ALICE IN WONDERLAND is headed your way March 7^th at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. at the Gwinnett Performing Arts Center! Join our Gwinnett Ballet Theatre dancers as they explore the world of “Wonderland” with Alice, the Mad Hatter, the Cheshire Cat, the Queen of Hearts, and all the wonderful characters that make this story a well-loved classic.

 

A cast of over 80 dancers will interpret this family-friendly ballet, complete with sumptuous sets, costumes, and wonderful, melodic music by Tchaikovsky, Ravel, and Adam. Audiences will laugh out loud at the antics of many adorable creatures and characters!

 

The performance also includes five contemporary ballets which will constitute the first act. Award-winning choreographer and GBT alumnus Robert Dekkers has created “Push the Bar” to music by Meredith Monk. Atlanta Ballet soloist and GBT instructor David Blumenfeld has created “Floe,” an edgy, sophisticated piece with music by Phillip Glass. Three GBT pre-professional company dancers have choreographed two pieces. Lauren Clark has choreographed a piece based on exploring the spirit of good versus evil and the seven deadly sins, to music by Bond. Allison Bridgers and Mallory Retter collaborated on a challenging piece full of unusual movement to music by Peter Gabriel. Also included is Ashlie Solomon Wells’ “Mind FX,” a piece to music by War Machine which was a crowd favorite at GBT’s Tanzsommer tour in Austria this past summer!

 

Tickets for this fun filled program are $17 for adults, $15 for students and seniors, and $12 each for groups of ten or more. Tickets can be purchased by calling Ticketmaster at 404-249-6400, by visiting any Ticketmaster location, or by calling or visiting the Gwinnett Center Box Office, 770-813-7600. For more information about Alice In Wonderland, call GBT at 770-978-0188.

 

GWINNETT BALLET IS IN THE NEWS! GBT dancers can be found in national and local publications! Our alumna Jessica Collado has been included in Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch in 2009.” This story in the January issue features young dancers, choreographers, and other dance professionals who have caught the eye of this magazine’s very discerning editors! Jessica has been dancing with Houston Ballet since she graduated from GBT in 2003 and then from Houston’s Ben Stevenson Academy in 2004. See Jess’ bio in this web site’s “Alumni” tab under Our Company.

 

Gracing the cover of February’s “Dance Studio Life Magazine” is GBT’s pre-professional company member Pablina Lopez. Pablina and the GBT company ballerinas all enjoyed a photo session with photographer Richard Calmes this past August in Hiawassee, Georgia. Set in the beauty of the mountains, rivers, and other scenic areas of North Georgia, this photo session produced many fabulous photos of our dancers. To view them all, visit http://www.pbase.com/rcalmes/mountain_dancers

 

“Atlanta ShowGuide” magazine’s February Dance issue features photographer Richard Calmes. His photo of the Atlanta skyline is the cover shot, and on the index page GBT company dancer Nicole Ranieri is featured. GBT alumna Garet Erwin, now with Milwaukee Ballet, is also depicted in one of Richard’s photos in the story about his journey from Viet Nam combat photographer to architect to ballet photographer.

 

Many GBT dancers can also be seen in Richard’s gallery exhibition at the Hudgens Center for the Arts. This photography exhibition includes 5 other area photographers and will be on view through mid March.

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