“Ballet Banquet,” an unforgettable celebration of dance. The performances open with “Ben’s Trumpet Suite,” a vibrant jazz-ballet piece based on the children’s story book, “Ben’s Trumpet,” by Caldecott Honor Award-winning author and illustrator Rachel Isadora. “Sleeping Beauty: The Awakening,” is an abridged version of the classic ballet choreographed by Gianni Di Marco, followed by “Baba Ghanoush,” choreographed by Tony Williams. Following is “Slanting Sun,” choreographed by Marcus Schulkind, and two stage premieres, “The Gathering,” choreographed by Gianni Di Marco, and “Tableau,” a three-movement work choreographed by CBB company member Morgan Brown Sanborn. With dancers from City Ballet of Boston and youth dancers from the Tony Williams Dance Center, these performances feature six distinct contemporary works at the historic Strand Theatre in Dorchester, April 26-28.

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