Ballet Palm Beach 2019-2020 Season Set

Ballet Palm Beach The Nutcracker with Lily Loveland and Steven Melendez

(PRESS RELEASE)_(Palm Beach Gardens, FL –Sept 13, 2019) Colleen Smith, Artistic Director of Ballet Palm Beach announces the 2019-2020 performance schedule of Palm Beach County’s resident professional ballet company.

“Highlights of the season include fairy-tale classics as well as two original story ballets, slated to premiere in 2020,” states Smith. “This season will be full of magical whimsy and inspirational heroism.”

Upcoming performances by Ballet Palm Beach include:

Cinderella
November 2-3
+ Saturday, Nov 2 at 2pm & 7:30pm
+ Sunday, Nov 3 at 2pm
Kravis Center for the Performing Arts – Rinker Playhouse
701 Okeechobee Boulevard in West Palm Beach                 

Ballet Palm Beach performs the classic rags to riches fairy tale of Cinderella. Narrated by Prokofiev’s powerful score, audiences of all ages will enjoy the hilarious antics of the evil stepsisters, the magic of the Fairy Godmother, and the radiance of Cinderella as she is discovered by her prince charming at the Royal Ball.

The Nutcracker
November 29-December 1
+ Black Friday, Nov 29 at 7pm
+ Saturday, Nov 30 at 1pm & 7pm
+ Sunday, Dec 1 at 4pm
The King’s Academy
Page Family Center for Performing Arts
8401 Belvedere Road in West Palm Beach


December 6-7         
+ Friday, Dec 6 at 7:30pm
+Saturday, Dec 7 at 2pm & 7:30pm                   
Kravis Center for the Performing Arts – Dreyfoos Hall
701 Okeechobee Boulevard in West Palm Beach
“A repeat favorite at the holidays” (Greg Stepanich, Palm Beach ArtsPaper)

“An extraordinary show” (Michelle Wright, What’s Trending Palm Beach)
Ballet Palm Beach leaps into the season with holiday classic, The Nutcracker, the coming-of-age story of Marie who receives a mysterious gift on Christmas Eve. Adventures ensue as Tchaikovsky’s score draws Marie into a terrifying battle with the Mouse King, past a mystical snowstorm, and to the prince's Enchanted Kingdom.

Swept Away
February 1-2                       
+ Saturday, Feb 1 at 2pm & 7:30 pm
+ Sunday, Feb 2 at 2pm
Kravis Center for the Performing Arts – Rinker Playhouse
701 Okeechobee Boulevard in West Palm Beach

Swept Away is mixed repertory program featuring the Romeo and Juliet Balcony Pas de Deux; Swept Away, a collection of dances from timeless Hollywood musicals; and, back by popular demand, Gina Patterson’s poignant fra ct ured.

Queen Esther
March 20-22
+ Friday, March 20 at 7pm
+ Saturday, March 21 at 1pm & 7pm
+ Sunday, March 22 at 4pm
The King’s Academy
Page Family Center for Performing Arts
8401 Belvedere Road in West Palm Beach  

Queen Esther is an original full-length ballet by Ballet Palm Beach’s Artistic Director, Colleen Smith. In this dramatic production, a beautiful Jewish orphan ascends to Persian royalty and challenges a plot to exterminate her people.

Peter Pan’s Neverland
May 8-10
+ Friday, May 8 at 7pm
+ Saturday, May 9 at 1pm & 7pm
+ (Mother’s Day) Sunday at 4pm                      
The King’s Academy
Page Family Center for the Performing Arts
8401 Belvedere Road in West Palm Beach

On Mother’s Day weekend, audiences are invited to fly to Neverland in this original production from Ballet Palm Beach. Follow the antics of Peter Pan, Tinkerbell, and the dastardly Captain Hook! The latter half of the show features dynamic works from Ballet Palm Beach’s eclectic repertoire. 

How to Purchase Tickets:

For information about prices and how to purchase tickets, please call Ballet Palm Beach at 561.630.8235 or visit www.balletpalmbeach.org.For tickets to performances at the Kravis Center, please call 561.832.7469 or 800.572.8471, or visit www.kravis.org. For tickets to performances at The King’s Academy, please call 888.718.4253 or visit www.TKAFineArts.net.

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