Off-Season: New York Theatre Ballet presents Legends & Visionaries: The Next Era
About This Event
At Danspace Project, New York Theatre Ballet shares the bill with solo artist Off-Season in Legends & Visionaries: The Next Era. NYTB, founded in 1978 by Diana Byer and rooted in the Cecchetti‑Diaghilev tradition, balances reprises of classic works with new choreography, while Off-Season offers a practice that favors structure and attentive pacing, informed by collaborations with Wendy Osserman Dance Company, Concetta Abbate, Cori Kresge and Amanda Krische.
About Legends & Visionaries: The Next Era
At Danspace Project, *Legends & Visionaries: The Next Era* pairs New York Theatre Ballet with the solo artist Off-Season on a shared program. Founded in 1978 by Diana Byer, New York Theatre Ballet draws from the Cecchetti–Diaghilev lineage while moving between repertory revivals and newly made dances. Off-Season’s solo work shifts the frame toward the present, using the body as a site for personal and civic commentary. The evening reads as a local snapshot of how New York dance tradition is carried forward, not preserved in amber.
About the Artists
Off-Season
Off-Season is an individual dance artist whose work appears in New York City’s performance ecology through presentations at Danspace Project. Their credits include collaborations with Wendy Osserman Dance Company as well as work alongside Concetta Abbate, Cori Kresge, and Amanda Krische.
New York Theatre Ballet
New York Theatre Ballet or NYTB was founded in 1978 by Diana Byer, who became its artistic director. Dedicated to the principles of the Cecchetti-Diaghilev tradition, the company both reprises classic masterworks and produces original ballets.