2020 to a close with the traditional playing of “The Nutcracker” Dec. 4-13. Both shows will be performed at the Dr. Phillips Center’s Walt Disney Theater.
The remainder of the season will feature “Moulin Rouge: The Ballet” Feb. 12-14 and “Peter Pan” April 30-May 2, both being performed at Dr. Phillips Center Center’s Walt Disney Theater.
“We have all been through so much together,” Hill said, “so please know that our upcoming season is intended to continue to bring us all together through artistry, beautiful dance and our own Orlando Ballet.”
The Orlando Ballet’s 2020-21 season runs Oct. 23-May 2 at the Dr. Phillips Center and Harriett’s Orlando Ballet Centre in Orlando. For more Fall Arts listings, click here.
