News ReleaseAlabama Dance Theatre PresentsDRACULA“A Ballet to Die For”Montgomery, AL…Audiences across the country are sinking their teeth into thrilling vampire dramas. Don’t miss this opportunity to see vampires come to the stage as Alabama Dance Theatre presents the classic vampire story “Dracula” a ballet to die for. The Alabama Dance Theatre celebrating its 23rd season of Enchantment, bids you welcome and cordially invites you to witness the sweeping dramatic epic tale of Bram Stoker’s “Dracula.” Choreographed by ADT’s own award winning Sara Sanford, “Dracula” is a must see and is sure to entertain the audience as one of our cultures most familiar stories. Performances will be held Saturday, November 7 at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, November 8 at 2:30 p.m.This masterpiece production, staged at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival on the Festival Stage will thrill audiences with special effects, lavish costumes, and breathtaking scenery. Philip Feeney’s score illuminates Bram Stoker’s classic novel with incredible clarity and breathes new life into this timeless story.The ballet opens in Castle Dracula with one of the alluring Brides of Dracula escorting an already eccentric Renfield to his fate. Thousands of miles away there is a tearful goodbye between Jonathan Harker and his soon to be wife, Mina Murray. Jonathan Harker, a newly qualified English solicitor, is journeying by train from England to Count Dracula’s crumbling, remote castle situated in the Carpathian Mountains on the border of Transylvania. The purpose of his mission is to provide legal support to Dracula for a real estate transaction. Once there he quickly discovers that he has become a prisoner in the castle.Lucy Westenra, Mina‘s best friend, is the subject of much gossip at a winter garden party. She is a vivacious character who receives several proposals from hopeful suitors. The party does not last long as an unusual storm rolls in bringing with it Dracula himself. He finds Lucy to be full of life and is instantly drawn to her. He places his claim and here is where all fates converge.The story does not end here, but intrigue and surprises are better left unsaid. Dracula is full of beauty and magic even in its darkest moments. Let us put a spell on you. Witness the drama and horror that is sure to unfold in Dracula, a ballet to die for.For those too fainthearted for Dracula, ADT will present a special children’s matinee of “Mistletoe”, which will feature the “Favorite Dances of Christmas” Saturday, November 7th at 2:30 p.m. All children will be invited to a party on stage with Santa Claus and dancers after the performance for an additional $5.ADT’s “Dracula” and “Mistletoe” concerts are sponsored by Alabama State Council on the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts.“Dracula” performances are Saturday, November 7th at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, November 8th at 7:30 pm. at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival on the Festival Stage. Tickets go on sale Thursday, October 8 and range in price from $15-$30. Tickets can be purchased online at at ASF.net or through the Shakespeare Festival box office (334.271.5353). For more information on classes, performances, or tickets visit www.alabamadancetheatre.com or call 334.241.2590.** The Alabama Dance Theatre will host a special performance in honor of our Military Friday, November 6th, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. All active duty, retirees, reserve and National Guard military personnel and their families who present valid government military ID cards may pick up their tickets at Maxwell/Gunter ITT. You are encouraged to get these $6 tickets early!
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