Iain Webb News

Jacob’s Pillow will welcome Andrew Schneider and collaborators to present the world premiere of HERE in the Doris Duke Theatre. Learn more about upcoming performances!

Tickets are now on sale for the Jacob's Pillow's full schedule of programming at this summer’s 93rd annual Dance Festival. Learn more about the upcoming events and see how to attend.

Arts Advocates recently presented Andy Sandberg, artistic director and CEO of the Hermitage Artist Retreat, with its Luminaire Award. This award is presented to individuals to celebrate their outstanding contributions to the arts in Sarasota.

Asolo Repertory Theatre, The Sarasota Ballet, and FSU/Asolo Conservatory, all housed in the FSU Center for the Performing Arts, located at 5555 Tamiami Trail, will host a community open house in celebration of single tickets going on sale for their 24/25 Seasons on Monday, September 9 from 10 am – 4 pm. 

Waterfront Theatre School will bring the South African premiere of the hit cult musical HEATHERS – THE MUSICAL to Artscape this July.

'wit, charm and elegance' are the words used to describe the work of Royal Ballet founding choreographer Sir Frederick Ashton (1904-1988). English ballet, or rather style wouldn't exist without him, so The Frederick Ashton Foundation have understandably instigated the Ashton Worldwide (2024-2028) international festival to celebrate the man, his work, and the impact it continues to have on the ballet world.

This summer, The Royal Ballet will celebrate the genius of its Founding Choreographer Frederick Ashton with two mixed programmes demonstrating the remarkable range of his theatrical imagination.

MorDance will celebrate its tenth anniversary performance season with two groundbreaking world premiere ballets centering themes of activism and humanity. Performances are April 28-29, 2023 at 7:30pm at the Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College as part of the CUNY Dance Initiative.

MorDance wil present its Spring 2023 Season with groundbreaking new ballets centering themes of activism and humanity from April 28-29, 2023 at Gerald W. Lynch Theater.

The Hermitage Artist Retreat announces full line-up of events for 2023 Hermitage Greenfield Prize Weekend, a celebration of art and dance, commemorating the 15th year of the prize and 20th anniversary season of the Hermitage live events April 14-16.

MorDance presents Works in Progress on Saturday, November 5, 2022 at 7:30pm at Martha Graham Studios, 55 Bethune St, NYC. This intimate showing is an opportunity to peer into the creative process and hear from the artists themselves.

The Joyce Theater Foundation will close a landmark season of dance with the athleticism and artistry of The Sarasota Ballet. Under the Directorship of Iain Webb, the company’s triple bill, featuring hallmark works by Frederick Ashton and a world premiere from Jessica Lang, will play The Joyce Theater from August 16-21.

he Joyce Theater Foundation announced today the full lineup of U.S. and international talent that will grace The Joyce’s storied stage for its Spring/Summer 2022 season. Nearly two dozen companies and dance creators will bring their unparalleled creativity and astounding artistic innovation to the iconic, intimate home for dance in New York City.

The Sarasota Ballet School is delighted to announce the introduction of the American Ballet Theatre® National Training Curriculum starting in September.

Director of The Sarasota Ballet Iain Webb announces the Company's 30th Anniversary Season, opening October 2020 and running through till May 2021

The Sarasota Ballet has announced that they will continue to pay dancers through the original end of their contracts.

Asolo Repertory Theatre's ambitious capital and endowment campaign, Staging Our Future, has made a significant leap forward with the awarding of a challenge grant from the Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation.

Asolo Repertory Theatre and The Sarasota Ballet proudly announce the installation of brand new seating in the Harold and Esther Mertz Theatre, the main performing space for Asolo Repertory Theatre and the home of The Sarasota Ballet. Located in the FSU Center for the Performing Arts, which is also home to the FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training, the exquisite Mertz Theatre is one of Sarasota's most populated and significant cultural venues.

Sarasota Ballet Performs Perfection in Giselle

Diversity Triumphs in Poetry and Liberty for Sarasota Ballet