<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<HTML><HEAD>
<META content="text/html; charset=windows-1250" http-equiv=Content-Type>
<META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 8.00.6001.19222">
<STYLE></STYLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY background="" bgColor=#ffffff>
<DIV align=left><FONT size=2
face=Arial>
<BR> <BR><STRONG>Press Release<BR>Contact: Pamela Hammond<BR>(440)
964-3396<BR>Ashtabula Arts Center<BR>2928 West 13th St., Ashtabula, OH
44004<BR>aac@ashartscenter.org<BR>www.ashartscenter.org<BR>www.artscenternews.com<BR>May
10, 2012<BR>For Release: May 10, 2012<BR>Kill date: May 20,
2012</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><STRONG></STRONG></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><STRONG></STRONG></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV align=center><BR><STRONG><U><FONT size=5>Ballet Theatre Ashtabula
presents “DreamScape”</FONT></U></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV align=center><STRONG><U><FONT size=5></FONT></U></STRONG></FONT><FONT
size=2 face=Arial><BR> </DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV align=center><STRONG>Come and join us for an unforgettable experience that
the entire family will enjoy!</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV align=center><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV align=center><STRONG>Artistic Director: Shelagh Dubsky
</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV align=center><STRONG> </STRONG></DIV>
<DIV align=center><STRONG><FONT size=4>May 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20,
2012</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV align=center><STRONG><FONT size=4>Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Sundays
at 2 p.m.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV align=left> </DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>Opening on May 11th, Ballet Theatre Ashtabula at the Ashtabula
Arts Center, 2928 West 13th Street, Ashtabula, will launch a spring
time dance concert featuring a mixture of diverse works that include many new
pieces as well as audience favorites from years past.<BR></DIV>
<DIV align=left>Returning to the stage will be two very popular pieces by Clover
Robinson. “Blackbird,” a Beatles favorite sung by Dionne Farris, is a female
solo that will be danced by Alicia Ngiraingas. The dancer embodies
strength from the earth and the natural freedom of a bird in flight. “Half
Acre” like so many dances choreographed by Robinson, resembles poetry in
motion. The audience will be mesmerized by the sheer beauty of the four
female dancers as they move with heartwarming freedom to the beautiful voice of
Sally Ellyson of the indie - folk - rock band HEM.<BR></DIV>
<DIV align=left>Other classics returning to the stage include “Adagio For
Strings” and “Romance.” <BR></DIV>
<DIV align=left>“Adagio for Strings” with music by Samuel Barber and
choreography by Shelagh Dubsky, is a stunning piece that is considered by many
to be Ballet Theatre Ashtabula’s signature piece and has been danced by most of
the girls who have danced at the AAC over the many years of the company’s
existence. “Adagio For Strings” takes the individual dancers with their
own interpretation of the music to a place where the entire ensemble is
operating as one. Truly ethereal in its simplicity, the ballet creates an
intimate resonance between the dancers, the music and the audience. <BR></DIV>
<DIV align=left>“Romance” created for Clover Robinson and her partner Mark Sivy
in 1992, is still relevant today. Meghann Stell and Dan VanAllen will dance the
roles this year which reveal the deep and eternal love of a man for a
woman. Beautiful lines and poetry make this dance memorable.<BR></DIV>
<DIV align=left>“Moving to Stand Still” is a new work for the company. Set to
the beautifully conceived music of Bach’s Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1
in D Minor, this piece incorporates a ballet base with an intense movement style
that pushes the dancer to the edge of musicality and physicality. Dancers
move in bundles of combustive energy while ultimately remaining true to their
classical training.<BR></DIV>
<DIV align=left>On the classical side, no performance is complete without a
virtuoso Pas de Deux. This year will be no exception with Tim Kolman and
Sarah Mudd dancing the charismatic classic “Don Quixote” pas de Deux.
Kolman, who has received many scholarship offers for summer study at prestigious
dance schools, brings the male role in “Don Q” to a new level of accomplishment
as Mudd displays quick footwork to match her partners fire.<BR></DIV>
<DIV align=left>Pieces choreographed by instructor Karen Sly include a modern
quartet involving boxing gloves and is set to the music of the Adiemus
Variations performed by the Smith Quartet of the London Philharmonic.
Another is set to Five for Fighting’s “100 Years” and features two Arts Center
families. The piece centers around the quick passage of time for both
individuals and for parents watching their children grow. In a final work
by Sly, Florence and the Machine accompany Tessa and Tobias Deutsch on a
humorous journey through the ups and downs of love.<BR></DIV>
<DIV align=left>Also on the program will be a series of solos, duets, quartets
and group pieces set to the music of Brandi Carlile, Elton John, the Beatles,
Debussy, Rossini and Verve with additional choreography by Scott DeCola and Meg
Stell.<BR></DIV>
<DIV align=left><STRONG>Tickets for “DreamScape” are on sale now and can be
purchased by visiting the Ashtabula Arts Center box office or by phone at (440)
964-3396.<BR></STRONG> <BR><STRONG>Advance sale show tickets are $12 patron
seating, $9 adults, $8 seniors and $7 students and children. Walk-in
tickets are $14 patron seating, $11 adults, $10 seniors and $9 students and
children.<BR></STRONG> <BR>The Ashtabula Arts Center is funded in part by
the Ohio Arts Council.<BR> <BR>###<BR>Pamela Hammond<BR>Public
Relations/Marketing Coordinator<BR>Ashtabula Arts Center<BR>2928 West 13th
Street<BR>Ashtabula OH 44004<BR>(440)
964-3396<BR>aac@ashartscenter.org<BR>www.ashartscenter.org<BR>www.artscenternews.com</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>