Experience Ascending – an evening of dance and live music inspired by the evocative Lark Ascending on Friday, Sept. 19. Set in the historic Chautauqua Auditorium, this one-night-only event features four compelling performances, each accompanied by live music. Together, they create an immersive dialogue between movement and melody, inviting you to experience the emotional depth and immediacy of dance and music in harmony.

This event features:

Lark Ascending
Choreography by Ben Needham-Wood (World Premiere)
Music by Ralph Vaughan Williams

The Vanishing
Choreography by Claudia Anata-Hubiak (World Premiere)
Music by Jonas Leuenberger and Jeb Bows

Double Stop
Choreography by Val Caniparoli
Music by Philip Glass

Ghost (Pas de Deux)
Choreography by Ben Needham-Wood
Music by Ludovico Einaudi