[NEohioPAL] Announcement from Cleveland Ballet about April 17

Peter Sampson via NEohioPAL neohiopal at lists.neohiopal.org
Mon Feb 9 07:04:23 PST 2015


CLEVELAND BALLET BRINGS WORLD CLASS DANCERS TO STAGE

AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE, CLEVELAND BALLET AND

CLEVELAND BALLET ORCHESTRA COME TOGETHER FOR A SPECIAL

ONE-NIGHT PERFORMANCE AT PLAYHOUSE SQUARE

 

(Cleveland, OH, February 3, 2015) --On April 17th, 2015 the Cleveland Ballet Youth Company and very special guest artists Carlos Lopez and Adiarys Almeida, accompanied by the Cleveland Ballet Orchestra, will perform Classic. Elegant. Timeless at the historic Ohio Theatre at Cleveland’s Playhouse Square on April 17th at 7 pm.

 

Lopez and Almeida will perform the White Swan pas de deux from the ballet Swan Lake.

 

Lopez is Ballet Master of world renowned American Ballet Theatre Studio Company.  Lopez has also danced leading roles in ballets by Maurice Bejart, Rudi Van Dantzig, Hans Van Manen, Nils Christe and Micha Van Hoecke. With ABT he toured to Argentina, Belgium, Cuba, England, Germany, Holland, Italy and the United States.

 

Almeida is a former Cincinnati Ballet and Corella Ballet Principal Dancer and First Soloist with Boston Ballet. Almeida has been invited to perform as a Principal Guest Artist with Balleto Della Opera Di Roma, Miami International Ballet Festival, NBA Ballet in Japan, Open Dance Festival in Saint Petersburg, Ballet Met, Beijing International Ballet and Choreography Competition and many other galas and important stages around the world.

 

The performance will be accompanied by live music performed by the Cleveland Ballet Orchestra, under the direction of Alexandra Preucil, Assistant Concertmaster of The Cleveland Orchestra. Special guest William Preucil, The Cleveland Orchestra Concertmaster since April 1995, will accompany Lopez and Almeida in Peter Tchaikovsky's White Swan pas de deux.

 

“I am so thrilled to not only bring the talent of the Cleveland Ballet Youth Company back to Playhouse Square but also the enormous talent of Lopez and Almeida, not to mention the music of the Cleveland Ballet Orchestra. It will be an unforgettable evening of music, art and movement,” said Gladisa Guadalupe, Artistic Director of the new Cleveland Ballet and former principal dancer with the former Cleveland Ballet. “Our desire is to fill the void left by the departure of Cleveland San Jose Ballet, and to re-introduce Cleveland audiences to the beautiful and powerful art of ballet. 

This performance is the key to re-establish Cleveland Ballet as the resident professional ballet company in the city.”

 

Guest choreographer Robert Wesner, Co-founder and Artistic Director Neos Dance Theatre, has created a new world premier choreography for this event. Wesner has traveled and performed with various companies all over the northeast region of the US and in Italy.

 

Special pre-show activities for children ages 5 to 14.

From 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm children are invited to experience the magical of the world of ballet. Guests will meet dancers, learn about ballet and take home a craft. 

Cost: Free for ticketholders of Classic. Elegant. Timeless.

 

VIP Post Performance Reception at Bin 216 Wine Bar

Due to its overwhelming success last year, the new Cleveland Ballet will host a post-performance VIP reception. Guests can meet Carlos Lopez, American Ballet Theatre Soloist and Ballet Master for ABT II, Adiarys Almeida, Principal Ballerina, members of the Cleveland Ballet Youth Company, and orchestra musicians. Light refreshments and cocktails will be served.

Cost:  $99 <> (includes a $49 ticket price on premier seating section and VIP reception)

            $50 (VIP reception and with any other ticket purchase)

Tickets: Ticket prices range from $20 to $99 and can be purchased through playhousesquare.org <http://www.playhousesqure.org/> or call:216-241-6000 <file:///tel/216-241-6000> or 866-546-1353 <file:///tel/866-546-1353>. (Groups of 10 or more receive 20% discount, not including VIP tickets and may make group reservations at 216-640-8600.)

 

Special Master Class

On Saturday, April 18 from 10:00 am to 11:30 am at Cleveland Ballet studios, guest Principal Ballerina Adiarys Almeida will conduct a Master Ballet Class. The class is free for any ticket holders who are classical ballet students ages 12 to 19 with an intermediate to advanced level. There is a  $10 fee for non-ticket holding ballet students. To register, please call 216-320-9000.

 

About Cleveland Ballet Youth Company

Cleveland Ballet Youth Company is a classically trained youth ballet group made up of young dancers of exceptional potential.  The mission of the Cleveland Ballet Youth Company is to train dancers (ages 14 to 19) in preparation of fulfilling Cleveland Ballet’s core of professional dancers.  The program will serve to provide the foundation of dancers for professional performances by the Cleveland Ballet Company.

 

For more information please email, call or visit our site: www.clevelandballet.org


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