A.V.A. Ballet Theatre Presents the Rock Ballet Vortex
Stars of CW’s Breaking
Pointe to Dance
Reno, NV - The Robert
Z. Hawkins Amphitheater at Bartley Ranch will come alive with ballet grace and passionate
rock, dance, and alternative music as A.V.A. Ballet Theatre presents the rock
ballet Vortex July 19th and 20th
as part of the Artown celebration.
Artistic director
Alexander Van Alstyne has choreographed an exciting contemporary ballet that
will be like no other you have ever seen. Imagine ballerinas performing grande
jetés to music by popular rock artists. The stage will feature scaffolding and exciting
props and sets that will create a visual spectacle that cannot be missed.
Katie Martin and
Ronald Tilton from the CW’s hit reality television show Breaking Pointe will dance in Vortex along with the extremely
talented dancers from Reno’s A.V.A. Ballet Theatre.
The performances
of Vortex are at 8:30pm July 19th and
20th at the beautiful Bartley Ranch in the Robert Z. Hawkins Amphitheater. Ticket
prices are $15 and $20 for adults. Students with I.D. only $10. This is a PG 13
show. Special VIP tickets that include wine/beer and hors d’oevres are
available for $40. The gates open at 7:30pm for picnicking and the VIP party.
Tickets can be purchased online at avaballet.com, by calling 775-762-5165 or at
the Bartley Ranch box office the nights of the shows.
A.V.A. Ballet
Theatre is the resident ballet company for the Pioneer Center for the
Performing Arts. They are northern Nevada's largest company under the
instruction of a professional faculty with years of performing experience in
renowned metropolitan ballet and production companies across the United States
and Europe.
Vortex during
the month of July is part of the 18th annual
Artown festival, July 2013. The month-long summer arts festival features
more than 400 events produced by more than 100 cultural organizations and
businesses in locations citywide. Artown receives major funding from the City
of Reno, and is sponsored by Grand Sierra Resort, U.S. Bank, NV
Energy, JLH Inc., Waste Management, Basin Street Properties, Reno
Gazette-Journal, KOLO 8 News Now, KTHX-FM and KNPB with additional support from
the Nevada Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts.
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