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Previews and Pairs
Mayo Center for the Performing Arts
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- Saturday February 25th, 2012 8:00pm
Price: $57, $42, $32
Chase away the winter blahs with an evening of mixed repertory including favorite pas de deux, excerpts and short pieces from the company’s extensive repertory of classical and contemporary dance and previews of two new works. Following the enthusiastic reception for his Tamoia last spring, Humberto Teixeira comes back with Retorno,which will present NJ Ballet’s Junior Company in featured roles alongside four of NJB’s professional artists. The other preview is Suite for Six by David Tamaki, former principal dancer with New Jersey Ballet. David has considerable experience creating works for student workshops and showcases This will be his professional choreographic debut.
Box Office: 973-539-8008 www.mayoarts.org
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"Ballet and the Band" with the West Point Concert Band
NJPAC
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- Saturday March 17th, 2012 7:00pm
Price: $60, $50, $45, $35, $30
Ballet and band music, what a combination! For NJ Ballet’s annual performance in Prudential Hall, the company on stage and the West Point Band in the pit will light up the night with a spectacular program featuring: Edward Villella’s Prelude, Fugue and Riffs; a new ballet by Pedro Ruiz, works by Jerome Robbins and George Balanchine and the choreographic debut of New Jersey Ballet’s own David Tamaki, whose neo-classical work is set to music for military band by music by Gustav Holst. The program represents the first ever ballet-band collaboration for both the venerable 195 year-old West Point Army Band and NJ Ballet.
The performance is part of New Jersey Ballet’s yearly fund-raising Gala which includes a cocktail reception and sit-down dinner. For information about Gala advertising and sponsorship opportunities, please call New Jersey Ballet.
Box Office: Call NJ Ballet at 973-597-9600
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Ballet with a Latin Beat II
Sussex County Community College
- Saturday March 31st, 2012 2:00pm & 7:30pm
Price: $16 - $28
This celebration of Latin cultures pulses with the rhythms of Mexico, Africa, Cuba and Brazil. The program features Suite Huasteca, a vivid portrait of sun-drenched Mexico; Tamoia, a journey into the heart of the Amazon rainforest; Guajira, a loving memoire of life in the Cuban countryside and Para Dois, a pas de deux inspired by the lively street life of Rio. Viva Ballet Latino!
Box Office: 973- 300-3171
www.sussex.edu/performingarts
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Sleeping Beauty
Mayo Center for the Performing Arts
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- Sunday April 15th, 2012 3:00pm
Price: $15 & $18
The quintessential classical ballet, Sleeping Beauty is performed by nearly every major ballet company in the world. The tale of a Princess in distress and a gallant Prince who rescues her and wins her heart, Sleeping Beauty is packed with high drama, tender romance, and some of Tchaikovsky’s finest music, all of which have made it an enduring favorite for over a hundred years. The ballet is filled with familiar characters such as Princess Aurora, the Handsome Prince, the King and Queen and their splendid Royal Court, as well as characters from the fairy realm including the Lilac Fairy, the wicked Carabosse, Puss in Boots, Red Riding Hood, the Blue Bird and the Enchanted Princess. This 90 minute production for Young Families is accompanied by New Jersey Ballet’s original “storyteller” narration so even the littlest theater-goers can keep up with the story.
Box Office: 973-539-8008 www.mayoarts.org
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Giselle (Full Length)
Kean University Wilkins Theater
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- Saturday April 21st, 2012 8:00pm
Price: $30; $20 for students/ children
Since 1841, when Giselle first appeared on the stage of the Paris Opera, she has protected her faithless lover from certain death countless times in theaters across the world. Giselle is one of the most popular ballets in the classical repertory, and its leading role is among the most sought-after in ballet.
Box Office: 908-737-SHOW (7469) www.keanstage.com
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Cinderella
Kean University Wilkins Theater
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- Sunday April 22nd, 2012 2:00pm
Price: $15
Everyone’s favorite fairytale
Back by popular demand for the second season in a row! One of New Jersey Ballet’s most popular productions for Young Families, Cinderella is a two-act romp through the well-known fairy tale in which the hours of the clock come to life and dance, a Fairy Godmother and beautiful Fairies of the Four seasons inhabit the enchanted garden, and the pumpkin turns into a coach before your very eyes! Splendid sets and costumes, glorious dancing, New Jersey Ballet’s hallmark “storyteller” narration make sure even the littlest theater-goers can keep up with ease.
Run Time: 90 minutes including one intermission
Box Office: 908-737-SHOW (7469) www.keanstage.com
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Ballet with a Latin Beat II
bergen PAC
- Saturday April 28th, 2012 8:00pm
Price: $50, $40, $30, $20
Catch the spirit of Cinco de Mayo
This celebration of Latin cultures pulses with the rhythms of Mexico, Africa, Cuba and Brazil. The program features Suite Huasteca, a vivid portrait of sun-drenched Mexico; Tamoia, a journey into the heart of the Amazon rainforest; Guajira, a loving memoire of life in the Cuban countryside and Para Dois, a pas de deux inspired by the lively street life of Rio. Viva Ballet Latino!
Box Office: 201- 227-1030
www.bergenpac.org
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Cinderella
bergen PAC
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- Sunday April 29th, 2012 1:00pm & 4:00pm
Price: $35, $30. $25, $20
Everyone’s favorite fairytale
Back by popular demand for the second season in a row! One of New Jersey Ballet’s most popular productions for Young Families, Cinderella is a two-act romp through the well-known fairy tale in which the hours of the clock come to life and dance, a Fairy Godmother and beautiful Fairies of the Four seasons inhabit the enchanted garden, and the pumpkin turns into a coach before your very eyes! Splendid sets and costumes, glorious dancing, New Jersey Ballet’s hallmark “storyteller” narration make sure even the littlest theater-goers can keep up with ease.
Run Time: 90 minutes including one intermission
Box Office: 201- 227-1030
www.bergenpac.org
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Ballet with a Latin Beat II
Union County Performing Arts Center
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- Saturday May 5th, 2012 8:00pm
Price: $40, $30, $20
Celebrate Cinco de Mayo
This celebration of Latin cultures pulses with the rhythms of Mexico, Africa, Cuba and Brazil. The program features Suite Huasteca, a vivid portrait of sun-drenched Mexico; Tamoia, a journey into the heart of the Amazon rainforest; Guajira, a loving memoire of life in the Cuban countryside and Para Dois, a pas de deux inspired by the lively street life of Rio. Viva Ballet Latino!
Box Office: 732-499-8236 ucpac.org
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Sleeping Beauty
Union County Performing Arts Center
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- Sunday May 6th, 2012 3:00pm
Price: $22 & $15
The quintessential classical ballet, Sleeping Beauty is performed by nearly every major ballet company in the world. The tale of a Princess in distress and a gallant Prince who rescues her and wins her heart, Sleeping Beauty is packed with high drama, tender romance, and some of Tchaikovsky’s finest music, all of which have made it an enduring favorite for over a hundred years. The ballet is filled with familiar characters such as Princess Aurora, the Handsome Prince, the King and Queen and their splendid Royal Court, as well as characters from the fairy realm including the Lilac Fairy, the wicked Carabosse, Puss in Boots, Red Riding Hood, the Blue Bird and the Enchanted Princess. This 90 minute production for Young Families is accompanied by New Jersey Ballet’s original “storyteller” narration so even the littlest theater-goers can keep up with the story.
Box Office: 732-499-8236 ucpac.org
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Giselle - full length
MPAC, Morristown
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- Saturday May 19th, 2012 8:00pm
Price: $57, $42, $32
Since 1841, when Giselle first appeared on the stage of the Paris Opera, she has protected her faithless lover from certain death countless times in theaters across the world. Giselle is one of the most popular ballets in the classical repertory, and its leading role is among the most sought-after in ballet.
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Pinocchio
MPAC, Morristown
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Price: $15, $12
A charming ballet about a wooden puppet who longs to be a real boy. Pinocchio’s adventures and his unfortunate habit of telling fibs get him in trouble with some nasty Ruffians and a giant Whale! But thanks to the Blue Fairy, everything works out for the best. Pinocchio saves his father and the little puppet’s dreams of become a real boy come true. Like all New Jersey Ballet productions for Young Families, Pinocchio is accompanied by original “storyteller” narration so even the littlest theater-goers can keep up with ease.
