NY Theatre Ballet Premieres Richard Alston's A RUGGED FLOURISH, 5/13-14

Don't miss the World Premiere of Richard Alston's "A Rugged Flourish" at Florence Gould Hall, 55 E. 59th Street, on May 13 & 14 at 7 pm during Signatures 11 presented by New York Theatre Ballet. Tickets are $25. Please go to www.nytb.org or call Ticketmaster at 800-982-2787 for tickets.

Richard Alston, Artistic Director of The Place in London and former director of Ballet Rambert, has made a new ballet especially for NYTB to Aaron Copland's Piano Variations with costumes designed by Metropolitan Opera Resident Costume Designer, Sylvia Taalsohn Nolan.

Other ballets on the program are Frederick Ashton's "Capriol Suite," Merce Cunningham's "Septet" and Antony Tudor's "Jardin aux Lilas" and "Soiree Musicale."

A special feature on the program is Between The Acts: Conversation on Dance, an informal discussion with David Vaughan on May 13 and Richard Alston on May 14. If you have a question you would like addressed during Between the Acts, email your inquiry to signatures11@nytb.org.