American Repertory Ballet dancers present The Sleeping Beauty. (Photo by Ron Lessard).
American Repertory Ballet will present its first On Pointe Enrichment Series event specifically designed for children as young as 2 years, and their families.
Telling Stories Through Dance is scheduled for 5:15 p.m. Feb. 7 at Princeton Ballet School, above McCaffrey’s Supermarket, 301 North Harrison St., Princeton.
During the event, ARB trainees and members of American Repertory Ballet Workshop, a performing group comprised of PBS’s advanced students, will perform Matthew Keefe’s Grumpy Bird and excerpts from the school’s spring production of The Sleeping Beauty.
Grumpy Bird is a lively and humorous dance program in one act based off the children’s book by Jeremy Tankard. The Sleeping Beauty is a full-length classical ballet which tells the story of Princess Aurora, the sleeping spell cast over her kingdom by the evil fairy Carabosse, and the prince who breaks the spell with a kiss.
Discussion of storytelling in dance will be led by ARB resident choreographer Mary Barton, ARBW administrator Cheryl Whitney-Marcuard, and ARB director of educational programming Lisa Beth Vettoso.
ARB’s On Pointe events are free and open to the public.
More information is online at americanrepertoryballet.org.
