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(New Bedford) This holiday season join the New Bedford Youth Ballet on a journey back in time to New Bedford in the 1850’s…a time when New Bedford was described by Herman Melville as “perhaps the dearest place to live”…a time when New Bedford’s whale oil lit the world. The Youth Ballet will be performing A New England Nutcracker December 10th through the 18th at the NBB Community Theatre, 2343 Purchase St. in New Bedford.
Set to Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker score, the Youth Ballet will take you to a lush holiday party where Herman Melville is a guest, and Captain Ephraim Williams arrives home from a whaling trip to the delight of his guests. The Captain brings home not only dancing animals from around the globe, but tales of people from distant, exotic lands. After receiving a Nutcracker that her father purchased from a German sailor during his travels, Ephraim’s daughter, Mary, drifts off to sleep. The audience will accompany Mary on a magical dream, as she witnesses a battle with the Mouse Queen, sails through a flurry of Snowflakes with her Nutcracker Prince, and finally arrives in the Land of Sweets, where she is entertained by dancers from all the exciting places described by her father. This unique and charming story is guaranteed to leave the audience filled with the warmth of the holiday spirit.
This original adaptation of the traditional Nutcracker ballet was created by Rebecca Waskiel-Marchesseault, director of the New Bedford Ballet, and features choreography by Ms. Waskiel, Erin Petitjean Allen and James Brown. The Youth Ballet’s production is a unique, shortened ballet, with narration, making it ideal for children of all ages.
Group Rates for Non-profit Organizations Available
All proceeds from the ballet support the New Bedford Ballet Foundation, a non-profit organization. For over 20 years, the Foundation has granted numerous scholarships and given thousands of area school children and seniors the opportunity to witness the splendor and beauty of ballet. As a result of private and corporate contributions to the New Bedford Ballet Foundation, the Youth Ballet will also be performing A New England Nutcracker for students from PACE Head Start, the Schwartz Center for Children, and for patients, their families and the staff at St. Luke’s Hospital and Hasbro Children’s Hospital in Providence. What a wonderful way to enjoy the holiday season!
Tickets are limited and sell quickly, so reserve your tickets soon by contacting the New Bedford Ballet at 508-993-1387. For more information visit our website, www.newbedfordballet.org.
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(Dartmouth/New Bedford) The Schwartz Center for Children and New Bedford Ballet are pleased to offer the Partners in Dance Program, an adaptive dance program designed for children with developmental challenges who are partnered with their typically developing peers, relatives, or teachers. This innovative program will be offered on Thursdays from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Schwartz Center for Children under the direction of Ms. Rebecca Waskiel-Marchesseault, artistic director of New Bedford Ballet. With assistance from Mr. James Brown, master ballet instructor at New Bedford Ballet, and staff members from the Schwartz Center for Children, students with developmental challenges will explore the world of dance and creative movement in a fun and relaxed atmosphere. Each class includes a unique theme around which a warm-up, creative movement and a craft activity are based. Each child will be partnered with a sibling, relative, peer, or adult, and together they will share this unique experience designed to foster creativity and self esteem.
Since 1947 the Schwartz Center for Children has served as Southeastern Massachusetts’ only independent, community-based provider of education, therapy and medical care for children with special developmental and medical needs. Founded in 1987, the New Bedford Ballet Foundation is a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote and present classical and contemporary ballets, grant scholarships, and educate the community in the value of the performing arts. Throughout the years, aided by the financial support of the Foundation, thousands of area school children and senior citizens have had the opportunity to enjoy the world of dance.
For more information about this program or others offered by New Bedford Ballet and the Schwartz Center for Children, contact the New Bedford Ballet at 508-993-1387 or visit their website www.newbedfordballet.org, or contact the Schwartz Center for Children at 508-996-3391 or visit their website www.schwartzcenter.org.
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(New Bedford) New Bedford Ballet will present a powerful blend of classical and contemporary dance in its summer performance, A Fusion of Dance, on Friday, August 5th at 5:30 and 7:00 pm and Saturday, August 6th at 2:00 and 3:30pm, at the NBB Community Theatre, 2343 Purchase St. New Bedford. Ballet instructors and advanced students will showcase their original choreography in this family oriented, innovative, collage of dance styles.
The Littlest Matryoshka is an original children’s ballet based on a children’s book by Massachusetts author, Corinne Demas Bliss. This charming story describes the journey of the smallest doll of a Russian Matryoshka doll set who becomes separated from her sisters. This “littlest” doll embarks on a big and exciting adventure before she is able to be reunited with her sisters. This picturesque adaptation of Bliss’s book features choreography by New Bedford Ballet artistic director, Rebecca Waskiel-Marchesseault, and New Bedford Ballet instructors James Brown and Alivia Cram. The music, costumes and creative choreography are guaranteed to bring the pages of this enchanting book to life.
The program also premieres The Music Box, an original classical ballet piece choreographed by Erin Petitjean Allen. A variety of original modern and contemporary dance pieces choreographed and performed by New Bedford Ballet advanced students, under the direction of Mr. James Brown, will also be included in this fusion of movement styles.
Tickets are $10.00 for Adults and $5.00 for Seniors, Students and Children. All proceeds from this performance will support the New Bedford Ballet, a non-profit organization. For twenty-five years New Bedford Ballet has continued its mission of providing classical ballet training for children and adults, granting scholarships, and educating the community in the value of the performing arts. On site registration for the 2011-2012 season will take place August 1st–4th from 3:30pm-7:30pm. For more information, contact the New Bedford Ballet at 508-993-1387 or visit www.newbedfordballet.org.
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(New Bedford) The School of the New Bedford Ballet will be performing their premiere of Sleeping Beauty, its 24th annual full-length ballet, at the Zeiterion Theatre on Saturday, June 11th, at 2PM and 8PM.
In 1890 choreographer Marius Petipa premiered The Sleeping Beauty ballet at the Marinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia. One hundred and twenty-one years later, this ballet has been restaged by New Bedford Ballet artistic director, Rebecca Waskiel-Marchesseault, and will feature guest artist, Alexander Akulov, who resided and danced in St. Petersburg before joining Festival Ballet Providence five years ago. Filled with the romantic notion of goodness and a captivating characterization of evil, the New Bedford Ballet's Sleeping Beauty is an enchanting and sometimes whimsical interpretation of this classic fairytale, and is guaranteed to transport the audience into a magical world straight out of a beautifully illustrated story book. Original choreography by Ms. Waskiel-Marchesseault and New Bedford Ballet instructors James Brown, Lauren Knightly and Alivia Cram, enable New Bedford Ballet students, ranging in age from five to eighteen years, to cast their own enchanting spells over the audience and bring the pages of this timeless story to life.
Six graduating seniors from the South Coast region are featured in the performance. The story of good and evil is embodied throughout the ballet by the scheming Carabosse, danced by ORR senior Emily Bungert, and her virtuous adversary, the Lilac Fairy, danced by Dartmouth High School senior, Rebecca Bier, as they compete for the soul of the Queen (ORR senior Sasha Nochimow) and King's (NBB ballet instructor, James Brown) daughter, Princess Aurora, danced by ORR senior Sofia Gabriel. When Aurora pricks her finger and Carabosse's curse is fulfilled, the royal court begins their hundred-year sleep. That is, until the dashing Prince (guest artist, Akulov) sees a vision of Aurora and begins his quest to break the curse, marry his true love, and, of course, live happily ever after. Featured dancers also include ORR senior Corvina Silva, as the Canari Fairy, and Bishop Stang senior, Kate Middleton, as a Lilac Fairy Attendant.
Ticket prices are $20 for premiere seating, $15 Adults, $10 Seniors and Students, and $8 Children 12 and under. Special group rates are available for non-profit organizations.
For over 20 years, the non-profit New Bedford Ballet has continued its mission of providing the South Coast region with the highest quality pre-professional classical ballet training and keeping the performance of classical ballet alive in our community. To learn more about the New Bedford Ballet, including child and adult classes and community programs, please visit www.newbedfordballet.org. To purchase tickets, please contact the New Bedford Ballet at 508-993-1387.
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The New Bedford Ballet is hosting its annual spring fundraiser on Sunday, March 13th, from 2pm to 5pm at the NBB Community Theatre, 2343 Purchase Street in New Bedford. This fundraiser, all proceeds of which will benefit New Bedford Ballet's arts education and dance scholarship programs, will include an array of elegant desserts and beverages, live music provided by members of the New Bedford Symphony Youth Orchestra and performances of Esther's Journey by the New Bedford Youth Ballet at 2:30 and 3:30 pm.
Esther's Journey is an original historical ballet created and choreographed by New Bedford Ballet's artistic director, Rebecca Waskiel-Marchesseault. This unique, family oriented ballet describes the story of a young girl and her family who were slaves during the Civil War period. Members of the audience will have the opportunity to travel with Esther and her family as they escape to freedom on the Underground Railroad.
The New Bedford Youth Ballet will also be performing Esther's Journey for elementary schools in Dartmouth, Fairhaven, Marion and New Bedford in March as part of their Performing Arts in Academics Program. The program will bring history to life for the students through the art of dance. With support from the Dartmouth and New Bedford Cultural Councils, an educational curriculum, including individual workbooks, will be provided for students.
A special additional performance of Esther's Journey will be presented at Children's Hospital Boston, providing hospitalized children and their families an evening of history and culture, as they witness the elegance of this performing art.
The New Bedford Youth Ballet is a company of the New Bedford Ballet Foundation, Inc. Founded in 1987, the Foundation is a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote and present classical ballets, grant scholarships, and educate the community in the beauty of this performing art. Throughout the years, aided by the financial support of the Foundation, thousands of area school children and senior citizens have had the opportunity to witness the splendor of "live" ballet.
Tickets: Adults $15, Seniors and Students $10, and Children $5
For more information, call the New Bedford Ballet at 508-993-1387 or visit our website www.newbedfordballet.org.
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New Bedford Ballet will be performing An Evening of Dance on Friday, August 6th at 5:00, 6:15 and 7:30 pm at the NBB Community Theatre. Several premiere performances will be included in this family oriented collage of dance styles, including The Nightingale, an original children's ballet created by New Bedford Ballet artistic director, Rebecca Waskiel-Marchesseault, featuring choreography by Ms. Waskiel-Marchesseault, James Brown and Raeman Kilfoil; Vivaldi's Summer, choreographed by Erin Petitjean Allen; and a variety of original modern and contemporary dance pieces choreographed and performed by New Bedford Ballet advanced students, under the direction of Mr. James Brown.
Tickets are $10.00 for Adults and $5.00 for Seniors, Students and Children. All proceeds from this performance will support the New Bedford Ballet, a non-profit organization.
For over twenty years New Bedford Ballet has continued its mission of providing classical ballet training for children and adults, granting scholarships, and educating the community in the value of the performing arts. On site registration for the 2010-2011 season will take place August 2nd-5th from 4pm-7pm. For more information, contact the New Bedford Ballet at 508-993-1387 or visit www.newbedfordballet.org.
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(New Bedford-) The School of the New Bedford Ballet will be performing their premiere of Cinderella at the Zeiterion Theatre on Saturday, June 12th at 2PM and 8PM.
This is New Bedford Ballet's 23rd full-length ballet production, but its first under their new artistic director, Rebecca Waskiel-Marchesseault, a resident of New Bedford who studied ballet at New Bedford Ballet in her youth and then performed professionally before returning to the school as an instructor and now its artistic director.
New Bedford Ballet's production of Cinderella will take this variation of the original "rags to riches" fairytale and showcase it as the gift of classical ballet, wrapped in humor and the promise of a "happily ever after" ending. Original choreography by Ms. Waskiel-Marchesseault and New Bedford Ballet instructors James Brown, and Ashlie Swallow enable dancers ranging in age from five to 18 years to cast their own enchanting spells over the audience and bring the pages of this timeless story to life.
New Bedford Ballet students from throughout the South Coast region are featured in the performance. Old Colony High School senior, Katherine Stellato, as the Fairy Godmother, will transform, Cinderella, danced by Dartmouth High School senior, Elizabeth Mello, into a beautifully adorned princess. A pumpkin magically becomes a golden carriage just in time to take Cinderella to the ball. Despite the fury and antics of her stepmother, danced by Old Rochester Regional High School junior Emily Bungert, and stepsisters, danced by Dartmouth High junior Rebecca Bier and ORR junior Sofia Gabriel, Cinderella meets and falls in love with her prince, portrayed by Raeman Kilfoil, soloist at Festival Ballet Providence and ballet instructor at New Bedford Ballet. Lead dancers also include New Bedford High School seniors Aaron Gomes and Stuart Caldwell as the prince's friends, who appear in several featured dance pieces throughout the performance.
Ticket prices are $20 for reserve seating, $15 General Admission, $10 Seniors and Students, $8 Children 12 and under, and a special discounted rate of $5 per ticket for groups of 10 or more.
For over 20 years, the non-profit New Bedford Ballet has continued its mission of providing the South Coast region with the highest quality pre-professional classical ballet training and keeping the performance of classical ballet alive in our community. To learn more about the New Bedford Ballet, including child and adult classes and community programs, please visit www.newbedfordballet.org. To purchase tickets, please contact the New Bedford Ballet at 508-993-1387.
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The New Bedford Ballet is hosting its annual spring fundraiser on Sunday, March 14th, from 2pm to 5pm at the NBB Community Theatre, 2343 Purchase Street in New Bedford. This fundraiser, all proceeds of which will benefit the New Bedford Ballet's arts education and dance scholarship programs, will include an array of elegant desserts and beverages, live music provided by members of the New Bedford Symphony Youth Orchestra and two performances of "Peter and the Wolf" by the New Bedford Youth Ballet at 2:30 and 3:30 pm.
The New Bedford Youth Ballet will also be performing "Peter and the Wolf" for elementary schools in Dartmouth, Westport, Fairhaven, Acushnet, and New Bedford, in March. This classic Prokofiev story is being presented as part of a "Ballet and Music in Education" program. This timeless tale of Peter and his friends, a cat, a duck and a bird, who together encounter the ferocious wolf, will expose elementary school children to the beauty of classical ballet. Moreover, each of the characters will introduce an instrument (violin, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, French horn and percussion) to the children in the audience. An additional performance will take place at Children's Hospital Boston, providing hospitalized children and their families an evening of relaxation and joy as they witness the elegance of this performing art.
The New Bedford Youth Ballet is a company of the New Bedford Ballet, a non-profit organization. For over twenty years, New Bedford Ballet has continued its mission of performing ballets, providing classical ballet training to children and adults, ensuring access to ballet instruction for all through granting scholarships, and educating the community in the value of the performing arts.
Tickets: Adults $15, Seniors and Students $10, and Children $5
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This holiday season join the New Bedford Youth Ballet on a journey back in time to New Bedford in the 1850's... A time when New Bedford was described by Herman Melville as "perhaps the dearest place to live". A time when New Bedford's whale oil lit the world. The Youth Ballet will be performing "A New England Nutcracker" December 12th through the 20th at the NBB Community Theatre, 2343 Purchase St. in New Bedford.
Set to Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker score, the Youth Ballet will take you to a lush holiday party where Herman Melville is a guest, and Captain Ephraim Williams arrives home from a whaling trip to the delight of his guests. The Captain brings home not only dancing animals from around the globe, but tales of people from distant, exotic lands. After receiving a Nutcracker that her father purchased from a German sailor during his travels, Ephraim's daughter, Mary, drifts off to sleep. The audience will accompany Mary on a magical dream, as she witnesses a battle with the Mouse Queen, sails through a flurry of Snowflakes with her Nutcracker Prince, and finally arrives in the Land of Sweets, where she is entertained by dancers from all the exciting places described by her father. This unique and charming story is guaranteed to leave the audience filled with the warmth of the holiday spirit.
This original adaptation of the traditional Nutcracker ballet was created by Rebecca Waskiel-Marchesseault, artistic director of the New Bedford Ballet, and features choreography by Ms. Waskiel, Erin Petitjean Allen and Ashlie Tsimprea Swallow. The production is shortened, with narration, making it ideal for children of all ages.
Performance dates and times: Saturday, December 12 at 6:30 and 8 PM; Sunday, December 13 at 1:30 and 3 PM; Friday, December 18 at 6:30 and 8 PM; Saturday, December 19 at 1:30 and 3 PM; Sunday, December 20 at 1:30 and 3 PM.
Ticket Prices: $10 Adults, $5 Seniors, Students, Children. Group Rates Available.
All proceeds from the ballet support New Bedford Ballet, a non-profit organization. For over 20 years, New Bedford Ballet has granted numerous scholarships and given thousands of area school children and seniors the opportunity to witness the splendor and beauty of ballet. Funded by private and corporate contributions, the Youth Ballet will also be performing A New England Nutcracker for the PACE Head Start preschool children and for patients, their families and the staff at St. Luke's Hospital. What a wonderful way to enjoy the holiday season!
Tickets are limited and sell quickly, so reserve your tickets soon by contacting the New Bedford Ballet at 508-993-1387.
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New Bedford Ballet is pleased to announce their collaboration with Barnes & Noble to raise funds for dance scholarships, community outreach programs and ballet performances.
On Tuesday, December 15th, Barnes & Noble, on 392 State Rd in Dartmouth, will be hosting a book fair to benefit New Bedford Ballet. Special events, between 5:00 pm and 8:00 pm will include excerpts from The New Bedford Youth Ballet's production of "A New England Nutcracker", a reading of David Ira Rottenberg's book, "Gwendolyn, the Graceful Pig", by members of the Youth Ballet, crafts, dance activities, and a book signing by Mr. Rottenberg. "Gwendolyn, the Graceful Pig" tells the story of Gwendolyn and Omar, two best friends with big dreams. Gwendolyn wants to dance ballet, and Omar wants to join the football team. But their biggest challenge is that they are both pigs! Don't miss these great family events just in time for the holidays.
From Tuesday, December 15th through Monday, December 21st, during the operating hours of 9:00 am and 9:30 pm, Barnes & Noble will contribute a percentage of every sale made by customers with special bookfair vouchers, or who simply identify themselves as supporters of New Bedford Ballet. Vouchers are available for printing at www.newbedfordballet.org, and are also available at New Bedford Ballet, 2343 Purchase St., New Bedford.
In the midst of this busy holiday season, you can support the New Bedford Ballet by shopping at Barnes & Noble, 392 State Road in the Dartmouth Towne Center, North Dartmouth, between December 15th and December 21st with a bookfair voucher. Copy, print, email, and share the vouchers with your friends and family anywhere in the country and encourage them to shop at their local Barnes & Noble store.
For over twenty years, New Bedford Ballet has continued its mission of performing ballets, providing classical ballet training to children and adults, ensuring access to ballet instruction for all through granting scholarships, and giving thousands of area school children and seniors the opportunity to witness the splendor and beauty of ballet. For more information contact the New Bedford Ballet, 508-993-1387.
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New Bedford Ballet will be performing Portraits of Dance on Friday, August 7th at 6:00 and 7:00 PM at the NBB Theatre, 2343 Purchase St, New Bedford. Several premiere performances will be included in this family-oriented collage of dance styles, including: The Magic Paint Brush, an original children's ballet, created and choreographed by Rebecca Waskiel; Pachelbel's Canon, choreographed by Erin Petitjean; and a variety of original modern and contemporary dance pieces choreographed and performed by New Bedford Ballet advanced students, under the direction of Mr. James Brown.
Tickets are $10.00 for Adults and $5.00 for Seniors, Students and Children. All proceeds from this performance will support the New Bedford Ballet, a non-profit organization. For over twenty years, New Bedford Ballet has continued its mission of performing ballets, providing classical ballet training to children and adults, ensuring access to ballet instruction for all through granting scholarships, and educating the community in the value of the performing arts. On site registration for the 2009-2010 season will take place August 3rd-6th from 4PM-7PM. For more information, contact the New Bedford Ballet at 508-993-1387 or visit www.newbedfordballet.org.
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(NEW BEDFORD) The School of the New Bedford Ballet will be performing La Fille Mal Gardée ("The Unchaperoned Daughter") at the Zeiterion Theatre on Saturday, June 13th, at 2 PM and 8PM. This humorous, family-oriented ballet was originally created by French ballet master Jean Dauberval in 1789. Inspired by a quaint painting he viewed in a shop in Bordeaux, France, Dauberval's ballet has been enjoyed by audiences of all ages for over two centuries.
La Fille Mal Gardée was first restaged for New Bedford Ballet by Artistic Director, Shirley Kayne in 2001. The story centers around Lisette and Colas, whose desire to marry does not meet with the approval of Lisette's mother, Madame Simone. Madame Simone makes an arrangement with Thomas, a wealthy vineyard owner, for Lisette to marry his son, Alain. Alain's antics together with Madame Simone's unsuccessful attempts to keep Lisette and Colas apart, result in a delightful and humorous tale which has stood the test of time.
The cast includes New Bedford High School senior Shaharazad Arteaga, dancing the role of Lisette, and Fairhaven High School senior Sophia LeBlanc-Medeiros dancing the role of Madame Simone. Eivar Martinez, guest artist from Festival Ballet in Providence, will appear as Colas, and James Brown, Master Ballet Instructor at New Bedford Ballet, will be portraying Thomas. William Levasseur, a 2005 graduate of New Bedford Ballet, will reprise his role of Alain, which he danced previously in 2001. There are over 100 students from New Bedford Ballet in this production, ranging in age from 5 to 18 years; the youngest dancers are guaranteed to charm the audience as they portray lambs, chicks, cigales and mice.
Ticket prices are $20 for reserve seating, $15 General Admission, $10 Seniors and Students, $8 Children 12 and under, and a special discounted rate of $5 per ticket for groups of 10 or more.
This performance is sponsored by Hawthorn Medical Associates, and all proceeds support the New Bedford Ballet, a nonprofit organization. For over twenty years, New Bedford Ballet has continued its mission of performing classical ballets, granting scholarships, and educating the community in the value of the performing arts. For more information or to purchase tickets, contact the New Bedford Ballet 508-993-1387 or the Zeiterion Theatre 508-994-2900.
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(NEW BEDFORD) The New Bedford Ballet (NBB) is pleased to announce the opening of their new studio at 2343 Purchase Street, New Bedford. Six months ago the New Bedford Ballet faced the challenge of finding a new location. Because of the hard work of many volunteers and the generosity of many donors, NBB now has a beautiful new space.
"We wanted to stay in New Bedford and we appreciate the help of all who made that possible," stated NBB Board President Terri deMedeiros. "Our students and their families love the new location and we want to invite the community to our ribbon cutting and open house so they can share in the celebration." We would especially like to thank our new landlord, Henry Wainer, for his assistance and generosity, and South Coast Moving & Storage for their expert and careful help with the move.
The ribbon cutting ceremony and open house will take place at 2343 Purchase St., New Bedford, on Saturday, January 31, from 2 to 6pm. Light refreshments will be served and special performances by our students will be presented throughout the afternoon. For more information and directions visit www.newbedfordballet.com or call 508-993-1387.
New Bedford Ballet is a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide the highest quality dance instruction and ballet performances. In addition to offering training for children and adults, NBB presents a range of public performances throughout the year. The NBB also provides many education programs for disadvantaged youth, including scholarships, and free performances for senior citizens, public schools, and children in hospitals. This spring the New Bedford Youth Ballet will be performing The Snow Queen at Children's Hospital Boston and area schools.
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