Bold, Beautiful, BalletX— An Epic Mountain Adventure

The Wood River Valley has as big an appetite for outdoor play and robust adventure as it does for the rich flavor of cultural arts. Both can involve the spectacular, the breathtaking, and the jaw-dropping, leaving you ravenous for second helpings. With Ballet Sun Valley’s festival offering this month, prepare to be thoroughly satiated, and, the next morning over coffee, debating which was the bigger thrill— contemporary ballet or your bike ride off the top of Baldy. It promises to be pretty heady stuff.

Idaho’s Ballet Sun Valley Festival Is Back With an Expanded Season

Ballet Sun Valley, the annual dance festival in scenic Sun Valley, Idaho, is back in full force with an expanded summer season this year. Held outdoors at the Sun Valley Pavilion, the first part of the festival runs July 12–13 and features dancers from San Francisco Ballet, Houston Ballet, New York City Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet and The Washington Ballet. Then, BalletX takes the stage August 22–23, making its Ballet Sun Valley debut.

Ballet Sun Valley Bounces Back With In-Person Performances

Ballet Sun Valley is back next week with four nights of live dancing and completely unique programs each evening. The performances will be in person at the iconic open air Sun Valley Pavilion.

Joining Idaho Matters to talk more about the July Festival are Kelli Quinlan, executive director of Ballet Sun Valley… and Matthew Bledsoe… executive vice president of IMG artists.