Alumna Jillian Davis is set to reprise her role as The Snow Queen during Princeton Youth Ballet’s 2015 performance of the classic ballet. Performances are set for Saturday and Sunday, December 12 and 13 at 4 p.m. at the Princeton High School Performing Arts Center, 151 Moore Street, Princeton.
Princeton Youth Ballet —celebrating 10 years as the region’s premier pre-professional company — is set to perform The Snow Queen at Princeton High School Performing Arts Center (151 Moore Street, Princeton) on Saturday and Sunday, December 12 and 13 at 4 p.m. The ballet is based on the same Hans Christian Andersen story that inspired the hit Disney movie, Frozen.
The production begins with sisters Gerda and Kayla living happily in a tiny Scandinavian village. During Christmas Eve festivities, shards of a mirror enchanted by the devil lodge in Kayla’s eyes so that all she sees is ugliness in her heart, which causes it to turn cold and cruel. The once loving girl soon mocks the townspeople and rejects her sister. Kayla is abducted by the beautiful yet wicked Snow Queen, who revels in Kayla’s callousness. Gerda embarks on a quest to save her beloved sister, braving sorceresses, robbers, and the Snow Queen’s army of Ice Maidens in order to rekindle Kayla’s inner flame of kindness.
Instead of the traditional backdrop, the performance features state-of-the-art projections, created by David Haneman, which transport the audience to another world: from a small Scandinavian village during Christmas time, to a midnight forest, to an ice castle in the mountains.
Princeton Youth Ballet is thrilled to announce that alumna Jillian Davis will be reprising her role as The Snow Queen. Davis, a current member of the famed Complexions Contemporary Ballet Company, trained at Pacific Northwest Ballet on full scholarship after graduating from Princeton Dance and Theater Studio and Princeton Youth Ballet (then DanceVision).
Also returning this year is Max Azaro, a Princeton Dance and Theater alumnus who won a full scholarship to study at the American Ballet Theatre JKO School.
Princeton Youth Ballet is offering a limited number of VIP tickets for the Sunday performance which include admission to a special Snow Queen Tea. Guests will be treated to treats, a special gift and a visit from the Snow Queen herself, along with other principal cast members.
PYB also offers special discounts to Girl Scouts, as well as a “Dancer” badge workshop specifically for Brownies. All Scouts receive a goody bag with a custom PYB fun patch. For more information email info@princetonyouthballet.org.
Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for children, students and seniors, when purchased in advance online at PrincetonYouthBallet.org or by phone at 1 (800) 838-3006. Tickets at the door are $25 for adults, and $20 for children, students and seniors. For group discounts, email info@princetonyouthballet.org or call (609) 948-8065.
