New York Theatre Ballet Presents Array Of Works At The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

The New York Theatre Ballet will perform on Thursday, May 17 at 7 p.m. for three dance works that re-imagine the Classical World and meditates on the celebrated Farnese Sarcophagus (c. 225 CE).

The New York Theatre Ballet strives to perform small classic masterpieces and new contemporary works for adults and innovative hour-long ballets for young children all at affordable prices. The work of the professional company, its ballet school, and community service programs reach adults and family audiences across the country building a love for dance.

The program includes: "Afternoon of a Faun" by Vaslav Nijinksy (1912); "Antique Epigraphs" by Jerome Robbins (1984), and the world premiere of Gardner Museum commissioned work by choreographer Tom Gold.

The Farnese Sarcophagus will be the highlight of the upcoming exhibition Life, Death & Revelry, on view at the Gardner Museum beginning June 14. The exhibition will invite visitors to see this work through the eyes of artists over time, creating a conversation between the past and present.

The Classical World in Modern Choreography will take place in the Museum's Calderwood Hall, located at 25 Evans Way, Boston, Mass. Tickets are required. These may be purchased in advance or at the door, and include Museum admission.

SECTION A:
FLOOR LEVEL & FIRST BALCONY
Adults $40, seniors $37, members $28, students & children 7-17 $12 (children under 7 not admitted).

SECTION B:
SECOND & THIRD BALCONIES
Adults $35, seniors $32, members $23, students & children 7-17 $12 (children under 7 not admitted).

Support for this program was provided by Amy and David Abrams, the Barr Foundation, and the Mellon Foundation through the Visiting Curator for Performing Arts Fund. The Museum also receives operating support from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, which receives support from the State of Massachusetts and the National Endowment for the Arts.

The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum - a magical creation of one woman's daring vision - invites you to awaken your senses and be transported. Modeled after a Venetian palazzo, unforgettable galleries surround a luminous courtyard and are home to masters such as Rembrandt, Raphael, Titian, Michelangelo, Whistler, and Sargent. The Renzo Piano wing provides a platform for contemporary artists, musicians, and scholars, and serves as an innovative venue where creativity is celebrated in all of its forms.

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum • 25 Evans Way Boston MA 02215 • Hours: Open Daily from 11a.m. to 5 p.m. and Thursdays until 9 p.m. Closed Tuesdays. • Admission: Adults $15; Seniors $12; Students $5; Free for members, children under 18, everyone on his/her birthday, and all named "Isabella" • $2 off admission with a same-day Museum of Fine Arts, Boston ticket • For information 617 566 1401 • Box Office 617 278 5156 • www.gardnermuseum.org