2010 Vail International Dance Festival Season Announced!

Daniil Simkin, American Ballet Theatre
Photo: Enrico Nawrath

The 2010 Vail International Dance Festival has been announced!

Three premieres. Eleven performances. One Artist-in-Residence and one Company residency. All set in one breathtaking venue, against the backdrop of the stunning Gore Range mountains.

The Vail International Dance Festival returns July 27 through August 10 with a dazzling lineup of dancers from around the world performing masterpieces new and old. Tickets go on sale this Friday, February 12 at 11 a.m. MST.

Highlights of the Festival include:
• The Vail debut of BeijingDance / LDTX, who will present a stunning repertoire of contemporary dance and a world premiere.

• Tango sensations Natalia Hills and Gabriel Missé, who will present an UpClose look at their art form, as well as the U.S. premiere of their new Tango show Romper el Piso.

• New for 2010, the Artist-in-Residence initiative. The Festival’s first Artist-in-Residence is acclaimed choreographer and dancer Larry Keigwin, who will premiere a new work on the International Evenings of Dance, as well as perform himself during the Festival. During his residency, Keigwin will also create a free community participation event especially for the Vail public.

The full season schedule, artist bios and ticket information are now available at http://www.vaildance.org/, which also features video footage from past years, images of the artists, blog posts from the dancers as they get ready to travel to Vail and more.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 2010 LINEUP:
Click Here.

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