Performances and Workshops
Memphis Renaissance: Going on from Here
This unique presentation continues the creative alliance between New Ballet Ensemble & School, the Memphis Symphony Orchestra, and Levitt Shell that began in 2015 with Memphis Renaissance + Harlem, performed to a packed audience of 4,500. This year, New Ballet Ensemble dances a narrative of the human experience through the eyes of a young black girl and boy – its highs, lows, and hopes ...
Nut ReMix 2017!
NBE’s creative reinvention of ballet classic The Nutcracker is a holiday tradition for thousands of Mid-Southerners who love the wide world of dance and music in the show – from classical ballet to hip-hop, flamenco to traditional African dance, and more. The 15th annual production returns to the beautiful Cannon Center with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra playing selections from ...
Springloaded / Petrushka ReMix
New Ballet premieres a brand new addition to its portfolio of remixed dance classics with Petrushka ReMix, a reinvention of the 20th century ballet composed by Igor Stravinsky, with the story shifted from St. Petersburg to Memphis. Petrushka is a puppet in a carnival show, a trickster caught in a love triangle with a beautiful ballerina and a jealous Moor. Their slapstick story is condensed to a ...
