Ballet Under the Stars 2026
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Great coverage in Hartford Courant:
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All shows free!
July 10 – UCONN – Storrs (location to be announced) – 7:00pm (postponed to 2027!)
July 12 – Middletown – Wadsworth Mansion – 7:00pm
July 14 – Westport – Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts – 7:30pm
July 18 – West Hartford – Elizabeth Park Conservancy – 7:00pm (July 19 rain date)
July 25 – Yonkers – Untermyer Park – 6:30pm
July 27 – Danbury – Richter Park – 7:30pm
July 28 – Stamford – Mill River Park – 7:00pm (cancelled)
Narrated by Artistic Director Brett Raphael, the 2026 program will include
a diverse assortment of classical and contemporary dance in a joyful tribute
to our country’s 250th birthday celebration.
This annual open-air performance series will include SUITCASE, a duet to
Keb Mo’s music, GARNISH, a tribute to the work of jazz pianist, Erroll Garner, a sensual duet, TRYST, by guest choreographer James Sewell, and a revival of Auguste Bournonville’s LA VENTANA, a fiendishly difficult trio for the company’s top soloists.
Plan to join us for glorious live performances 'under the stars' this summer!
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Sponsorship support from Ensworth Charitable Trust, Marge Wilder Fund for Connecticut Ballet, and First Position Media. Thank you!
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BALLET UNDER THE STARS 2026
PROGRAM & CASTING:
La Ventana Pas de Trois
(Connecticut Ballet premiere – 2011)
Choreography by August Bournonville (1854)
Music by Hans Christina Lumbye
Costumes by Christina Giannini
Staged by Brett Raphael after original staging by Karina Elver
Carla Hernandez
Samael Maurice
Ava Prentice
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Duet d'Amore
Choreography by Brett Raphael
Costumes by Christina Giannini
Camila Pino
Paulo Gutierrez
Suitcase
Music by Keb Mo
Choreography by Alexander Tressor
Carrington Martin
Seth Mostofsky
Babble
Music by Philip Glass
Choreography by Brett Raphael
Kathleen Frommer
Paulo Gutierrez
Clara Hernandez
Carrington Martin
Samael Maurice
Seth Mostofsky
Ena Nomoto
Camila Pino
Ava Prentice
Cameron Smith
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- Intermission-
Tryst
Music by Johann Sebastian Bach
Choreography by James Sewell
Costumes by Elena Comendador
Cameron Smith
Samael Maurice
Fatale
Music by Claude Debussy
Choreography by Lindsay Jorgensen & Paulo Gutierrez
Camila Pino or Carla Hernandez
Paulo Gutierrez
Garnish
Music by Erroll Garner
Choreography by Douglas Norwick
Paulo Gutierrez
Carla Hernandez
Carrington Martin
Samael Maurice
Seth Mostofsky
Camila Pino
Ava Prentice
Cameron Smith
Copyright © 2026.
The choreographies presented on this program are copyright-protected and are the sole property of the choreographers and/or their estates. All rights reserved.
