It is a pleasure to welcome you to Program 2: Written Motion, which embodies the artistic breadth and vitality of The Sarasota Ballet. This program captures the essence of who we are—a Company equally devoted to the creation of new work and the preservation of ballet’s most treasured legacies.
Opening the performance is Sir Frederick Ashton’s Valses nobles et sentimentales, a ballet once thought lost forever and revived by The Sarasota Ballet in 2012. Its elegance, romanticism, and emotional sophistication remind us why Ashton’s genius remains central to our artistic identity.
Counterbalancing the classicism of Ashton is the world renowned modern dance choreographer Mark Morris. Originally created for Houston Ballet— The Letter V is rare example of his choreographic brilliance expressed through ballet technique – creating a vibrant, energetic and musically rich experience for both dancers and audiences alike.
Closing the program, we are thrilled to bring to the Sarasota stage the World Premiere of Ashley Page’s Scorched Sky. This newly commissioned work, with stunning designs created especially for the ballet, marks the first collaboration with Page who is one of today’s most distinctive choreographic voices.
Together, these works reveal the unique strength of The Sarasota Ballet—a Company that celebrates both heritage and discovery. On behalf of The Sarasota Ballet, I thank you for joining us and for helping to sustain this extraordinary journey of dance and imagination.
Kennedy Falyn Cassada, Ze Ellis, Willa Frantz,Mischa Goodman, Dominique Jenkins, Iku Okura, Bel Pickering, Annie Wilson Paige Young
Corps de Ballet
Daniel Ayala, Andrew Buckley, Olivia Dugan, Camille Gentes Jonah Glickman, Mark Hare, Ella Lau, Pasha Levy, Andrea Marcelletti, Jordan Micallef, Ben Moss, Alessandra Nova, Gabriella Schultze, Nathan Smith, Emmanuelle Watkins, Brooke Wilson
Apprentices
Haley Dale, Isabella Damico, Isabella Nova, Simon Plante, Trevin Ralphs, Ella Tuite
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Valses nobles et sentimentales
Choreography by Sir Frederick
Ashton
Maurice Ravel’s fascination with the waltz produced his Valses nobles et sentimentales (1911), first performed anonymously in Paris and later orchestrated in 1912 as Adélaïde, ou le langage des fleurs . Music writer Roger Nichols praised the suite for offering “nostalgia without incoherence, sentiment without sentimentality.”
Sir Frederick Ashton first used Ravel’s score in 1935 for Valentine’s Eve with Ballet Rambert, returning to it in 1947 for Sadler’s Wells Theatre Ballet. This version reflected postwar Britain’s longing for elegance and escape, its lyrical dances woven seamlessly into Ravel’s ravishing music.
Designer Sophie Fedorovitch enhanced the atmosphere with abstract screens, silhouetted palms, and costumes of velvet and tulle in maroon and pink. Evoking both Romantic ballet and Dior’s “New Look,” her designs framed Ashton’s stylish homage to Ravel—an enduring celebration of glamour and grace.
Sir Frederick Ashton Choreographer
Sir Frederick Ashton (1904–1988) was born in Ecuador and resolved to dance after seeing Anna Pavlova perform in Lima in 1917. In London he studied with Léonide Massine and later with Dame Marie Rambert, who encouraged his first choreographic ventures, including A Tragedy of Fashion (1926). After dancing briefly with Ida Rubinstein’s company, he accepted Dame Ninette de Valois’ invitation in 1935 to join her Vic-Wells Ballet as both dancer and choreographer, beginning a lifelong association with what would become The Royal Ballet.
His career extended beyond the company to opera, film, revues, and international commissions, but it was at Covent Garden, after wartime service in the RAF, that he created Symphonic Variations (1946), affirming a new postwar spirit. Over the following decades he choreographed ballets often tailored to individual dancers, among them Cinderella (1948), Daphnis and Chloe (1951), Romeo and Juliet (1955), Ondine (1958), La Fille mal gardée (1960), The Two Pigeons (1961), Marguerite and Armand (1963), and The Dream (1964).
Ashton was appointed Associate Director of The Royal Ballet in 1952 and succeeded de Valois as Director from 1963 to 1970, during which time he also created works such as Monotones II (1965), Enigma Variations (1968), A Month in the Country (1976), and the film The Tales of Beatrix Potter (1971), in which he performed as Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle. Knighted in 1962 and later named Founder Choreographer of The Royal Ballet, Ashton left a body of work distinguished by versatility, musical sensitivity, and theatrical imagination.
Margaret Barbieri Répétiteur
Having spent 20 years as a Principal Dancer with The Royal Ballet, Margaret Barbieri’s wealth of knowledge and experience has enabled her to give back to the dance community through her years as a teacher and Répétiteurs.
During the last 13 years, Barbieri has staged productions for The Sarasota Ballet by some of the most important names in ballet, including Ashton, de Valois, Wright, and Fokine. In addition to staging ballets for the Company, Barbieri is also Assistant Director. Her other staging credits include Iñaki Urlezaga Company (Argentina), K-Ballet (Japan), Oregon Ballet Theatre, Scottish Ballet, and Tbilisi Ballet Theatre.
Part of Ashton Worldwide Festival 2024 - 2028
The Letter V
Choreography by
Mark Morris
Commissioned in 2015 by Stanton Welch for Houston Ballet, The Letter V marked the first collaboration between the Company and legendary American modern dance choreographer Mark Morris, though Morris had long created works for leading ballet companies including American Ballet Theatre, San Francisco Ballet, and the Paris Opera Ballet.
Set to Joseph Haydn’s Symphony No. 88 in G Major , with lighting by Nicole Pearce and costumes by Maile Okamura, the ballet exemplifies Morris’ dynamic style and signature musicality. Its title comes from Haydn’s works once being catalogued by the alphabet, with this symphony designated “V.”
Reflecting on his process, Morris explained that he enters the studio with only the music studied, creating intuitively with the dancers before him. This spontaneity and vitality shine through in the finished ballet. Reviewing its New York premiere, The New York Times critic Gia Kourlas wrote she “only wanted to watch another ballet by Mr. Morris.”
Mark Morris Choreographer
Mark Morris was praised as “the most successful and influential choreographer alive, and indisputably the most musical” (The New York Times), was born on August 29, 1956, in Seattle, Washington. In addition to creating over 150 works for the Mark Morris Dance Group, he conducts orchestras, directs opera, and choreographs for ballet companies worldwide. Morris’s work is acclaimed for its ingenuity, musicality, wit, and humanity.
Named a Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation in 1991, he has received eleven honorary doctorates to date and a multitude of awards, including the Samuel H. Scripps/American Dance Festival Award for Lifetime Achievement, the Leonard Bernstein Lifetime Achievement Award for the Elevation of Music in Society, the Benjamin Franklin Laureate Prize for Creativity, the Cal Performances Award of Distinction in the Performing Arts, the Orchestra of St. Luke’s Gift of Music Award and the 2016 Doris Duke Artist Award. In 2015, Morris was inducted into the National Museum of Dance in Saratoga Springs, New York.
Morris opened the Mark Morris Dance Center in Brooklyn, New York, in 2001 to provide a home for his company, subsidized rental space for local artists, community education programs for children and seniors, and a school offering dance classes to students of all ages and levels of experience with and without disabilities. Morris’ memoir, Out Loud, co-written with Wesley Stace, was published by Penguin Press in hardcover in 2019 and paperback in 2021.
Noah Vinson Répétiteur
Noah Vinson is originally from Springfield, Illinois, and received his B.A. in dance from Columbia College Chicago. He was named a Dance Magazine “Dancer on the Rise” in 2009 and assisted Mark Morris in the creation of The Letter V for Houston Ballet. He began dancing with MMDG in 2002 and became a company member in 2004.
World Premiere
Scorched Sky
Choreography by Ashley Page
Following an inspiring visit to observe the Company’s dancers, choreographer Ashley Page began shaping his new work, marking his first collaboration with The Sarasota Ballet. Drawn by the sense of balance in Stravinsky’s WWII-era score - where vigorous energies offset a mysterious serenity - the music thus became a guiding force for the dancers’ behavior.
Responding directly to the music, the ballet unfolds as an abstract exploration of contrasting atmospheres, with two leading couples gradually emerging from within the ensemble. The more delicate and languid central section is defined by a sense of intimacy, offering a moment of calm relief amid the surrounding dark intensity of the outer sections.
The designs echo these tensions, with the leading dancers clad in more familiar clothing while the ensemble is more streamlined. Above it all, a watchful presence passes slowly over the scene.
Ashley Page Choreographer
Ashley Page, born in Kent, began training locally before entering The Royal Ballet Schools. He joined The Royal Ballet in 1976, where formative collaborations with Sir Frederick Ashton, Kenneth MacMillan, and Richard Alston profoundly shaped his artistry. Promoted to Principal Dancer in 1984, he combined a distinguished performing career with choreography, creating 17 works for the Company and receiving commissions from Rambert Dance Company, Dutch National Ballet, and others.
His choreography—praised for bold collaborations and stylistic versatility—has since been performed internationally by leading companies including San Francisco Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, Royal Ballet of Flanders, and Vienna State Ballet. In 2002, after 27 years with The Royal Ballet, Page was appointed Artistic Director of Scottish Ballet. Over the next decade he revitalized the company, creating acclaimed full-length productions and expanding its repertoire with contemporary works and new commissions. Now working internationally as a freelance choreographer and opera director, Page continues to bring his distinctive voice to ballet.
His collaboration with The Sarasota Ballet marks his first World Premiere for the Company. Page’s achievements have been recognized with numerous honors, including the Olivier Award, the De Valois Award for Outstanding Achievement, and appointment as Officer of the Order of the British Empire.
Friday and Saturday Evening
Valses nobles et sentimentales
Choreography by Sir Frederick Ashton
Music by Maurice Ravel
Costume Design by Sophie Fedorovitch
Lighting Design by Ethan Vail
Staged by Margaret Barbieri and Iain Webb
Conducted by Ormsby Wilkins
Premiered by Sadler’s Wells Theatre Ballet | October 1, 1947
First Performed by The Sarasota Ballet | February 24, 2012
Jessica Assef Ricardo Graziano
Dominique Jenkins Samuel Gest
Paige Young Jonah Glickman
Gabriella Schultze Jordan Micallef
Sierra Abelardo Mischa Goodman
Friday and Saturday Evening
The Letter V
Choreography by Mark Morris
Music by Joseph Haydn
Costume Design by Maile Okamura
Lighting Design by Nicole Pierce
Staged by Noah Vinson
Conducted by Ormsby Wilkins
Premiered by Houston Ballet | May 28, 2015
First Performed by The Sarasota Ballet | April 29, 2022
Bel Pickering
Alessandra Nova
Iku Okura
Paige Young
Isabella Nova
Olivia Dugan
Pasha Levy
Gabriella Schultze
Ben Moss
Jonah Glickman
Mark Hare
Mischa Goodman
Trevor Stalcup
Nathan Smith
Andrea Marcelletti
Daniel Ayala
Friday and Saturday Evening
Scorched Sky
Choreography by Ashley Page
Music by Igor Stravinsky
Costume Design by Emma Kingsbury
Set Design by Ashley Page and Ethan Vail
Lighting Design by Ethan Vail
Conducted by Ormsby Wilkins
Commissioned by The Sarasota Ballet First Performed November 21, 2025
Marijana Dominis
Sierra Abelardo
Dominique Jenkins
Ze Ellis
Samuel Gest
Ricardo Rhodes
Brooke Wilson
Kennedy Falyn Cassada
Gus Payne
Nathan Smith
Jordan Micallef
Emmanuelle Watkins Alessandra Nova
INTRINSIC | PROGRAM ONE
October 24 - 26, 2025 | FSU Center for the Performing Arts
Michel Fokine's Les Sylphides
Jessica Lang's The Lorenz Butterfly World Premiere
Will Tuckett's Changing Light
WRITTEN MOTION | PROGRAM TWO
November 21 - 22, 2025 | Sarasota Opera House
Sir Frederick Ashton's Valses nobles et sentimentales
Mark Morris' The Letter V
Ashley Page's Scorched Sky World Premiere
MASTERS OF MOVEMENT | PROGRAM THREE
December 19 - 20, 2025 | Sarasota Opera House
George Balanchine's Divertimento No. 15
George Balanchine's Mozartiana Company Premiere
Sir Frederick Ashton's Jazz Calendar
NOTES UNSPOKEN | PROGRAM FOUR
January 30 - February 2, 2026 | FSU Center for the Performing Arts
Gemma Bond's World Premiere
Antony Tudor's Lilac Garden
Ricardo Graziano's Valsinhas
MARTHA GRAHAM DANCE COMPANY | PROGRAM FIVE
February 27 - March 2, 2026 | FSU Center for the Performing Arts
Presented by The Sarasota Ballet
LIFE & LIBERTY | PROGRAM SIX
March 27 - 28, 2026 | Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall
George Balanchine's Stars and Stripes
Sir David Bintley's ‘Still Life’ at the Penguin Café
FOUNDATIONS OF ROYALTY | PROGRAM SEVEN
May 1 - 2, 2026 | Sarasota Opera House
Sir Frederick Ashton's Birthday Offering
Dame Ninette de Valois' Checkmate
Sir Peter Wright's Summertide
Saturday Matinee
Valses nobles et sentimentales
Choreography by Sir Frederick Ashton
Music by Maurice Ravel
Costume Design by Sophie Fedorovitch
Lighting Design by Ethan Vail
Staged by Margaret Barbieri and Iain Webb
Conducted by Ormsby Wilkins
Premiered by Sadler’s Wells Theatre Ballet | October 1, 1947
First Performed by The Sarasota Ballet | February 24, 2012
Marijana Dominis Ricardo Rhodes
Kennedy Falyn Cassada Andrew Buckley
Pasha Levy Gus Payne
Iku Okura
Andrea Marcelletti
Bel Pickering Ze Ellis
Saturday Matinee
The Letter V
Choreography by Mark Morris
Music by Joseph Haydn
Costume Design by Maile Okamura
Lighting Design by Nicole Pierce
Staged by Noah Vinson
Conducted by Ormsby Wilkins
Premiered by Houston Ballet | May 28, 2015
First Performed by The Sarasota Ballet | April 29, 2022
Bel Pickering
Alessandra Nova
Iku Okura
Paige Young
Isabella Nova
Olivia Dugan
Pasha Levy
Gabriella Schultze
Ben Moss
Jonah Glickman
Mark Hare
Mischa Goodman
Trevor Stalcup
Nathan Smith
Andrea Marcelletti
Daniel Ayala
Saturday Matinee
Scorched Sky
Choreography by Ashley Page
Music by Igor Stravinsky
Costume Design by Emma Kingsbury
Set Design by Ashley Page and Ethan Vail
Lighting Design by Ethan Vail
Conducted by Ormsby Wilkins
Commissioned by The Sarasota Ballet
First Performed November 21, 2025
Kennedy Falyn Cassada
Dominique Jenkins
Ella Lau
Ze Ellis
Andrea Marcelletti
Pasha Levy
Ricardo Graziano
Ben Moss
Iku Okura
Samuel Gest
Jonah Glickman
Annie Wilson Haley Dale
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Daniel Jordan concertmaster
Christopher Takeda associate concertmaster
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Ormsby Wilkins Guest Conductor
A native of Sydney, Australia, Ormsby Wilkins joined American Ballet Theatre as its Music Director in November 2005.
After taking his music studies at the Conservatories of Sydney and Melbourne, Wilkins joined The Australian Ballet and became Resident Conductor in 1982. Moving to Europe in 1983, he was appointed Conductor with England’s Sadler’s Wells Royal Ballet (now called the Birmingham Royal Ballet).
Wilkins continued his association with The Australian Ballet, having been invited to guest on many occasions for its extensive engagements, which have included those in the United States, Russia, and London, England. Other international engagements have included La Scala, Milan, the Rome Opera Ballet, the Ballet of Teatro San Carlo of Naples, and the Royal Swedish Ballet. In 2001, he spent three months in Italy conducting once again at La Scala and making his debuts in both Genoa and at the Teatro Comunale in Florence. Most recently, Wilkins has also made guest appearances with The Sarasota Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, and Miami City Ballet.
Wilkins has conducted many orchestras around the world, both in association with ballet and in concert. They include the Philharmonia and Royal Philharmonic Orchestras of London, the Royal Opera House Orchestra, Winnipeg Symphony, Calgary Philharmonic, Edmonton Symphony, Hong Kong Philharmonic, Melbourne Symphony, Tokyo Philharmonic, and National Arts Centre Orchestra, Ottawa.
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2025 - 2026 Season
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Ginger Cannon Bailey
William E. Chapman II
Warren R. Colbert, Sr.
Patricia A. Golemme
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Dr. Amy L. Harding
Charlie Huisking
Robin Klein-Strauss
Peter E. Kretzmer
Karen Lichtig
Tina Lieberman
Richard March
Joan Mathews
Howard Noble
Gini Peltz
Kimberley Anne Pelyk
Jeffrey Peterson
Richard Segall
Lois Stulberg
THE SARASOTA BALLET
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL TOURS UNDER THE DIRECTION OF IAIN WEBB
