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Amherst Youth Ballet: An Afternoon of Dance
Mainstage Theatre
Saturday, March 13
3:00PM 
$17.50
The Amherst Youth Ballet
“An Afternoon of Dance”
featuring - “Sleeping Beauty-Aurora’s Wedding, Jolly Holiday” scene from our acclaimed production of “Mary Poppins” and other works.
Starring Misa Kuranaga, Principal Dancer - Boston Ballet; Daniel Ulbricht, Principal Dancer - New York City Ballet, as the Prince; and members of the Amherst Youth Ballet
"Misa Kuranaga claimed the role of Aurora with luster and brilliance. Her virtues of speed and buoyancy are heart catching.” -
New York Times “Known for his extraordinarily high leaps, Mr. Ulbricht danced with spectacular bravura. His simplest movements are as exciting as his tornados pirouettes and his sky high jumps. He brought the house down.” -
New York Times
The Sleeping Beauty
Mainstage Theatre
Friday, March 26
7:30pm
$21.50, Students & Seniors $19.50
In a magical Fairy Kingdom, a beautiful Princess named Aurora was born to a wonderful King and Queen. The Kingdom’s Fairy of Protection, the Lilac Fairy, and all of her fairies were invited to celebrate Princess Aurora’s birth. In the midst of the excitement, the royal family forgot to invite the wicked fairy, Carabosse. Although Carabosse is distraught by their neglect, she and her crew come to party anyway, but with evil intentions. She disguises herself as a beautiful fairy and pretends to enjoy the festivities. However, her evil becomes her and she casts a spell over Princess Aurora saying that on her 16th birthday she will prick her finger and die. Quick to save the Princess, the Lilac Fairy casts another spell saying that she will only fall asleep after pricking her finger.
Come see this well loved classical ballet that is wondrous to see, glorious to hear and ablaze with fantasy, brought to the stage by the
Greater Buffalo Youth Ballet. The Greater Buffalo Youth Ballet, Western New York’s premier youth ballet company, directed by founding Artistic Director Elizabeth DiStasio-Waddell, is a non-profit ballet company with over 80 dancers ranging from ages 6 to professional and performs classical, modern, and original works throughout Western New York.
Visit the Greater Buffalo Youth Ballet website: http://www.gbyballet.org/