BY KAREN BOSSICK
Ballet Sun Valley will present the internationally acclaimed Boston Ballet led by Artistic Director Mikko Nissinen June 24 and 25 at the Sun Valley Pavilion.
The 7 p.m. performances will be the Boston Ballet’s first appearance in Sun Valley. Nissinen began his professional dance career in Finland at The Finnish National Ballet School. He has danced with the Dutch National Ballet, Basel Ballet and as a principal dancer with San Francisco Ballet.
Boston Ballet is comprised of 69 dancers of 11 nationalities. As artistic director, Nissinen has cultivated a collection of classical, neo-classical and contemporary repertoire ranging from full-length classical ballets to masterworks by George Balanchine and world premieres by contemporary choreographers.
Each night will showcase different works and will include works choreographed by Tiler Peck and Pulitzer Prize winning composer Caroline Shaw. The June 24 program will include Balanchine’s “Chaconne pas de deux” and passages from Tchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake.”
The June 25 program will include Balanchine’s “Chaconne pas de deux” and “DEVIL’S/eye”--Stephen Galloway’s creation set to the music of The Rolling Stones.
Tickets go on sale Wednesday, April 27. They start at $35 and are available at https://balletsunvalley.org/ or at the sun Valley Resort Box Office at 208-622-2135.
Learn more at https://balletsunvalley.org/