South Brunswick Dancers Perform in Original Ballet

DanceVision Performance Company is pleased to present the original ballet A Midsummer Night’s Dream, based on William Shakespeare's classic comedy and set to Mendelssohn's lush score.

Risa Kaplowitz, DanceVision's Artistic Director and choreographer of The Snow Queen and The Secret Garden, has once again used her ethereal choreography to bring to life this wonderful tale of magical characters caught up in a comedic entanglement of love, jealousy, and fun, where Fairies, Pixies, and Sprites make mischief with the lives of unsuspecting, love-struck mortals.

After intermission, DanceVision will also perform Graduation Ball as a special bonus feature, with original choreography by David Lichine, and staged by Sergio Manolo Molina. Watch what ensues as a group of male cadets are invited to a dance at a girl’s school in this humorous and playful ballet.

Performed by the region's most talented and well-trained young dancers, this ballet double-feature is sure to please audiences of all ages.

South Brunswick residents Chelsea Eltringham, Emerson Marchese, Megan Kausch, Anna Macaulay and Leah Macaulay will be performing in A Midsummer Night’s Dream.  Megan, Chelsea and Emerson will also be performing in Graduation Ball.

Performances will be held on Saturday, May 4 at 3 p.m. and Sunday, May 5 at 2 p.m. at The College of New Jersey’s Kendall Theater, 2000 Pennington Road, Ewing, New Jersey.

Tickets are just $20 for adults; and $15 for children, students, and seniors. Group discounts are available, and DanceVision is offering a special discount to students studying A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

To purchase tickets, visit www.dancevisionnj.org, or email info@dancevisionnj.org for more information about group discounts.

DanceVision also offers a free, educational, pre-performance talk one hour prior to each performance. Get a preview of the story, and learn about the process of translating great literature into dance. Simply come to the theater one hour early and show your ticket stub to attend.

DanceVision, Inc. is a not-for-profit corporation founded by Artistic Director Risa Kaplowitz and Susan Jaffe in 2005. Its mission is to enrich the community with quality dance experiences. DanceVision's performance arm produces full-length ballets which are performed at TCNJ's Kendall Theater twice a year.

In addition, DanceVision dancers will be performing with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra around the state this coming May. DanceVision also has an active community outreach program which provides free dance classes for local residents with Parkinson's disease.

DanceVision has a long-standing relationship with the children of HomeFront, who are invited to attend all DanceVision performances, as well as DanceVision's popular spring dance festival DanceFest, at no cost. This summer, DanceVision will be piloting a free dance camp for children from HomeFront.

DanceVision is proud to present the highest quality performances at a most affordable price. For less than the cost of most trips to the movie theater, families can enjoy an entertaining, live performance filled with the rarified beauty and culture that is unique to classical ballet.

--DanceVision