WHEN: Saturday, May 3rd at 7 PM and Sunday, May 4th at 2 PM
WHERE: The College of New Jersey’s Kendall Main Stage Theater, 2000 Pennington Road, Ewing, NJ.
TICKETS: $25 for adults, and $20 for students, children, and seniors.
WHEN: Saturday, May 10th at 7 PM
WHERE: Neptune High School Performing Arts Center, 55 Neptune Blvd, Neptune, NJ.
TICKETS: To celebrate DanceVision’s debut at this venue, tickets there are specially priced at just $15.
To purchase tickets, visit www.DancevisionNj.org, or call 609-520-1020.
For information on group sales at either venue, email info@DancevisionNj.org.
This May, DanceVision Performance Company will be bringing back Risa Kaplowitz’s ballet interpretation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, based on William Shakespeare's classic comedy and set to Mendelssohn's lush score. Guest artists Rickey Flagg II and Joshua Henry, trainees at the Dance Theatre of Harlem Professional Training Program, will be performing the roles of Lysander and Demetrius. Mr. Flagg, originally from Windsor, Connecticut, and Mr. Henry, originally from Los Angeles, California, are excited to be working on this production with DanceVision. “It is quite an experience for me to be working with such talented young people with so much potential,” says Mr. Henry. Risa Kaplowitz, DanceVision’s Artistic Director, is thrilled to have the young men as part of the cast. “Rickey and Josh add so much to the performance. They are not only great dancers but they are also wonderful performers, who bring their noble roles to life with both grace and humor.”
Risa Kaplowitz, who also choreographed DanceVision’s successful ballets, The Snow Queen and The Secret Garden, has once again used her ethereal choreography to bring to life this wonderful tale of magical characters caught up in a comedic entanglement of love, jealousy, and fun, where Fairies, Sylphs, and Sprites make mischief with the lives of unsuspecting, love-struck Mortals. After intermission, DanceVision will also perform Graduation Ball as a special bonus feature, with original choreography by David Lichine. Watch what ensues as a group of male cadets is invited to a dance at a girls’ school in this humorous and playful ballet. Performed by the region's most talented and well-trained young dancers, this ballet double feature is sure to please audiences of all ages.
DanceVision also offers a free, fun and educational pre-performance talk one hour prior to the performance. Get a preview of the story, and learn about the process of translating great literature into dance. Simply come to the theater one hour early and show your ticket stub to attend.
DanceVision, Inc. is a not-for-profit corporation founded by Artistic DirectorRisaKaplowitz and Susan Jaffe in 2005. Its mission is to enrich the community with quality dance experiences. DanceVision's performance arm produces full-length ballets which are performed at TCNJ's Kendall Theater twice a year. In addition, DanceVision dancers have performed several times with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, and most recently with Boheme Opera New Jersey. DanceVision also has an active community outreach program which includes a free dance camp for children from Trenton’s HomeFront, free or discounted performance tickets for disadvantaged groups, and free dance classes for local seniors with disabilities.
DanceVision is proud to present the highest quality performances at a most affordable price. For less than the cost of most trips to the movie theater, families can enjoy an entertaining, live performance filled with the rarified beauty and culture that is unique to classical ballet.
