Free Ballet Under the Stars performance slated for June 26 at Hartwood Acres
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre鈥檚 free performance Ballet Under the Stars will take place at the Middle Road Concert Area in Hartwood Acres Park in Pittsburgh on Sunday, June 26.
The 8 p.m. performance, part of Allegheny County鈥檚 Summer Concert Series, features the talents of rising stars who hail from 25 states around the U.S. and Canada and participate in PBT School鈥檚 Company Experience, a two-week summer intensive workshop. The evening will also include a performance by PBT Company dancers.
PBT School Company Experience program dancers and PBT Company dancers will perform a selection of classical, neoclassical and contemporary works from the company鈥檚 repertory. This year, Company Experience program dancers will perform 鈥淭arantella鈥� from Napoli, Raymonda excerpts, La Vivandi猫re, Danzon, a piece choreographed by PBT Company dancer Christian Garc铆a Campos, 鈥淭he Rose Waltz鈥� from Beauty and the Beast, and a world premiere by renowned choreographers Alexander Brady and Rika Okamoto. PBT Company dancers Diana Yohe and Joseph Parr will perform the Don Quixote pas de deux as a centerpiece of the evening.
Attendees can enjoy food trucks and free kids鈥� stations, including craft and dance activities, photo opportunities with costumed dancers, face painting and more.
From 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., PBT will host a pre-show Picnic in the Park. PBT dancers and artistic leaders will be in a V.I.P. tent for drinks and dinner in the V.I.P. tent before the performance. Tickets are $75 for adults and $20 for children. Register online at pbt.org/hartwood or call Associate Director of Development Aziza El Feil at 412-454-9127 for more information.