Princeton Ballet School is set to host An Evening of Dance to showcase students of the summer intensive program on July 31, 2015. Photo credit Theresa Wood.
Princeton Ballet School is set to hold An Evening of Dance showcasing culminating performances from students of the Summer Intensive program on Friday, July 31. The event will take place at the Berlind Theatre in the McCarter Theatre Center, 91 University Place, Princeton at 6:30 p.m.
Now in its 33rd year, Princeton Ballet School’s Summer Intensive program annually attracts top dance students from around the world. This year, 100 students came from across the United States, including Arizona, California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Utah and Washington State. Georgia. International students are from Australia, Columbia, Italy and Switzerland. An Evening of Dance will showcase pieces that students have been rehearsing for the past three weeks, alongside their rigorous training schedules.
This year’s performance will include a variety of pieces, ranging from restaged excerpts from classical ballets to new works by Princeton Ballet School faculty members. Maria Youskevitch will be re-staging Act II from the classical ballet, Swan Lake. The program will also include new works by Mary Barton, Resident Choreographer of American Repertory Ballet as well as Princeton Ballet School teachers Erika Mero and Janell Byrne. The evening will also include a staging of Barton’s Once Upon a Summer’s Day, staged by Karen Leslie Moscato.
There are a limited number of seats available to the general public for $27 each. To purchase tickets, call the Princeton Ballet School at (609) 921-7758.
