Friday, January 16, 2009

Dance--Performance

Pacific Northwest Ballet dancer Laura Gilbreath — a Louisiana native — will perform as a guest artist in Lafayette Ballet Theatre’s production of The Sleeping Beauty.


A hundred years is a long time to wait, but true love’s kiss makes it all worthwhile. Live the dream at Lafayette Ballet Theatre’s production of the timeless tale The Sleeping Beauty at 7 p.m., Saturday, March 28, in the Heymann Performing Arts Center.

Principal guest artists from Pacific Northwest Ballet will join LBT dancers in presenting this enchanting story ballet. Featuring the celebrated music of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, The Sleeping Beauty is performed as a full-length classical ballet in three acts.

Tickets are available now at the Heymann Center Box Office Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (337-262-8686) and through all Ticket Master outlets including online at http://www.ticketmaster.com/. Priced as follows: front orchestra, $32; back orchestra, $27; first balcony, $25; back orchestra, $20. Additional Ticketmaster fees may apply. Special group rates are available. Students are eligible for a 50-percent discount on balcony level tickets anytime, or they may opt for the “student rush” special: half off on all seats still available 30 minutes prior to curtain. (Students must present a current school ID at the Heymann Center Box Office to receive the “student rush” discount.)

Lafayette Ballet Theatre is a nonprofit classical ballet company offering professional contracts to local artist, classical ballet instruction, dance study scholarships, educational programs and theatrical stage performances to the Acadiana community. This project is supported in part by a grant from the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism in cooperation with the Louisiana State Arts Council as administered by the Acadiana Arts Council.

For more information on LBT and The Sleeping Beauty, call 337-262-0444 or visit http://www.lafayetteballettheatre.org/.

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