Mother Goose Ballet & Bolero Meet Onstage at Dickinson Theatre at PVCC on Saturday May 22nd at 6PM
Albemarle Ballet Theatre and the Studio for the Performing Arts (SFTPA) present their 6th Spring Dance Gala at PVCC’s Dickinson Theatre on Saturday, May 22nd at 6pm. Savvy Sleeper and Charlottesville Self Storage at Crozet co-sponsor this playful, zesty, family-oriented production of classical and contemporary ballet, jazz, and modern dance. Guest artists include Nicky Hart Coelho, Ty Cooper, and Veronica Hart. Proceeds from this 1½-hour production go to SFTPA’s need-based scholarship program.
The show opens with the Mother Goose Ballet’s Little Old Woman in Her Shoe with all of her dancing children who know what to do. Local jazz vocalist Leigh Dick leads the dancers’ way by singing Old King Cole and your favorite nursery rhymes. You’ll run through the town with Wee Willie Winkle, and watch blackbirds jump out of a giant pie and London Bridge Fall Down.
Shady Grove is an original contemporary work set to Doc Watson’s Shady Grove that brings two dancing sisters’ childhood games from their Western Albemarle farm to the stage. Autumn Proctor’s contemporary jazz creation, Games On, is a unique, physical dialogue between two groups of dancers that dynamically explores the elements of healthy, competitive energy. CAUSE & AFFECTed is a modern work by Courtney Nelson that portrays the contrast of teamwork and individualism.
La Barre, a classical ballet refreshed with Veronica Hart’s choreography, is a lyrical journey through the rigors of ballet class. Tyrone Cooper of Charlottesville Ballet will perform a solo from his repertoire. The show will end on the high notes of Bolero, a contemporary ballet with South American flavors that create the illusion of breath with the transitions of shapes and formations by the dancers.
No need to look further for phenomenal, affordable family entertainment. At $9 for adults and $7 for students and seniors, this live show is less fattening, more affordable, and more fulfilling than a meal at your favorite restaurant.
To purchase tickets online click here, purchase tickets at ABT in Crozet, or the door on the day of the performance.
For more information call 434.823.8888 or us email Dance@aBallet.org
