Princeton Ballet School, the official school of American Repertory Ballet, presents the Spanish-inspired, full-length ballet Don Quixote on May 5^th at 2:00 PM and 7:00 PM at Patriots Theater at the War Memorial in Trenton, New Jersey.  On April 27 at 5:15pm, “Behind Don Quixote”, an ARB On Pointe Enrichment Series event, will provide a pre-performance inside look at this production.

PRINCETON, NJ – American Repertory Ballet will be kicking off 2012 with a deep look into the ballet Romeo and Juliet and the evocative themes it portrays.  Company Director Douglas Martin will be joined by special guest Simon Morrison, a world-renowned Prokofiev expert, music scholar, and Princeton University professor to discuss the ballet and Prokofiev’s brilliant score.  Excerpts from Douglas Martin’s new Romeo and Juliet will debut at ARB Presents: Spring into Love at 8:00pm on March 17, 2012 at Raritan Valley Community College.

American Repertory Ballet will present its 49th annual production of The Nutcracker in theaters throughout New Jersey this holiday season. This year’s production features brand new Act II sets by Carl Sprague, which were designed and created through the generous support of the Covance Foundation.  “I'm delighted to see the fulfillment of our impressionist era concept through the imagination of our wonderful designer Carl Sprague,” says Company Director Douglas Martin.