A.A.V.A. Ballet Theatre Presents the Rock Ballet Vortex
Now Free to the Public!
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 14th and 15th
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.
Thanks to generous
support from the Robert Z. Hawkins Foundation, the E.L. Cord Foundation, the
Nell J. Redfield Foundation and the Arthur and Mae Orvis Foundation, the rock
ballet Vortex is free to the public. The
gates open at 7:30pm for picnicking and the shows begin at 8:30pm. This is a
PG-13 production.
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 22nd annual Artown
festival, July 2017. The month-long summer arts festival features more
than 500 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, Reno Tahoe USA, RGJ
Media, KOLO 8 News Now, Reno Media Group, and KNPB Public Television.
Additional support is received from the Nevada Arts Council and the National
Endowment for the Arts.
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