NEVADA BALLET THEATRE

ONE-NIGHT-ONLY SPECTACULAR OF ‘DANCE, MUSIC, STYLE AND CLASS’ WILL INCLUDE NEVADA BALLET THEATRE, THE LAS VEGAS PHILHARMONIC AND INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED GUEST ARTISTS

FROM AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE AND PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET

Nevada Ballet Theatre (NBT) announces an impressive lineup of artists who will join the company to celebrate its 40 years in Las Vegas and commemorate its debut on the Reynolds Hall stage. This special performance will be presented on May 5, 2012 at 7 pm at The Smith Center for the Performing Arts, 361 Symphony Park Avenue . Ticket prices are $43, $68, $98 and $128 (plus fees) as well as $503, which includes a special gala reception with the artists following the performance. Tickets can be ordered by calling The Smith Center Box Office at (702) 749-2000 or by visiting www.nevadaballet.org.



This debut evening of dance will open with George Balanchine’s classic Serenade, performed by NBT. Premiering in 1934, it is the first ballet Balanchine created in America . Often described as “a milestone in the history of dance,” it is set to Tchaikovsky’s stunning score of “Serenade for Strings” performed by the Las Vegas Philharmonic.



“We are thrilled to take center stage in our new performance home, The Smith Center for the Performing Arts, which allows us to incorporate live music, an essential and powerful ingredient of our art form,” said Executive Director & CEO Beth Barbre.



Internationally acclaimed guest artists join this varied program including Principal Dancers Carla Körbes and Seth Orza from Seattle ’s Pacific Northwest Ballet (PNB). Körbes, named one of “25 to Watch” by Dance Magazine, will take the stage with Orza to perform White Swan Pas de deux from the quintessential classic, Swan Lake.