Nashville Ballet Tickets On Sale 9/7

Nashville Ballet single tickets for the 25th Anniversary Season will be available Tuesday, September 7, 2010. The Ballet will offer some of the most requested productions for a full year of ballet favorites. All evening performances have been moved to 7:30 p.m., with the exception of Nashville's Nutcracker, which will be performed at 7:00 p.m. A special family performance, Peter and the Wolf, created specifically for a younger ballet audience, will be presented Saturday, February 12, 2011, at 2:00 p.m. Artistic Director/CEO Paul Vasterling states, "As we mark this milestone year, I have selected a collection of audience favorites, with something for everyone. In the last decade, the company as a whole has evolved in their strength, the pureness of line, and a distinct look that has captured national attention. I invite the community to come celebrate the success of Middle Tennessee's only professional company."
 
Nashville Ballet began when a small group of dance students from the Dancer's Studio formed in 1981 to create the Young Dancers Concert Group. Two and a half years later, the group flourished into a regional company known as Nashville City Ballet and the professional company was officially inaugurated in 1986 as Nashville Ballet. Numerous 25th Anniversary Season events have been planned for the upcoming season. An Opening Night Dinner will be held for donors and a champagne toast for audience members will be enjoyed at all Swan Lake performances. There will be a post-show reception at TPAC, December 12th, for all dancers who performed in the role of either Clara or Fritz. The Ballet will recognize the "Twenty-Five Faces of Nashville Ballet" throughout the season at each performance series. Past dancers and school alumni will also be honored at the final performance of Carmina Burana in the spring.
 
Swan Lake, Oct 29-31, 2010   Polk Theater in TPAC
The 25th Anniversary Season opens with world's best-known classical ballet, Swan Lake. Featuring a full cast of exceptional dancers, beautiful sets and choreography, the ballet is accompanied by the Nashville Symphony, performing Tchaikovsky's enduring score. For more than a century, Swan Lake has engaged audiences and inspired new generations of dancers, who are challenged by the ballet's technical demands and the ability to express all human emotions. There will be a talk-back with Nashville Ballet artistic staff after each performance.
 
Friday, October 29, 2010, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, October 30, 2010, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, October 31, 2010, 2:00 p.m.
 
Nashville's Nutcracker, Dec 10-12, 17-19, 2010   Jackson Hall in TPAC
Nashville's Nutcracker is just the ticket for your family's holiday tradition. This timeless story is set in Nashville during the 1897 Tennessee Centennial Exposition. Full of Tennessee history, sparkling costumes, scenery, and the beautiful music of Tchaikovsky, performed by the Nashville Symphony, Vasterling's distinct interpretation makes the holidays! Over 200 youth cast members join the professional dancers to present one of the top three attended productions in Nashville. The story of Nashville's Nutcracker will be read 20 minutes prior to each performance.
 
Friday, December 10, 2010, 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, December 11, 2010, 2:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, December 12, 2010, 2:00 p.m.
Friday, December 17, 2010, 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, December 18, 2010, 2:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, December 19, 2010, 2:00 p.m.
 
Director's Choice, Feb 11- 13, 2011   Polk Theater in TPAC
Valentine's Weekend provides the backdrop for our winter repertoire series, Director's Choice. Sample a selection of Vasterling's favorite ballets with distinctive personalities including Postcards from the Boys, set to the music of Darrell Scott and Guy Clark, with visually enthralling elements and choreography by Sarah Slipper. Second is Satto, a sensual adaptation of an Asian legend about the wind god and a leaf that is both hypnotic and erotic. The Nashville premiere of Twyla Tharp's, The Storyteller, will close the performance and a talk-back with guest choreographers and/or artistic staff will follow each performance.
 
Friday, February 11, 2011, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, February 12, 2011, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, February 13, 2011, 2:00 p.m.
 
Peter and the Wolf, Polk Theater at TPAC
A special family performance, Peter and the Wolf, will be offered at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, February, 12, 2011,  Brave young Peter mistakenly leaves his grandfather's garden gate open, and unleashes an adventure as he goes to rescue the duck who slipped out. Prokofiev's whimsical score introduces the instruments in the orchestra through this delightful ballet.
Saturday, February 12, 2011, 2:00 p.m.
 
Carmina Burana, April 29-May1, 2011   Jackson Hall at TPAC
The "Bravos" were overwhelming when Vasterling's 2009 production of Carmina Burana debuted, and the Ballet will present an encore performance for the finale of our 25th season. This ballet is larger than life with Nashville Ballet, Nashville Symphony, the Nashville Symphony Chorus, The Nashville Children's Choir, and guest vocalists, directed by Nashville Ballet Music Director Paul Gambill, all joining forces to present the family-friendly Carmina Burana! The dancers are front and center with the chorus raised high above the stage and the symphony spills over the sides of the stage for an avalanche of pure sound and motion. Composer Carl Orff set these irreverent poems to music in 1936 and this score continues to be heard in countless television commercials and film scores around the globe. The lyrics and movement portray life's pleasures, love, spring, and the uncertainty of the fates. Based on Latin verses written by German monks, this music remains one of the most popular classic pieces today. Salvatore Aiello's sensual The Afternoon of a Faun, set to the music of Claude Debussy, will open this performance. Be sure to spin the "Wheel of Fortune" for ballet prizes and keepsakes after each performance.
 
Friday, April 29, 2011, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 30, 2011, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 1, 2011, 2:00 p.m.
 
Single Ticket Information
Tickets for each individual show are available Tuesday, September 7, 2010, online at www.nashvilleballet.com, by calling 615-782-4040, or at the TPAC box offices, located downtown and at Davis Kidd Booksellers in The Mall of Green Hills. Ticket prices are $23.00, $45.00, $65.00, to $82.00.
 

Subscriptions are also available and can be purchased as a 4 Ballet package, 3 Ballet package, 2 Ballet package, or a flex package (six flex vouchers which can be redeemed for any performance). Packages range in price from $39 for a 2 Ballet package up to $246 for a 4 Ballet package. Subscribers can select their choice of ballets and performance dates within their packages for greatest convenience and preference. For more information about subscription packages or to order a subscription online, please visit www.nashvilleballet.com, email subscriptions@nashvilleballet.com or call 615-297-2966, extension 10.

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