Douglas Martin, the artistic director for American Repertory Ballet (ARB), will premiere his new full-length ballet, A Midsummer Nights Dream, on Feb. 26 and 27 at the State Theatre in New Brunswick.
The ballet is set to Mendelssohn’s score, which will be performed live by Rutgers Symphony Orchestra.
Martin explained that the traditional ballet version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream is performed in one act to Mendelssohn’s score, but his version will be in two acts. Act I is set to music from Mendelssohn’s First Symphony and Act II is set to Mendelssohn’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”
On Jan. 16 at 5:15 p.m., ARB will host “Behind the Music: A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” a free lecture featuring guest and music scholar Simon Morrison.
Morrison is a prominent music scholar and a professor of music at Princeton University.
This lecture is part of ARB’s On Pointe series, offering free lectures and demonstrations on a monthly basis at ARB’s Princeton studios. It is recommended for ages 5 and up.
ARB is the preeminent professional classical and contemporary ballet company in the state.
ARB’s Princeton studios are located at 301 North Harrison Street, in the Princeton Shopping Center, above McCaffrey’s Supermarket.
A scene from ARB’s upcoming ballet A Midsummer Night’s Dream. (Photo by Leighton Chen.),
