NEW for 2026!

Proudly hosted at CPYB in the Marjie and Don Mowery Theater

Tickets:
Tickets for all shows and ages are $20

When:
Thursday, March 26, 2026 | 6:00 PM
Friday, March 27, 2026 | 6:00 PM
Saturday, March 28, 2026 | 1:00 PM
Saturday, March 28, 2026 | 6:00 PM
Sunday, March 29, 2026 | 2:00 PM

Where:
Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet
5 North Orange Street, Suite 3
Carlisle, PA 17013-2727

Visions of Beauty

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

Alan Hineline – Visions of Beauty
A familiar fairytale, seen anew.
Rooted in Hineline’s full-length interpretation of Sleeping Beauty, Visions of Beauty invites audiences to follow along with the traditional story—while experiencing it from a different perspective and discovering inventive choreographic details that bring fresh life to a beloved classic. Hineline’s artistry offers both narrative clarity and surprise, revealing how much wonder can still be found inside a story we think we know by heart.

Alan Hineline is CPYB’s Resident Choreographer as well as the Director of the Training and Pre-Professional Divisions. Hineline’s artistic relationship with Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet started in 1995.

Paul Taylor – Esplanade
A modern masterpiece powered by everyday motion and Bach.
First performed in 1975, Paul Taylor’s Esplanade is celebrated for transforming pedestrian movement—walking, running, falling, sliding—into breathtaking dance, set to music by Johann Sebastian Bach. The Paul Taylor Dance Company describes the work as inspired by the sight of a girl running to catch a bus, resulting in a masterwork built from the poetry of ordinary motion.

For dancers and audiences alike, Esplanade is both athletic and deeply human: buoyant, tender, exuberant—an iconic work that continues to resonate across generations.

Houston Thomas – New Work (World Premiere)
A bold new creation from a rising choreographic force.
Rounding out the evening is a new work by Houston Thomas, a choreographer recognized for his musicality, theatrical intelligence, and emotionally charged movement language. A former soloist with Dresden Semperoper Ballett, Thomas has gone on to create works for a wide range of leading schools and companies.

Created especially for CPYB, this premiere underscores the organization’s commitment to giving young artists meaningful opportunities to engage with today’s important choreographic voices—and to meet the demands of contemporary repertory with depth and artistry.