[NEohioPAL] "Peter and the Wolf" at Ashtabula Arts Center

[Pamela Hammond]

                  Ballet Theatre Ashtabula presents
                  Prokofieff's
                  "Peter and the Wolf"
                  followed by "Sunday in the Park"
                   Friday, September 18th at 7:30 p.m.
                  Saturday and Sunday, September 19th and 20th at 2 pm.







                        Photo by Alex VanAllen
                        See the classic enchanting story of the young boy
who learns the importance of obeying the grown-ups who care for him!




                        Tickets to "Peter and the Wolf" are on sale now!



                        General Admission Adult: $12
                        Senior & Student: $11
                        Children under
                        age 12: $10
                        Advance sale ticket purchases will receive a $2
                        per ticket discount.



                        Prokofieff's ballet "Peter and the Wolf" is classic
children's tale about the young pioneer Peter, who stays at his
Grandfather's house. While there, he goes to a nearby meadow with his animal
friends to play. His Grandfather warns him to be careful and stay near the
house to avoid wolves but Peter does not listen.

                        Presented by Ballet Theatre Ashtabula at the
Ashtabula Arts Center, Prokofieff's "Peter and the Wolf" will be held
Friday, September 18th at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday, September 19
and 20th at 2 p.m.

                        "I think this play does more than teach children a
life lesson, it also acts as an introduction to music and dance. Kids get to
experience the complicated beauty of an orchestra while watching the
disciplined movements of dancers," says Shelagh Dubsky, Dance Coordinator at
the Ashtabula Arts Center.

                        "Sunday in the Park," a comedic adaptation of the
ballet Les Sylphide by Chopin, will follow directly after "Peter and the
Wolf."

                        "Sunday in the Park" is a subtle comedy about a
young man who sits down in the park to read his newspaper. Soon after he
sits a young women finds him, falls in love, and tries to convince him to
marry her. When she finally catches his attention, another beautiful women
appears and takes an interest in him. Soon, a crowd of people is chasing the
young man around the stage when all he wants to do is sit and read his
Sunday paper.

                        "These ballets have been very difficult for our
dancers," says Dubsky. "Many of them have taken on lead roles for the first
time and have found it very challenging. I have pushed them; given them
difficult choreography and they have worked very hard to prepare for the
show."

                        Come on out and spend an afternoon with Ballet
Theatre Ashtabula!



                        Pamela Hammond
                        Ashtabula Arts Center
                        (440) 964-3396




Pamela Hammond
Public Relations/Marketing Coordinator
Ashtabula Arts Center
Phone/Fax: 440.964.3396
aac at ashartscenter.org