Newport Dance Festival will take place at The Great Friends Meeting House, Rhode Island in July 16-20
Presented by Newport Contemporary Ballet, Newport Dance Festival will take place on the lawn of the 17th century Great Friends Meeting House a historic Quaker building which is now a museum in Newport, Rhode Island 16–20 July 2025.
NEBT founder and Artistic Director, Karen Pilkington-Miksa MBE said, “New English Ballet Theatre’s vision is to continue expanding our audiences in the UK while growing our international presence and providing our dancers and choreographers with opportunities to showcase their work on a global stage. We are absolutely delighted to have the opportunity of making our USA debut at the prestigious Newport Dance Festival in July.”
A cast of five dancers will perform By A Thread: Calypso by Marika Brussel, which "re-sets the traditional male-centred view of Greek mythology by focusing a light on Penelope, wife of Odysseus and heroine of The Odyssey."
They will also perform Baroque Encounters by Daniela Cardim (NEBT’s former Associate Choreographer, now Artistic Director of Ballet Arizona in the US) and Summer Storm Pas de Deux – excerpt from The Four Seasons by choreographer, director and producer Jenna Lee featuring an "enigmatic" section of Vivaldi’s score by composer Max Richter.