Saturday, August 20, 2011

Springfield Ballet Company Presents Rockballet

Springfield, IL –This year's Rockballet, featuring live music is a must-see event. The popular annual production by Springfield Ballet Company is an explosive merging of ballet, modern, jazz and other dance styles, showcasing the talent and diversity of our company dancers and some amazing guest artists.


Ticket prices range from $16 to $26 and are available by calling the Sangamon Auditorium ticket office at (217) 206-6160.

Guest choreographers include: Hernan Justo and Francesca Genovese of Carolina Ballet Theatre, Julie Tice from Paul Taylor Dance Company, Harrison McEldowney, Krenly Guzman, and Paul Cipponeri; as well as local choreographers Julie Ratz, Gina DeCroix Russell, Lauren Small and Elizabeth Cheney.

Music will be provided by Downstate with band members Damien Kaplan, Mary Kate Smith, David Anderson, Scott Nichols, Brian Earleywine, Robb Stark and Mike Wallace; with special guests Brock Bennett, Roy Lowery and Kristen Anderson.

The Springfield Ballet Company is a civic, not-for-profit ballet company that has been entertaining and educating area audiences since 1975 and is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency.

The company offers two major productions at the University of Illinois at Springfield's Sangamon Auditorium each year, and also performs at festivals, schools and nursing homes throughout central Illinois.  SBC is committed to providing equitable opportunities for company dancers to be trained in and to perform the art of dance.

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