NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

Performance to take place at the Monroe Civic Center, on March 23

Los Angeles, January 22, 2025— World Ballet Company – one of the country’s leading touring ballet companies – has announced its new production. The company presents the world premiere of its latest ballet, “The Great Gatsby” – a Broadway-style take on the iconic story. It will tour to more than 140 cities across the United States from February 6 – November 24.

“World Ballet Company prides itself on making ballet accessible, and producing Broadway-style ballets. This year, we’re doing that with one of the most important stories of the 20 century literature classic,” said producer Gulya Hartwick, who founded the company with Sasha Gorskaya. “From ballet-lovers to the ballet-curious, we welcome audiences in Monroe to experience this incredible production firsthand with some of the best dancers on stage today.”

The dazzling new show adapts the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel of ill-fated love and American Dream to ballet form, taking audiences back in time to the lavish decadence of the Roaring Twenties. The production features an all-star creative team, including sensual choreography from Ilya Zhivoy performed to an original, lively jazz score from Anna Drubich, sumptuous sets by Sergei Novikov, video projection by Mikki Kunntu and glamorous costumes by Sonya Vartanyan that capture the allure of the Jazz Age.

According to audience surveys, more than 60 percent of World Ballet Company audiences experience ballet for the first time with these productions, which is crucial to the company’s mission.

“We created the World Ballet Company because we believe there are audiences for ballet in cities across the country,” said Gorskaya. “We are thrilled that audiences have responded so enthusiastically to the chance to see ballet in their hometown theaters.”

The Great Gatsby Ballet will take place at 6:00 pm, March 23 at the Monroe Civic Center, located 401 Lea Joyner Memorial Expressway Monroe, LA. For tickets and details visit worldballetcompany.com

For more information and interview requests, please reach out to:
Nataly Trusova
pr@worldballetcompany.com

About World Ballet Company

The World Ballet Company is driven by the belief that ballet is for everyone.

Based in Los Angeles, and led by Sasha Gorskaya and Gulya Hartwick, the World Ballet Company expands audiences for ballet and creates a new structure for world-class ballet productions. With no corporate or donor backing, it leverages decades of combined entertainment expertise to create, produce, and tour original productions that appeal to newcomers and seasoned ballet goers alike. By presenting in cities with less access to ballet, the company introduces the art form to new audiences while offering established ballet fans an annual occasion to look forward to.

The company is composed of renowned professional dancers representing over ten
countries. The family-friendly productions feature timeless scores, rich storytelling, vivid
hand-painted sets, and stunning hand-crafted costumes. To date, World Ballet
Company has travelled to more than 280 cities reaching an audience of more than
500,000, many of whom are first time attendees to a ballet.