Swan Lake

https://youtube.com/watch?v=WmJbKHfRuJw

Friday, June 10 – 4 p.m. & 7 p.m. 

Children’s Matinee at 4pm – at under an hour, it’s perfect for young audiences!
Full-length performance at 7pm – the classic experience of Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake!

Tickets for this ballet are $25* for Adults, $20* for children or students, and $20 for Military   (_{*plus taxes and fees)} 

Seating for both performances is General Admission.

Wilmington Ballet Company presents the stunningly beautiful classic, Swan Lake. A dozen professional ballet dancers, classically trained youth performers, and guest artist from the famous Washington Ballet will amaze audiences. Stunning custom costuming and artisan crafted sets create a masterpiece production.

Special effects and lobby entertainment will feature amazing live birds from Hawk Manor Falconry and Cape Fear Raptor & Rescue. Meet these incredible creatures up close in the lobby and watch them fly in the show! Cape Fear Fencing Association adds swash buckling sword fighting and Gore Dolls creates a magical medieval side show.

A special Children’s matinee is geared to young audiences. The time of the production is shortened while keeping all of the exciting highlights to specifically entertain and educate little ones.

Wilmington Ballet Company, the only non-profit professional ballet company in our region, has sold out every show this year at the amazing Wilson Center. Be sure and get your tickets early to this amazing show!!

 

Read what the Star News has to say about it!

 

Photo Credit: Dove’s Eyes Photography

 

Arthur Shuey of Star News & Access Wilmington says this about the WBC Productions:

Reflecting back days after the show, this reviewer still feels compelled to stand and again applaud the children for innocence and artistic discipline, the adults for achingly beautiful and perfectly executed routines, the director for weaving local elements into the production and the entire cast and all volunteers and allied persons for grasping and making possible the opulence and innovation that made the program belong to each and every person in the house.

 

Sponsored by : The Landfall Foundation, The Wilmington Arts Council, Trask Land Company, Mary Slajka, Cape Fear Formal Wear, WWAY, Cumulus Broadcasting, Wilmington School of Ballet & Dance

Photo Credit: Cape Fear Raptor Center

 

More info at www.wilmingtonballetcompany.org

Manu Navarro

 

Begins her studies of Ballet at the age of 5, later at the age of 9 she becomes more serious in her training  at “Dancing Steps” Panama Rep. of Panama She has been awarded several medals in different competitions, Certamen Internacional Infanto-Juvenil, Stars of the 21st Century were she won first place 2 years in a row, the first year in the solo category and the second year in the Pas de Deux category, finalist at the Youth American Grand Prix 2006 and 2007, Fifth place at World Ballet Competition 2009. From 2004 to 2007 she studied at South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities under Stanislav Issaev, in august 2007 she began her professional career at ABT of Florida under Vladimir Issaev. Late 2008 she returned to her beloved Panama were she began as a Soloist at The National Ballet of Panama. She has done many roles Kitri and Mercedes in Don Quixote, Swanilda in Coppelia, Gamzatti in Bayadare, Sugar Plum in Nutcracker, Pas de Esclave in Le Corsaire, Esmeralda Pas de Deux, Diana and Acteon and many others. She was promoted to Prima Ballerina in January 2012, she then got invited to dance as Prima Ballerina guest artist at The National Ballet of Cuba under the direction of Alicia Alonso for the seasons 12-13 and 13-14. In Sept. 2014 Danced with the stars of the 21st century in Paris, France. Later that same year danced as a principal dancer at the Columbia City Ballet for the season 14-15.

 

Oscar Sanchez

Was born in Havana, Cuba in 1991 and started dancing at the age of 15 at the Alejo Carpentier Elementary School. He finished training at The National Ballet School “Ena”. After graduation, Sanchez continued on to The National Ballet of Cuba where he danced many roles, including Hilarion from Giselle, Mazurka in Coppélia, Majisimo and others. He recently arrived in the United States and has proudly been a part of The Cuban Classical Ballet of Miami were he danced Le Corsaire pas de deux, Fairy Doll, Les Sylphides and Diana and Acteon. He was a principal dancer with the Columbia City Ballet for the 14.15 season where he danced many roles. In January 2015, he received the Award for “Best Dancer of Miami” at the Miami Life Awards. Sanchez is in his first season with The Washington Ballet.