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| ARKA BALLET TO APPEAR IN SERIES OF KENNEDY CENTER PROGRAMS |
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 22, 1999 Contact: Tania Chichmanian (301) 587-6225 Washington, DC ARKA Ballet has been invited to take part in a series of programs this fall at the Kennedy Center. The first is Music That Moves! in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall, November 28. Then, on November 30, it’s Dance for Life in the Terrace Theater. Finally, December 8 through 15, it’s "Meet Mr. Beethoven!" in the Concert Hall. Music That Moves is a National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) Family Series concert featuring the music of Mozart, Copland, Borodin, Ellington, Debussy, and more. For this special concert, the NSO is joined on stage by dancers performing ballet, folk, modern, swing, ballroom and flamenco. Dance for Life is a gala evening of dance which will benefit the Whitman Walker Clinic in Washington, DC. The evening features performances by ARKA Ballet, Bowen McCauley Dance, Maryland Youth Ballet, Tony Powell/Music and Movement, and The Washington Ballet. In December, ARKA Ballet will be featured as part of Meet Mr. Beethoven, a National Symphony Orchestra Young People’s Concert. This educational concert highlights excerpts of Beethoven’s greatest symphonies along with a minuet by Haydn and is geared to students grades 3 to 6. All the programs highlight original choreography by area choreographers, including ARKA Ballet’s Artistic Director, Roudolf Kharatian. For more information about these programs, call the Kennedy Center Box Office at (202) 467-4600 or ARKA Ballet at (301) 587-6225. ARKA Ballet is a non-profit, 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization whose mission is to bring high-level dance to diverse audiences and to nurture, develop and showcase international-level dance talent through inspiring and challenging choreography. ARKA Ballet is committed to the development of the art of ballet as a contemporary form of expression. For more information, call (703) 330-0335 or (301) 587-6225, or e-mail: tjc@arkaballet.org |