Brews, Brats and Ballet celebrated Saturday at Brewery Arts Center

Submitted by editor on Tue, 04/29/2014 - 8:42am
Event Date: 
May 17, 2014 - 7:30pm
Brewery Arts Center

Sierra Nevada Ballet will present its annual spring concert, Brew, Brats and Ballet in Carson City on May 17, 2014, 7:30 p.m. at the Brewery Arts Center Performance Hall, 511 W. King Street.

This eclectic event invites the audience to enjoy sausages, salads and a beverage while sampling a wide variety of innovative and exciting short new Sierra Nevada Ballet choreographic offerings ranging from classical ballet to more contemporary work.

Audience members will have the opportunity to enjoy a catered dinner provided by Lifted Cafe while discussing the intimate experience of creating a dance work with the individual choreographers and then viewing their work in performance on stage. All ages are welcome to join SNB choreographers and professional dancers for this fun-filled presentation at the Brewery Arts Center.

Featured pieces include excerpts from the new SNB production of the classical ballet Swan Lake, a brand new contemporary work from East Coast choreographer, Chloe Felseina, from Ballet X and more.

Tickets are $25 for reserved floor seating including food and first beverage, $20 for general seating which includes food and first beverage and $15 for performance only.

To purchase tickets go to www.breweryarts.org, call 775-883-1976 or stop by the Brewery Arts Center offices or Artisans Store at 449 W. King Street.

About Sierra Nevada Ballet:
Versatile and innovative, Sierra Nevada Ballet is directed by Rosine Bena who gained her reputation as a “dancing actress” particularly for her portrayal of the tragic heroines, Giselle and Odette during her 28-year professional ballet career.

Today, she leads northern Nevada’s professional ballet company with a mission to incorporate the popular with the experimental. Always a crowd pleaser, the Ballet offers music and different types of dance from well known classical to new age contemporary original pieces. For more information about the Sierra Nevada Ballet, visit sierranevadaballet.org or call (775) 737-9101.

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