American Repertory Ballet (ARB) presents the World Premiere of Cinderella, the timeless fairytale of a younger girl who rises above adversity to search out hope, love, and her personal happily-ever-after. Performances happen March 6–8, 2026 on the New Brunswick Performing Arts Heart.
Audiences are invited right into a world of enchantment as Cinderella’s Fairy Godmother alters her future, a Prince captures her coronary heart, and kindness and braveness prevail over cruelty. With choreography by Samantha Dunster, ARB’s just lately appointed Inventive Director, this magical manufacturing options dazzling new units and costumes, a world forged {of professional} artists, and 36 younger college students from Princeton Ballet College, the official college of American Repertory Ballet. A spellbinding expertise for all ages, Cinderella is the outing for the entire household to take pleasure in!
“Choreographing Cinderella for the terribly gifted dancers of ARB has been a really momentous expertise,” says Dunster. “They aren’t solely excelling of their approach, however their artistry and comedic timing are elegant. Every dancer brings the story to life with uniquely private and imaginative touches.”
ARB’s manufacturing of Cinderella options “Cinderella, Op. 87 Ballet,” composed by Sergei Prokofiev, with a libretto by Nicolai Volkov. The enchanting rating acts as an evocative undercurrent to the efficiency, capturing the ballet’s magnificence, humor, wit, and romance.
The manufacturing design group consists of Bella Mazzoni and Rylee Berger (Scenic/Props), Janessa Cornell Urwin (Costumes), and Jason Flamos (Lighting). “Samantha Dunster and I began the costume design course of by selecting vibrant colours for the ball costumes, which offered additional route and inspiration for the remainder of the characters,” says Cornell Urwin. “We needed numerous dynamic hues to spotlight the sensation of being immersed in a fairy story, in addition to materials and textures that transfer and sparkle to create magic.”
Mazzoni provides, “We offer an exaggerated sense of realism, with elongated partitions, grand decor, and glitz of gold, nonetheless encapsulating the magic behind the story. Our viewers will really feel the heat and vibrancy of the world by way of our decisions of coloration, representing the nice and cozy love and compassion the namesake of the present possesses. We didn’t need the viewers to simply see the story of Cinderella, however really feel each second together with her and people round her.”
At its core, Cinderella is a narrative of resilience and transformation. By moments of tenderness, comedy, and grandeur, ARB’s manufacturing elevates the acquainted story right into a whimsical, but refined ballet, with a number of off-stage engagement alternatives all through the weekend to reinforce the expertise. Audiences of all ages will depart the theater celebrating Cinderella’s enduring fantastical themes of hope, love, and triumph.
ARB’s Cinderella can be at New Brunswick Performing Arts Heart Friday, March 6, 2026 at 7:00 PM, Saturday, March 7, 2026 at 2:00 PM & 7:00 PM, and Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 PM.
Tickets for Cinderella vary from $42 to $72, not together with further 4% NBPAC Ticket Payment. Guide now.
