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See tomorrow's stars today! Richmond ballet Apprentices and Trainees in performance May 22

5/14/2008

RICHMOND BALLET
MEDIA RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 14, 2008

Media Contact:
Aaron Sutten
Director of Marketing and Communications
Richmond Ballet
(804) 344-0906 x244
asutten@richmondballet.com

Discover Richmond Ballet's young talent on the cusp of professional careers. Richmond Ballet Apprentices and School of Richmond Ballet Trainees showcase their skills and their dedication to the art form of dance at the end of a year of refining their craft. Become an instant fan of these rising stars as they deliver knock-out performances!

Richmond Ballet's annual showcase performance will feature:
Serenade (in its entirety) the neo-classical masterpiece by George Balanchine

also featuring:
Classical Symphony , Fancy That , Pas de Six from The Sleeping Beauty , and Tarantella 


Thursday, May 22 at 7 p.m.
Tickets: $10 ($5 for students and children).
Call Ticketmaster at 804-262-8003, visit www.ticketmaster.com, or stop by the Richmond Ballet Box Office (407 East Canal Street, Richmond, VA 23219) for tickets.

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Richmond Ballet, The State Ballet of Virginia, is dedicated to the education, promotion, preservation and continuing evolution of the art form of ballet.  Richmond Ballet strives to keep meaningful works of dance alive and to produce and foster new works that remain true to these values.  Now in its 24th professional season, Richmond Ballet's mission is to "awaken and uplift the human spirit, both for audiences and dancers."  

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For further press information contact:
Aaron Sutten, Director of Marketing and Communications
EMAIL: asutten@richmond ballet.com; CALL: (804) 344-0906 x244