Ballet Arkansas will present its spring performance, “4byFour” on April 24th and 25th at Wildwood Park for the Performing Arts, 20919 Denny Road in Little Rock.“4byFour” will be comprised of four ballets featuring the company members and its junior company. Named in Dance Magazine as one of the top 25 to watch in 2009, guest choreographer Kiesha Lalama-White has specially created for Ballet Arkansas the world premiere of "Pressing On.” Ms. Lalama-White’s credits include teaching master classes at Cirque Du Soleil, Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago and Carnegie Mellon University. Her original full-length jazz piece for Point Park University entitled “Jolt” was featured in Dance Spirit magazine. The remaining three ballets will feature original works choreographed by Ballet Arkansas’s Artistic Director, Arleen Sugano, two of which will also be world premieres. "Love Stories" will feature the Professional Company with live accompaniment provided by the composer, pianist Clark Erickson. "LaCitsym" danced to Simple Symphonyby Benjamin Britten will feature the Junior Company accompanied by the Arkansas Symphony Youth Orchestra conducted by Geoffrey Robson. The final piece, "Kisetsu" (The Seasons), met by rave reviews when premiered in Little Rock in 2007, will close the program.
Don’t forget to purchase your tickets. You can order them online at http://www.balletarkansas.org/tickets.php or by calling 501.223.5150. $25 for adults and $20 for children for center stage and $15 for side stage.
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