Festival Ballet Providence 2006 - 2007 dance concert series.
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20 thru 22 OCTOBER, 2006 The Princess and the Pea Plus Balanchine's Allegro Brillante & Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux 1 Avenue of the Arts Providence RI Time: 730pm on Oct 20 & 21, 230pm on Oct 22 Tickets: $17.00 to $62.00 ($2.00 Theater restoration fee included) Group, student and Friday discounts available The main stage season opens October 20 through 22, 2006 at the VMA Arts & Cultural Center with a program of stunning Rhode Island premieres. Daniel Pelzig's one-act The Princes and the Pea is a delightful adaptation of the children's classic, complete with wonderful dancing and delightful physical humor. Extremely popular throughout the US, it has received stellar reviews from the day it premiered at Boston Ballet in 1995. The evening is completed by two masterly works originally created for New York City Ballet by the renowned George Balanchine: Allegro Brillante and the Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux To order tickets contact www.tickets.com , 800.919.6272 , VMA Arts & Cultural Center box office 401.272.4VMA. 28 & 29 OCTOBER 2006 The Widow's Broom Grand Studio 825 Hope Street Providence RI Time: 4pm & 730pm on Saturday 2pm & 6pm on Sunday Tickets: $30.00 To order tickets call Festival Ballet Providence, 401.353.1129 A special family Up CLOSE opens the Hope Street season October 28th and 29th with the company's traditional signature Halloween work, Viktor Plotnikov's The Widow's Broom. With witches, a magical dancing broom, sets by Eugene Lee and story by Providence's own Chris Van Allsburg, this will be a prized Halloween event for the entire family. To order tickets call Festival Ballet Providence, 401.353.1129 11 & 12 and 18 & 19 NOVEMBER 2006 Up CLOSE, on HOPE I Studio Repertory Series Grand Studio 825 Hope Street Providence RI Time: 730pm on Friday & Saturday 6pm on Sunday Tickets: $40.00 $75.00 Subscription for two Repertory shows with preferred seating Up CLOSE, on HOPE gives audiences the opportunity to experience dance in an intimate setting in its purest form. Two separate repertory programs, one in November and one in March will include works by established and emerging choreographers from around the country such as Mihailo Djuric, Piotr Ostaltsov, Mark Harootian, and Colleen Cavanaugh. Limited to an audience of only 90, Up CLOSE on HOPE offers audience members an exciting mixed repertory, world premieres, and performers so close you can touch them. The price includes wine, hors d'oeuvres, and refreshments at intermission. To order tickets call Festival Ballet Providence, 401.353.1129 15 through 17 DECEMBER, 2006 The Nutcracker
220 Weybosset Street Providence RI Phone: 401-421-2787 Time: 730pm on Dec 15 230pm & 730pm on Dec 16 1pm & 630pm on Dec 17 Tickets: $18.00 to $60.00 ($3.00 Theater restoration fee included) group discounts available The Company brings its holiday favorite, The Nutcracker, to the resplendent Providence Performing Arts Center for five memorable performances. Lush sets, bravura dancing and brilliant costumes sparkling with co-sponsor Swarovski crystal stones make this production memorable for the entire family. Nutcracker tickets may be ordered through PPAC at 401.421.ARTS or www.ppacri.org. 9 thru 11 FEBRUARY, 2007 Winter's Night Passion El Amor Brujo with Scheherazade Veterans Memorial Auditorium 1 Avenue of the Arts Providence RI Time: 730pm on Feb 10 & 11, 230pm on Feb 12 Prices: $17.00 to $62.00 ($2.00 Theater restoration fee included) Information: 401-353-1129 Festival Ballet Providence warms up winter with the world premiere of Gianni Di Marco's El Amor Brujo (Gypsy Love), to the orchestral masterpiece by the Spanish composer Manuel de Falla. Inspired by gypsy legends, De Falla created a sultry and distinctive work of music. The plot is very simple: a beautiful gypsy is possessed by the ghost of her faithless former lover, until her new suitor enlists a gorgeous friend to entice the phantom away. Mr. Di Marco's dynamic choreography is sure to bring a new, impassioned vision of this heartfelt story. The evening's ardent theme continues in the second act with the revival of Di Marco's audience favorite, the sensual Scheherazade. 10, 11 & 17 MARCH, 2007 Up CLOSE, on HOPE III Grand Studio 825 Hope Street Providence RI Time: 730pm Saturday/6pm Sunday Tickets: $40.00 $75.00 Subscription for two Repertory shows with preferred seating Up CLOSE, on HOPE gives audiences the opportunity to experience dance in an intimate setting in its purest form. Two separate repertory programs, one in November, the other in March will include works by established and emerging choreographers from around the country such as Mihailo Djuric, Piotr Ostaltsov, Mark Harootian, and Colleen Cavanaugh. Limited to an audience of only 90, Up CLOSE on HOPE offers audience members intimate dance experience, exciting mixed repertory, world premieres, and performers so close you can touch them. Price includes wine, hors d'oeuvres, and refreshments at intermission. To order tickets call Festival Ballet Providence, 401.353.1129 20 thru 22 APRIL, 2007 American Masters Jerome Robbins' 2 & 3 Part Inventions 1 Avenue of the Arts Providence RI Time: 730pm on Apr 28 & 29, 230pm on Apr 30 Prices: $17.00 to $62.00 ($2.00 Theater restoration fee included) This program includes two works by the New York City Ballet's legendary choreographers, George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins, as well as a world premiere by one of the most exciting young choreographers working today, Viktor Plotnikov. Of the three, only Robbins was American-born however all three are American citizens, and their work has a uniquely American sensibility.
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