Tours en l'air is planning a ballet-intensive trip to New York in May. Itinerary and ESTIMATED package price below. To be placed on the priority
notification list when booking opens in February (no commitment required at this point), email:
toursenlair@gmail.com
Presented
in partnership with Carlson Wagonlit Victor Travel
101
- 8800 Dufferin Street, Concord, ON L4K 0C5
TICO
Ontario registration #1892647
escorted
by
Canada's
Word Lady,
Katherine
Barber
presents
Ballet
in New York:
Jerome
Robbins
100th
Anniversary Festival
17
– 20 May, 2018
4
days, 3 nights
5
ballet performances by two major ballet companies
BALLET-LOVERS'
BUCKET LIST:
♥
New
York City Ballet performing their signature Jerome Robbins repertoire
DRAFT ITINERARY
BOOKING WILL OPEN IN FEBRUARY
BOOKING WILL OPEN IN FEBRUARY
Thursday
May 17
Arrive
New York. Check in to 4-star Fairfield Inn and Suites by Marriott New
York Manhattan Central Park, 8-minute walk from Lincoln Center.
Evening: Meet
a New York City Ballet dancer who will give us a private guided tour
of “the house that Balanchine built”, the David H. Koch Theatre.
Pre-performance talk, then New York City Ballet: All-Robbins:
Interplay,
In the Night, The Cage, Other Dances, Fanfare. Beginning
with the lighthearted competition of a jazz-infused work, this
colorful experience includes two of Robbins’ touchingly dramatic
piano ballets and a plunge into the feral world of natural selection
before concluding with a tour of the orchestra where dancers
personify various instruments to illuminate a musical composition.
Friday
May 18
Day
at leisure. Evening: American
Ballet Theatre performance: Giselle.
Saturday
May 19
Morning
at leisure. Afternoon: Pre-performance
talk followed by
New
York City Ballet: All-Robbins: In
G Major, Afternoon of a Faun, Antique Epigraphs, The Concert. Playful
jazz accents suggest a chic Riviera setting, a chance encounter in a
ballet studio captures two young dancers in a subtle and sensual pas
de deux, and the sculptural forms of Greek antiquity inspire earthy
fervour. A one-of-a-kind comedic ballet concludes the program,
portraying a cast of quirky characters at a piano recital and their
laugh-out-loud antics. This
performance includes a See the Music segment. The conductor will
discuss the score for The
Concert
through an orchestra demonstration before the ballet is performed.
Evening:
New
York City Ballet: All-Robbins:
Opus 19/The Dreamer,
Dances at a Gathering, Glass Pieces.
Three
of Robbins’ most celebrated ballets unite to demonstrate his keen
musical insight. Prokofiev’s feverish concerto sends a male
protagonist on a dreamlike search for an ethereal counterpart, and
Chopin’s piano works allow the spectrum of human interaction to be
distilled into the most natural of movements. Seizing upon more
modern styles, Philip Glass’s minimalism mimics the pulsating
heartbeat of metropolitan life in charged, urban choreography.
Sunday
May 20
Morning:
check out of hotel. Midday: New York City Ballet wardrobe tour,
followed by a private talk with an NYCB orchestra musician. New
York City Ballet: All-Robbins Bernstein Collaborations. Two
American masters converge in these high-energy story ballets. Fancy
Free
follows three soldiers on shore leave in the Big City, while Dybbuk
delves into a mystical world with dreadful consequences. Renewing
their international hit, West
Side Story Suite
brings audiences to the feuding streets of 1950s New York City with
heart-rending poignancy.
Optional
1-day pre-extension
Wednesday
16 May
Check
in to 4-star Fairfield Inn and Suites by Marriott New York Manhattan
Central Park, 8-minute walk from Lincoln Center. Evening:
Pre-performance talk, then New York City Ballet: All-Robbins:
Goldberg
Variations, Les Noces. Robbins
pays homage to two epic compositions with his grand vision and
unceasing invention.The
Goldberg
Variations unifies
the traditions of classical and modern movement in one monumental
ballet to Bach’s epic score, and Les
Noces finds
its roots in primitive Russian folk themes, depicting a highly
ritualized wedding with a full choir and four pianos onstage.
(Category B ticket only).
Extra hotel nights before or after the package may be added on subject to availability.
Extra hotel nights before or after the package may be added on subject to availability.
GROUP
SIZE LIMITED TO 20!
Basic Package
includes:
3
nights double-share accommodation
Daily
hot and cold breakfast buffet
Category
B seats for 5 performances
Free
wifi in hotel
Ballet
enrichment program:
Private guided tour of theatre with a New York City Ballet dancerPrivate talk with a New York City Ballet orchestra musicianPrivate tour of the New York City Ballet wardrobe led by a wardrobe staff memberBallet notes
Not
included:
Airfare
Meals
and transfers
Items
of a personal nature, e.g. phone calls
Cancellation
insurance and
hospital/medical insurance
ESTIMATED
Total Package Price
CA$2300
per person
based
on double occupancy,
Category “B” seats
Category “B” seats
(front
side orchestra)
OPTIONAL UPGRADE:
CA$2775
per person
based
on double occupancy,
Category “A” seats
Category “A” seats
(front
centre orchestra) for
New
York City Ballet performances,
Category “B” seats
Category “B” seats
(front
side orchestra) for
American
Ballet Theatre performance
Single
supplement: CA$570
Optional
1-night pre-extension (May 16)
double
occupancy: CA$500 per person
single
supplement: CA$220
All prices are in Canadian dollars.
As of the exchange rate on January 26th, 2018,
approximate equivalent in $US is
Basic package, double occupancy: US$1850
single supplement: US$460
Actual price will depend on exchange rate on date payment is processed and any credit card fees.
You
may use RBC reward points or RBC certificates towards the purchase
of any or all components of these arrangements
LAND-ONLY
PACKAGE allows you the flexibility of arranging travel
from your most convenient departure point,
on
the dates and times you prefer,
and
to extend your stay if you wish.
Victor
Travel's experienced agents
will
be happy to assist you with
flight
arrangements.
For more information about this trip, and to be placed on the priority notification list when booking opens in February, contact Katherine Barber:
email:
toursenlair@gmail.com
phone:
416.693.4496
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Katherine
Barber
Tours
en l'air Ballet Holidays
email: toursenlair@gmail.com
201
Hanson St, Toronto,
ON Canada M4C 1A7 416.693.4496
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