8/3/2019 GR Ballet-News Release
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Grand Rapids Ballet Company Keeps Us On Our Toes
GR Ballet performs new, modern shows; offers discounts to
audience
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Dec. 3, 2010 Written off by many as twinkle
toes, tutus, and
something your sister tries when shes six, ballet has become the
date night every guy dreads.
But the Grand Rapids Ballet is redefining this stereotype as
they continue their 2010-
2011 season with four more performances and new discounts to
attract a broader crowd.
Performing The Nutcracker, Dec. 3-5 and 10-12, the Grand Rapids
Ballet Company
(GRBC) is uniting with the Grand Rapids Symphony to bring to
life the classic Christmas story
of Clara and the Nutcracker.
Its just not Christmas until I see the Nutcracker, said GRBC
Facebook follower Melisa
Solem
The Grand Rapids Ballet is also performing more modern pieces
this season as they
showcase singer Frank Sinatra in Nine Sinatra Songs Jan. 28-30
and Feb. 4-6. The show will
showcase many of Sinatras hits and will feature costumes from
fashion designers such as Oscar
de le Renta. The Boy Who Wouldnt Do His Homework & Mother
Goose Suite will also be
performed Feb. 19-20 in a montage of childhood stories from
Mother Goose.
The company will finish off their season with Mario Radacovskys
Romeo and Juliet and
the classic story of two star crossed lovers May 13-15 and
20-22.
In an effort to broaden their audience, the Grand Rapids Ballet
has begun a College Rush
Deal for all of this seasons performances. Students can now show
their college ids at the box
office one hour before show time and are offered the best
available seat for $10.
The ballet is something new and exciting that I wouldnt normally
think to do on a
Friday or Saturday night, said Grand Valley State University
student Melody Russell I always
assumed it was something way too expensive and something you do
when youre older.
The GRBC is also a member of Culture Pass GR, a discount pass
for all of the arts in
Grand Rapids including the Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids
Childrens Museum,
Grand Rapids Symphony and the Fredrick Meijer Gardens. The pass
includes different discounts
and specials to each participating location.
