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Westchester Community College Presents Ballet Jorgen |
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Posted by Westchester.com
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Saturday, 27 December 2008 |
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 Valhalla, NY - In its continuing effort to showcase choreographic creations and the magic of movement, Westchester Community College is presenting Canada’s Ballet Jorgen and its performance of its new ballet, Anastasia.
This major new production will take place on Sunday, January 11 at 3:00 pm in the Academic Arts Theatre on the Valhalla campus of Westchester Community College.
This Toronto-based ballet company of 18+ dancers brings vibrancy to classical ballet, staging popular full-length classics and new work. Anastasia reveals a 90 year old mystery surrounding a 17 year old Russian princess.
Created by acclaimed choreographer and Artistic Director Bengt Jorgen, Anastasia will be set to an original full orchestra score by Canadian/Russian composer Ivan Barbotin.
Anastasia is both a tragic story of a simple, innocent girl and the subject of modern mythology, as little is certain of what actually happened that fateful summer of 1918. The human drama of this young girl born into privilege and cast out into a world of immense heartache proves is an extraordinarily gripping tale. The ballet will explore the emotions, aspirations and affections of the loveable yet controversial character as the world is transformed around her.
Tickets for Ballet Jorgen’s Anastasia are $20 (general admission) $17 (students/seniors) and $12 (children under 13). For tickets or information, call the Office of Cultural Affairs at 914-606-6262.
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