How about sharing with family and friends a refined but fun performance of the Southwest Youth Ballet this week, for FREE?
Southwest Youth Ballet Theatre presents its end of season performance, Celebration, featuring excerpts from Act I and Act III of the ballet, Raymonda, as well as new works by choreographers Helio Lima (ballet), Pavel Getman (character dance), and Kleiton Sistelos (modern dance).
Celebration will run approximately one hour with a 15-minute intermission. All eleven of Southwest Youth Ballet Theatre company dancers will perform, along with guest artist Helio Lima, principal dancer at Ballet Arizona, performing the role of Jean de Brienne, the prince in Raymonda.
As a thank you to the community, Celebration is a FREE performance so all can enjoy and experience ballet.
Celebration is supported in part by the Arizona Commission on the Arts, which receives support from the State of Arizona and the National Endowment for the Arts.
According to their website, “Southwest Youth Ballet Theatre is dedicated to the development and advancement of ballet students ages 13-18 years of age who aspire to a professional career in ballet.”
When & Where
Celebration will be on June 13, 2024 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Tempe Center for the Arts located at 700 West Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe, 85281.
The ballet is free, but you must reserve your spot, click here to RSVP.
Click here for details about accessible parking at Tempe Center for the Arts.