onstagepittsburgh.com: The aptly titled Emerald Season features four full-length story ballets and one mixed repertory program, including family-friendly ballets, Pittsburgh premieres, world premieres, and works from acclaimed choreographers. The five-program season runs from October 2024 through May 2025 and includes Peter Pan, The Nutcracker, Romeo and Juliet with the PBT Orchestra, Spring Mix: 5 for 55, and with the PBT Orchestra.
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I saw the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s The Nutcracker over the winter and it was very beautiful, and I hope to be able to catch one of their performances of Beauty and the Beast before it closes next week, but we’ll see if I get my work done in time to do so. I am very excited for their 2024-2025 season and I will definitely try to check some of them out! I have never heard of a Peter Pan ballet before so that’ll definitely be a new experience. Romeo and Juliet is one of my favorite ballets, I absolutely love Tchaikovsky’s version of the music so I am interested to hear Prokofiev’s version, especially with the PBT Orchestra as well. The Wizard of Oz ballet also sounds incredibly interesting but I’m sure it will be visually stunning. Definitely will put some of these on my list to check out next year!
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s 55th season really is aptly named the emerald season, with Peter Pan, the Wizard of Oz, and a piece called Emeralds. Not including the other pieces of the season where they might decide to include more green themes. I’m not surprised that ballets for Peter Pan and The Wizard of Oz exist, it’s just something that I haven’t thought about very often. Though it does make quite a bit of sense, especially for Peter Pan. I wonder if both of them include any flying? If I’m still in Pittsburgh come October, I’d definitely want to see Peter Pan. I’ve never seen a theatrical version of it and I would like to see some kind of performance of the classic. I know that Romeo and Juliet exists as a ballet, I’ve never seen it, but it would be interesting to see a Shakespeare piece turned into a ballet.
You're kidding. I cannot express how excited I am for this upcoming Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre season, specifically for Romeo & Juliet. That ballet was the very first ballet production I had worked on behind the scenes as an ASM and the production that made me fall in love with management and want to pursue it as a career. I remember sitting in the wings during a break that I had and sitting and watching the balcony scene at the end of Act 1 and having a visceral aha moment where I went, this is what I want to do for the rest of my life. It moved me in such a way I cannot describe. It is a crime that the performance is only for one weekend. Especially since it's performed with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra!!! Like again, you're kidding. The score is actually the most beautiful thing and is what introduced me to Prokofiev, my favorite composer. I would die just to hear it live to to see the ballet and have it played live is too much for me. I am going to send so many emails to see if there is any way I could find a way to be a part of this production.
As a past ballet dancer, I’m always looking forward to watch ballets. I didn’t get the chance to watch many ballets this school year because I didn’t know about them till too late, but now that I have this article, I can schedule times in advance that I want to go watch a show for. Peter Pan is always one I wanted to watch, so I’m hoping I can get a chance to watch it. The Nutcracker is one that I’ve both performed and watch multiple times, and it’s always so fun watching each company’s little twist on it, and seeing the different costumes and set designs. They are also collaborating with the PBT Orchestra, which means live music maybe! I’m not sure if PBT has open dance workshops, but if they do, I would love to go and get to know the company some more, especially if I’m going to spend the next couple of years here, and I want to get back into ballet.
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