FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                               Contact:

March 1, 2005                                                   Cindy Reynolds, Communications Manager

                                                                        (714) 541-8314, ext. 19

Saint Joseph Ballet Presents

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Dance Organization to reprise signature works by

Founder and Artistic Director Beth Burns

as she directs her final concert for Saint Joseph Ballet

WHAT:

Founder and Artistic Director Beth Burns will direct her final concert for Saint Joseph Ballet when it presents its 22^nd Annual Concert more LiFe at the Irvine Barclay Theatre June 1-5, 2005.  This concert will be an unprecedented retrospective of five signature works choreographed by Burns who, after 22 years, will retire from Saint Joseph Ballet this June.  Melanie Rios Glaser, Saint Joseph Ballet’s incoming Artistic Director, will restage two of the works presented.  On stage will be 200 young students and alumni who will perform in two programs over six performances. 

WHERE:                      

Irvine Barclay Theatre

4242 Campus Drive in Irvine

Irvine, California

WHEN:                        

Part One

                        June 1 and 3 at 8:00pm and June 4 at 2:30pm

                        Dancing Into One (1993)                        

                        A Seed (1990)                                                              

                        Mi Corazon Canta (1990 )

Part Two

                        June 2 and 4 at 8:00pm and June 5 at 2:30pm

                        Unearthing (1998)

                        dreamChild (1996)

                        Mi Corazon Canta (1990)

COST:                         

Part I or II: $45 for benefit seating; $20 for general seating

Part I and II:  $75 for benefit seating; $35 for general

Children 12 and under half price

For Tickets contact:

Irvine Barclay Theatre Box Office (949) 854-4646 or www.thebarclay.org

Ticketmaster (714) 740-7878 or www.ticketmaster.com

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For more information or for Group Sales, contact Cindy Reynolds at Saint Joseph Ballet, (714) 541-8314, ext. 19 or [email protected].

BACKGROUND:           

Founded in 1983, Saint Joseph Ballet has touched the lives of more than 50,000 youth with the following mission: 

To empower low-income youth from diverse backgrounds to strengthen self-esteem, self-discipline and a sense of accomplishment through dance, academic and family programs. 

By offering creative learning experiences they would not otherwise have and by nurturing their skills, Saint Joseph Ballet enables at-risk youth to build their futures around not what limits them, but around their strengths and potential.

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