Portland School of Ballet Performances
Year End Showcase
Saturday, May 11th at 11:00am
Westbrook Performing Arts Center
Portland School of Ballet’s Year End Showcase features students in Pre-Ballet up through PSB’s Pre-Professional Division. The performance will include classwork demonstrations by each level to showcase the progression from the earliest years of training through the most advanced. The second Act of our Showcase will include a reprise of The Sleeping Beauty from our Building Ballets series without the lecture/demonstration aspect. Audience members will be able to enjoy the students of PSB performing an abridged version of this classical ballet.
Thrills & Chills
RESCHEDULED
Saturday, November 11th at 10:00am
South Portland Auditorium
Join us for Thrills & Chills (formerly A Halloween Spooktacular), a family-friendly morning of Halloween-inspired ballet by students of the Senior and Pre-Professional Divisions at Portland School of Ballet! Halloween-themed dances are combined with famous classical music for a performance that is ideal for all ages. This performance will include a raffle drawing and costume parade at intermission, so come dressed in your best Halloween costume!
Building Ballets Series | The Sleeping Beauty
Public Performance
Saturday, March 16th at 11:00am
Westbrook Performing Arts Center
Following the story of the classic fairy tale, The Sleeping Beauty tells the chronicle of Princess Aurora and the unfortunate curse placed upon her by the evil Carabosse - in which pricking her finger on a spindle causes Aurora to fall into a hundred year’s sleep. With the help of good fairies and Prince Florimund, Aurora is awakened and her wedding to the young Prince is celebrated by all.
This innovative program mixes dance performance, lecture, and demonstration to educate children and adults alike about everything that goes into a performing arts production. Presented by Artistic Director Nell Shipman and the dancers of Portland School of Ballet, Building Ballets will walk the audience through the process of creating and performing a ballet. This show will feature an abridged version of The Sleeping Beauty and include a behind the scenes look at choreography, set design, lighting, and more!
Educational Outreach Performance
Friday, March 15th at 10:00am
Westbrook Performing Arts Center
FREE to attend, reservations required
Portland School of Ballet is proud to present an Educational Outreach Performance of Building Ballets The Sleeping Beauty for local groups such as schools, senior centers, and other community-based organizations. Groups should be at least 10 people. Reservations are made on a first come first serve basis. Seating is at 9:30am and the show will begin at 10:00am and last approximately 45 minutes. Please contact office@portlandballet.org with any questions.
Funded in part by a grant from the Maine Arts Commission, an independent state agency supported by the National Endowment for the Arts.
