Auditorium Theatre to premiere ABT, Eifman dance works in 2018- 19 season
American Ballet Theatre and Eifman Ballet will present pieces new to Chicago during the 2018- 19 season of the Auditorium Theatre, the venue announced early Monday.
ABT will present the Midwest premiere of “Whipped Cream” ( April 11- 14), a new production by Alexei Ratmansky featuring sets and costumes by artist Mark Ryden. From St. Petersburg, Russia, will come the North American premiere of Eifman’s “Pygmalion” ( May 17- 19, 2019), as imagined by founder Boris Eifman.
The dance lineup also includes a 60th anniversary celebration by the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater ( March 6- 10), the return of Ballet Folklórico de México de Amalia Hernández ( Nov. 10- 11) and a series of performances by Chicago companies.
Other highlights at the historic South Loop theater:
A National Geographic speaker series featuring exceptional women: Egyptian art expert Kara Cooney ( Sept. 26), primatologist Mireya Mayor ( Jan. 24) and mountain climber Hilaree O’Neill ( May 7, 2019).
A screening of “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” with the Chicago Philharmonic performing Danny Elfman’s score ( Oct. 31).
Pop group Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons ( Nov. 3) in their first Auditorium concert in over 40 years.
A career retrospective starring “The Little Mermaid” and “Aladdin” songwriter Alan Menken ( March 30).
Subscription and group sales are under way now, and sales of individual tickets for the season’s first half begin Aug. 3 at www.auditoriumtheatre.org.