By Michael Erickson, Grand Rapids Ballet
Grand Rapids Ballet—Michigan’s only professional ballet company—presents the highly anticipated return of its 2017 sold-out smash hit, Alice in Wonderland, May 3-5 and 10-11 at Peter Martin Wege Theatre.
Revue Magazine called it “a modern masterpiece!”
This exciting family-friendly show features the choreography of Grand Rapids Ballet favorite, Brian Enos, the artistic director of The Big Muddy Dance Company in St. Louis, Missouri. While known locally as a contemporary choreographer, Brian is just as talented at choreographing classical ballet. As Hedy Weiss of Chicago Sun-Times said, Brian’s work is “alternately sexy, playful, absurd, and quirkily exotic.”
The magical world and colorful characters are imagined by Argentinian visual artist, Luis Grané, best known for his award-winning illustration work on such major motion pictures as The Box Trolls, The Matrix, Hotel Transylvania, and Ratatouille. The ballet story will stay true to the beloved novel Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll originally published in 1865.
Evening and matinee performances will take place over two weekends:
- Friday, May 3 at 7:30pm
- Saturday, May 4 at 7:30 pm
- Sunday, May 5 at 2pm
- Friday, May 10 at 7:30pm
- Saturday, May 11 at 7:30pm
Tickets are available on Ticketmaster, grballet.com, 616.454.4771 x 10, or at the box office at 341 Ellsworth Avenue SW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503.
Celebrating its 47th anniversary this season, Grand Rapids Ballet—Michigan’s only professional ballet company—is committed to lifting the human spirit through the art of dance under the current leadership of James Sofranko as artistic director, Glenn Del Vecchio as executive director, and Attila Mosolygo as director of Grand Rapids Ballet School and its Junior Company.
A proud recipient of the ArtServe Michigan Governor’s Arts Award for Outstanding Cultural Organization, Grand Rapids Ballet has a rich history marked by steady growth, a commitment to excellence, and strong community support.
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