![Princeton Ballet School announces its Summer Intensive program’s final performance - "An Evening of Dance"](https://www.newjerseystage.com/events2015/ARB-July27.jpg "Princeton Ballet School announces its Summer Intensive program’s final performance - "An Evening of Dance"")
(PRINCETON, NJ) -- On Friday, July 31, 2015, students from the Summer Intensive program at Princeton Ballet School, the official school of NJ’s top professional ballet company American Repertory Ballet, will be dancing in the program’s culminating performance. The show, entitled An Evening of Dance, will take place at the Berlind Theatre in the McCarter Theatre Center at 6:30pm.
Now in its 33rd year, Princeton Ballet School’s Summer Intensive program annually attracts top dance students from around the world. This year, 100 students came from across the United States, including Arizona, California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Utah and Washington State. Georgia. International students are from Australia, Columbia, Italy and Switzerland. An Evening of Dance will showcase pieces that students have been rehearsing for the past three weeks, alongside their rigorous training schedules.
This year’s performance will include a variety of pieces, ranging from restaged excerpts from classical ballets to new works by Princeton Ballet School faculty members. Maria Youskevitch will be re-staging Act II from the classical ballet, Swan Lake. The program will also include new works by Mary Barton, Resident Choreographer of American Repertory Ballet as well as Princeton Ballet School teachers Erika Mero and Janell Byrne. The evening will also include a staging of Barton's Once Upon a Summer's Day, staged by Karen Leslie Moscato.
There are a limited number of seats available to the general public. To purchase tickets, call the Princeton Ballet School at (609)921-7758. Tickets are $27.
ARB's brand new line of merchandise, Brilliant Body, featuring dance warm-ups and active wear will be available for purchase in the lobby.
Interested in taking classes at Princeton Ballet School?
Princeton Ballet School is now enrolling for fall 2015 classes. If you are interested in dancing at Princeton Ballet School, please call 609-921-7758. If you have prior dance experience, schedule a placement class when you call. Beginners do not need to take a placement class. Princeton Ballet School’s fall 2015 classes begin September 11.
About American Repertory Ballet and Princeton Ballet School
American Repertory Ballet’s mission is to bring the joy, beauty, artistry and discipline of classical and contemporary dance to New Jersey and nationwide audiences and to dance students through artistic and educational programs. The organization comprises: the preeminent professional classical and contemporary ballet company in the state; Princeton Ballet School, one of the largest and most respected non-profit dance schools in the nation; and ARB’s Access & Enrichment initiatives, including the long-running and acclaimed DANCE POWER program. The performing company is a classical and contemporary ballet company committed to presenting ballets from the 19th and 20th centuries alongside new and existing works by choreographers from today. Founded in 1963, the company is currently under the artistic leadership of Douglas Martin, former principal dancer with the Joffrey Ballet. Its rich history of repertory includes established masterpieces by distinguished American choreographers such as George Balanchine, Gerald Arpino, Alvin Ailey, Paul Taylor and Twyla Tharp; cutting edge works by choreographers such as Val Caniparoli, Kirk Peterson, Dominique Dumais, Harrison McEldowney, Amy Seiwert, Susan Shields, Melissa Barak, Patrick Corbin, Trinette Singleton, and ARB Resident Choreographer Mary Barton; and former Artistic Directors Dermot Burke, Marjorie Mussman, Septime Webre and Graham Lustig. ARB has been designated a “Major Arts Institution” by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts consistently for the past two decades, and has repeatedly been awarded a Citation of Excellence by the Council. ARB was voted the Jersey Arts People’s Choice for “Favorite Dance Company” in 2008, 2011, 2012, and 2015.
Princeton Ballet School has gained a national reputation for its excellent dance training since its founding in 1954 by Audrée Estey. Under the direction of Mary Pat Robertson, Princeton Ballet School currently serves approximately 1,200 students, starting at age three, and includes a large open enrollment division for adults. Princeton Ballet School has studios in Cranbury, New Brunswick, and Princeton and offers classes in ballet, modern dance, jazz, hip-hop, CardioBallet, and CoMBo - Conditioning for the Mind and Body. Students from the school have gone on to dance in professional ballet and contemporary dance companies in the US and abroad. Graduates have danced with such diverse organizations as New York City Ballet, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Miami City Ballet, Complexions, Mark Morris Dance Company, Twyla Tharp, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Ballet West and on Broadway.
The Access & Enrichment wing of American Repertory Ballet reaches out to the community not only through its DANCE POWER program and signature On Pointe series, but also with free programming, master classes, residencies, lecture demonstrations and School Time Matinees throughout the state. In 1985, American Repertory Ballet partnered with the New Brunswick Board of Education to create DANCE POWER. Today, it’s the longest-running uninterrupted arts/community partnership in New Jersey. The legendary Gregory Hines was DANCE POWER’s Honorary Chair for 18 years before his untimely passing in 2003. In 2001, Mr. Hines endowed a scholarship at Rutgers University that earmarks annual funds for a DANCE POWER student to attend the university.
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