News Release
Release Date: August 11, 2010
“Reflections” Benefit Will Support Ballet at Blossom
The Joffrey Ballet’s
Pretty BALLET
The Blossom Women’s Committee is joining forces with the Musical Arts Association to sponsor an exquisite evening at Blossom Music Center coinciding with the return of The Joffrey Ballet to the 2010 Blossom Festival. The pre-concert dinner benefit,called Reflections, is scheduled for Saturday, September 4, beginning with cocktails at 6:00 p.m. followed by a buffet dinner at the Knight Grove. The Joffrey Ballet and The Cleveland Orchestra will perform at 8:30 p.m. Following the performance, guests are invited to the Blossom Grille for a “Meet the Performers” dessert reception at 10:00 p.m. Blossom Women’s Committee State Chair Phyllis Knauf has commented that the Committee “is thrilled about the opportunity to work hand-in-hand with the Musical Arts Association to support ballet at Blossom.”
The Joffrey performance will include a classic work, Pas de Deux from Le Corsaire, choreographed by Marius Petipa; a new work titled Pretty BALLET by James Kudelka; and Gerald Arpino’s Reflections, danced to Tchaikovsky’s Variations on a Rococo Theme. The Cleveland Orchestra will perform the ballet scores, conducted by Tito Muñoz.
Tickets and Information
$200 tickets include Lot A parking, dinner, preferred Area 1 seating, and the post-concert “Meet the Performers” dessert reception. Guests who already have their ballet tickets are charged $125 per person for Lot A parking, dinner, and the post-concert reception. $50 tickets includes a parking pass, reserved premier lawn seating, and the post-concert “Meet the Performers” dessert reception.
For tickets and information, please contact Emily Szy at (216) 231-7524 or eszy@clevelandorchestra.com. Tickets to the performance are also available online.
The Blossom Women’s Committee is dedicated to promoting and financially supporting Blossom Music Center and The Cleveland Orchestra.
Contacts
Skitch Rosenthal, (330) 655-9315, Email
Jean Mathews, (330) 608-6245. Email
