Program Two – Written Motion at Sarasota Opera

Program Two - Written Motion
November 21 – 22, 2025
Sarasota Opera House
Accompanied by the Sarasota Orchestra

Ushering in Program Two is Sir Frederick Ashton’s Valses nobles et sentimentales, a romantic ballet lost for twenty-five years until its 2012 revival by The Sarasota Ballet. Continuing the Program is a World Premiere by esteemed choreographer Ashley Page. As a former dancer with The Royal Ballet and the former Artistic Director of the Scottish Ballet, this will be The Sarasota Ballet’s first time working with Page. Rounding out Program Two is the return of Mark Morris’ The Letter V. “No choreographer alive has a higher reputation for musicality than Mark Morris; and that reputation has been well earned over more than 30 years of marvelously eclectic creativity,” says The New York Times.

Repertoire will include:

Valses nobles et sentimentales
Choreography by Sir Frederick Ashton
Music by Maurice Ravel

WORLD PREMIERE
Choreography by Ashley Page
Music to be announced

The Letter V
Choreography by Mark Morris
Music by Joseph Haydn

Featuring Live Music by the Sarasota Orchestra