The Ballet on the Seashore Dance Competition is a free outside skilled dance efficiency on Assateague Island in Berlin, MD, that acts as a conduit to attach the neighborhood, surroundings and performing arts. This yr, the occasion is scheduled for September 20 (with a rain date of September 21).
Audiences are invited to carry seaside chairs to get pleasure from choreographies impressed by the pure world earlier than sundown. Along with skilled performances, pageant actions embody eco talks, dance-related actions for youngsters and a pointe shoe pavilion sponsored by Freed of London USA.
The 2025 Ballet on the Seashore Dance Competition options performances by visitor artists from the New York Metropolis-based Continuum Modern Ballet, Dance Theatre of Harlem, The Washington Ballet, Janusphere Dance Firm and Ballet Theatre of Maryland, amongst others.
Viewers members may even be taught concerning the historical past of the island, volunteer alternatives and the well-known wild ponies in an environmental speak from Meghan Rhode, Assistant Park Supervisor of Assateague State Park, in addition to an eco speak from College of Maryland Jap Shore Professor, Dr. Madhumi Mitra, about her analysis of seaweeds within the native coastal bays.
“Once you make your method over the bridge to the island, you’re feeling such as you enter into a distinct world the place every thing strikes in concord,” mentioned Vanessa Salgado, Ballet on the Seashore Founder. “On a traditional day, you may see butterflies floating over the dunes, whereas waves roll and dolphins dive. You’ll be able to hear the marsh grasses sway, ponies galloping and birds singing. Including the artwork of dance to the combo is a pleasure for audiences to expertise. We’re excited to current our third annual pageant, a program that households throughout Maryland, the Mid-Atlantic and past have come to look ahead to attending annually.”
The Ballet on the Seashore Dance Competition is co-sponsored by Assateague State Park and the Maryland Park Service. The occasion is free and open to the general public, with a parking value of $5/automobile. Pre-performance actions will start at 4pm, adopted by the efficiency from 5-6:30pm.
For extra data, go to www.balletonthebeach.org.
