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UPCOMING PERFORMANCES AND EVENTS:
MOVEMEDIA: an innovative new dance series - click here for more!
Program I: March 23-24, 2012 Program II: April 6-7, 2012 Peter Martin Wege Theatre
Dance works merging visual elements of sets, props, costumes and lighting, framed by technology and digital media to enhance the body in space. Featuring new choreography by Artist-in-Residence Olivier Wevers.
Tickets: $40 for two program pack, $25 for individual tickets - available at the Ballet Box Office or Ticketmaster (two program pack only available at the Ballet - 616.454.4771, ext. 10).
Spring Break for Kids - click here for more!
featuring The Aquatic Adventures of Johnny Starfish and the Mermaids
April 3-7, 2012 Peter Martin Wege Theatre
Join us for the coolest Spring Break event in town! Introduce the whole family to the wonders of dance with this 30-minute ballet for kids that will spark the imagination. The event also includes fun pre-show activities, including an up-close look at costumes!
Tickets: $5 per person (shows sell out quickly, reserve early) - on sale February 20 at the Ballet Box Office: 616.454.4771, ext. 10
Beyond Black Tie: The Black & White Ball
April 14, 2012 Peter Martin Wege Theatre
This incredible benefit event features a strolling dinner, live music, and excerpts from the Company's spring production of Black & White - Mario Radacovsky's innovative take on Swan Lake! Invite your favorite dance partner and join us for an unforgettable evening of dinner and dancing!
Hansel & Gretel- a Junior Company production
April 20 - 22, 2012 Peter Martin Wege Theatre
Our talented Junior Company returns to the Peter Martin Wege stage with another great fairy tale perfect for the young and young at heart! This one-hour performance is the perfect introduction to the wonders of dance.
Tickets: $12 ($10 for seniors, $8 for children) - on sale February 24
Black & White - a contemporary look at Swan Lake
May 4 – 6 & 11 - 13, 2012 Peter Martin Wege Theatre
The choreographer that brought us Romeo & Juliet last season returns with an original ballet that will captivate audiences! Mario Radacovsky returns to Grand Rapids to explore the most famous dichotomy in ballet history. Since the 1877 introduction of Swan Lake’s White Swan (Odette) and Black Swan (Odile), artists, scholars and the general public have become enthralled with the commentary of these two glamorized, polarized characters. Join us for the close of our 40th anniversary season with a fresh look at this contradiction of characters in an original ballet by Mario Radacovksy.
Tickets: $40 ($35 for seniors, $30 for children) - on sale March 2
PREVIOUS 2011-2012 SEASON PERFORMANCES:
40th Anniversary Gala Celebration
September 15, 2011 Peter Martin Wege Theatre
Company B - learn more here
September 16 – 18 & 23 – 25, 2011 Peter Martin Wege Theatre
Dracula - learn more here
October 27 – 30, 2011 Peter Martin Wege Theatre
Johnny Starfish and Friends! - learn more here
November 5, 2011 Forest Hills Fine Arts Center
The Nutcracker - learn more here
November 25 – 27 & December 9 – 11, 2011 DeVos Performance Hall
Snow White - a Junior Company production - learn more here
February 3 - 4, 2012 Peter Martin Wege Theatre
Amore & More - learn more here
February 10 - 12 & 17 - 19, 2012 Peter Martin Wege Theatre
NEW THIS YEAR:
JUNIOR COMPANY PERFORMANCES:
The School of the Grand Rapids Ballet has provided top quality training and performance opportunities to aspiring dancers for years. New this year is the formation of a Junior Company. Previously known as Junior and Senior Trainees, these students will form one Junior Company under our Professional Company. Students audition to be part of this Company and enjoy the thrill of performing in their own productions and alongside our Company dancers. In the 2011 – 2012 season these talented young students will have many performance opportunities, including:
The Nutcracker - November / December - DeVos Performance Hall with GR Ballet and GR Symphony
Orange Bowl Halftime Show - January - Miami
Snow White - February - Peter Martin Wege Theatre
Carnival of the Animals - March - Kalamazoo with the Kalamazoo Symphony
Hansel & Gretel - April - Peter Martin Wege Theatre