New York Theatre Ballet Presents DANCE ON A SHOESTRING - 11/1-2

New York Theatre Ballet presents Dance on a Shoestring at The Dance Gallery, 30 East 31st Street, 5th Floor, NYC. Performances are on Friday, November 1 at 7pm, and Saturday, November 2 at 3:30pm. Tickets are $15 on Friday and $30 for children and $20 for adults on Saturday, and are available at online at www.nytb.org, or at the door on the day of the show. The ticket price on Saturday includes a Halloween party following the performance with games, activities, meet and greet with the dancers and sweets. First come first serve. Call 212-679-0401 to reserve tickets. Reservations are recommended. For more information, contact New York Theatre Ballet at 212-679-0401.

NYTB has produced its studio series, Dance on A Shoestring, for many years, which enables established and developing artists to try out new ideas. The performances are offered in a venue where the community groups can come to see high quality ballet offered by "their" neighborhood company at affordable prices.

The program includes:

Preview of Keith Michael's The Nutcracker

Waltz of the Flowers and the Grand Pas de Deux

L'Uno di Due (The One of Two)

Choreographed by Marco Pelle.

A solo, created in 2011 for Beatrice Carbone, ballerina with La Scala Theater inMilan, Italy.

Excerpt from Three Shades Of Blue

A work in progress with choreography by Dan Siretta and a new score by Lynn Crigler.

This work is centered around popular American dances from the early 20th Century

Two solos choreographed by students during NYTB's annual summer program.

ABOUT NEW YORK THEATRE BALLET

New York Theatre Ballet (NYTB), founded in 1978 by artistic director Diana Byer, is the most widely seen chamber ballet company in the United States and has been hailed by The New York Times as "an invaluable company." NYTB is dedicated to inspiring a love of dance in diverse audiences through performances of chamber ballet masterpieces and bold new works, as well as innovative one-hour ballets for children, all at affordable prices.

By pairing the ballets of legendary creators with those of contemporary visionaries, NYTB brings a new understanding and appreciation of dance. The approach to live performance for children is groundbreaking and unique. New York Theatre Ballet offers an annual series of hour-long ballets tailored to the attention span of young audience members, while offering high production values and clever choreography sophisticated enough for discerning parents.

NYTB is committed to reaching underserved audiences by performing in small cities throughout the U.S. Its professional school provides ballet training based on the Cecchetti syllabus. Classes are offered at affordable prices. Scholarships are awarded to talented homeless and underserved children along with support for well-rounded learning.