Rising Stars of Texas Ballet Theater School,
Dallas Campus, Stage a Special Performance
at Irving Performing Arts Center
Cocktail reception benefiting Texas Ballet Theater School follows performance
North Texas – Ben Stevenson, artistic director of Texas Ballet Theater, today announced the Youth Ensembles of Texas Ballet Theater School’s Dallas Campus will stage a special Workshop Performance at
7 p.m. Friday, January 12, 2007 at Irving Performing Arts Center, 3333 North MacArthur Boulevard. Acclaimed Texas Ballet Theater artists André Silva and Peter Zweifel have each choreographed dynamic new works for the ensemble members.
A cocktail reception benefiting the Dallas Campus of Texas Ballet Theater School will be held in the lobby of the Irving Performing Arts Center following the performance. Performance tickets are $15; tickets to the reception are $50. For more information or to purchase tickets, patrons may call 214-369-5200, ext. 138 or
817-763-0207, ext. 138.
About Texas Ballet Theater School
Texas Ballet Theater School is the official school of Texas Ballet Theater. It is the long-standing goal of Artistic Director Ben Stevenson to develop a school of national and international importance supplying the North Texas community with professional instruction in the art of classical ballet. The Dallas Campus of Texas Ballet Theater School offers Classical Ballet, Modern, Jazz, Tap, Hip Hop, Pas de Deux, Adult Ballet and Lyrical classes; the Fort Worth Campus includes classes in Classical Ballet, Modern and Jazz offering students a well-rounded dance education.
ABOUT TEXAS BALLET THEATER
Founded in 1961, Texas Ballet Theater is the premier resident professional ballet company of North Texas. Under the direction of artistic director Ben Stevenson, O.B.E., the Ballet brings unprecedented talent, beauty and artistic expression to the stages of Fort Worth's Bass Performance Hall and Dallas' Music Hall at Fair Park and Historic Majestic Theatre in downtown Dallas. Texas Ballet Theater will become the resident ballet company for the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House at the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts when it opens in 2009. Season sponsors include the Star-Telegram, The Dallas Morning News, WRR Radio, TACA, the City of Dallas and Texas Commission on the Arts, American Airlines and The Arts Council of Fort Worth & Tarrant County. For more information, go to www.texasballettheater.org.
Photo Credit
Artist: Carolyn Judson. Photo: Ellen Appel.