Submitted by Ballet Northwest
Olympia, WA – Ballet Northwest is pleased to host Oregon Ballet Theatre this fall in Olympia for a mixed-rep production at the Washington Center. The event features a Joie de Vivre (Joy of Living) -themed Silent Auction of items donated by local businesses. Auction and ticket sales proceeds will benefit Ballet Northwest’s education programs for local youth.
The one-time only performance features professional dancers in works by world-famous choreographers George Balanchine (New York City Ballet), Christopher Wheeldon (Royal Ballet) and OBT’s own Artistic Director Christopher Stowell. The pieces feature music by Igor Stravinsky, Arvo Part and Cole Porter. The program also includes the famed Peasant Pas de Deux from Giselle. The company has recently toured to the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., The Joyce Theater in New York City, and overseas to South Korea.
“(Stowell’s) Eyes on You winks at show-folk traditions… With sly nods to ballroom dancing and the heyday of Hollywood, Eyes on You brings the black and white era roaring to back to life with wit and sophistication”. – Oregon Ballet Theatre
This program is supported, in part, by a grant from the Washington State Arts Commission.
Oregon Ballet Theatre performs at The Washington Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Olympia Saturday October 27, 2012. Doors open at 6:30pm for the silent auction and curtain time is 7:30pm. Tickets range from $15 to $30, plus $3.00 service fee.
Tickets are available through at the Washington Center Box Office at 512 Washington Street SE in Olympia or calling 360-753-8566 and asking for “Oregon Ballet Theatre”. Visit www.balletnorthwest.org for more information or buy tickets online at www.olytix.org
WHO: Oregon Ballet Theatre, presented by Ballet Northwest
WHAT: a mixed rep dance performance featuring works by George Balanchine, Christopher Wheeldon and Christopher Stowell
WHEN: 7:30pm on Saturday, October 27, 2012.
WHERE: The Washington Center for the Performing Arts
512 Washington Street SE Olympia, WA 98501
HOW: Ticket Office – 360-753-8586 or order online at www.olytix.org
ABOUT OREGON BALLET THEATRE
Founded in 1989, OBT is the region’s largest full-time professional ballet company. Christopher Stowell joined the company as Artistic Director in 2003. Since then, OBT has added over 50 ballets to its repertoire, including nearly two dozen world premieres; providing a compelling and diverse five-program season of work that reflects the broadest spectrum of what great ballet can be. Annually, OBT offers eleven experiential arts education programs for youth and adults, as well as a professional ballet school for students, ages 4-18. Through all the programs offered, OBT reached over 112,000 members of the community last year. For more information about OBT go to: www.obt.org.
ABOUT BALLET NORTHWEST
Since 1970, Ballet Northwest has been a community-based group dedicated to promoting, teaching, and preserving the art of dance in Southwestern Washington. The company offers educational opportunities for local dancers as well as outreach throughout the community.
