Ballet West - 2008-2009 Season: Gala

Soloist Katherine Lawrence
and Artist Jason Chinea.
Photo by Ryan Galbraith

November 1, 2008
One-Night Only Event

Kick off the Ballet West Season with a magnificent one-night-only gala performance at The Capitol Theatre. Proceeds will benefit Ballet West's Educational and Artistic Programs.

The evening will begin with an exclusive one-hour Gala performance that is not to be missed! After the performance, guests with Gala Event tickets or patron tables will be transported to The Grand America Hotel for an elegant evening of dinner and dancing.

Performance-Only ticket holders will enjoy a dessert reception immediately following the performance at the Capitol Theatre.

For reservations contact Ashlee Christofferson, 801-323-6917 or achristofferson@balletwest.org,
or purchase Gala Tickets or VIP Tables Online.

To purchase performance-only tickets, call: 801-355-ARTS or visit www.arttix.org.

Program

Ballet West Academy Defile
Choreography: Peter Christie
Music: Mikhail Glinka
A Celebration of every level of the Ballet West Academy.

Chaconne (excerpt)
Choreography: George Balanchine
Music: Christoph Willibald Gluck
T he grand finale from a large scale Balanchine work for principal couple, soloists and ensemble and a preview excerpt for our 2010/2011 season.

Brief Fling (excerpt)
Choreography: Twyla Tharp
Music: Various
A high evergy classically based contemporary piece for 2 principals and ensemble and preview excerpt for our 2009/2010 season.

Three Preludes
Choreography: Ben Stevenson
Music: Serge Rachmaninoff
An intimate pas de deux with solo piano on stage and a preview for our 2009/2010 season

Ballet West II World Premiere
Choreography: Heather Gray

Kettentanz (solo excerpt)
Choreography: Gerald Arpino
Music: Johann Meyer
A gentle solo for one woman

The Tempest (Dance General)
Choreography: Michael Smuin
Music: Paul Chihara based on the music of Henry Purcell

VIP Table Sponsorship Levels

Ruby: $5,000

10 guests will have preferred Gala performance seating as well as preferred table location at the Gala dinner.
Sponsor recognition in all Gala printed material.*
Recognition in the evening’s signage and announcements.
Half-page ad in event program.*
Recognition in the Ballet West playbill for one season.

Sapphire: $2,500

10 guests will have reserved Gala performance seating as well as a reserved table at the Gala dinner.
Recognition in the evening’s signage and program.
Recognition in the Ballet West playbill for one season.
or
35 Performance-Only tickets which include the Gala performance followed by a dessert reception.

*Sponsor commitments made by September 1, 2008 to receive select sponsor benefits.

Single Tickets

$175 Gala Event Ticket: Gala performance followed by dinner and dancing. Purchase Online

$75 Performance-Only Ticket: Gala performance followed by a dessert reception. Purchase from ArtTix at 810-355-ARTS.

Special Pricing Available on Performance-Only Tickets for Season Subscribers - please call for pricing.

Opportunity Drawing

O.C. Tanner is again donating marvelous jewelry for the Gala Opportunity Drawing: a Favero aquamarine and diamond white gold necklace with matching earrings valued at $10,750. The opportunity drawing tickets are a suggested donation of $100 for one ticket or $500 for six tickets. Purchase Opportunity Drawing Tickets Online

The drawing will take place at the Ballet West Gala on November 1, 2008. Only 300 Opportunity Drawing tickets are availalble. You need not be present to win.