inSIGHT Through Education & Kravis Center Present LIGHT Tonight

The devastating outcomes of lessons learned from the Holocaust are revealed in a landmark, original ballet coming to the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in Ballet Austin - LIGHT/The Holocaust & Humanity Project. Presented by inSIGHT Through Education, in collaboration with the Kravis Center, the dramatic production choreographed and directed by internationally renowned Artistic Director Stephen Mills comes to the Kravis Center for one night, tonight, November 7 at 8 pm.

The internationally acclaimed dance work, which debuted 10 years ago, brings heartbreaking beauty to the stage and a timely reminder that injustice to one is injustice to all. The full-length contemporary ballet is a multidisciplinary human rights project that also includes art, education and public dialogue. LIGHT seeks to promote discussion against bigotry, hate and bullying among all community groups. The work is based on Mills' interviews with Holocaust survivors and illustrates the courage, resilience and perseverance required to endure and rebuild life after unimaginable and devastating losses. The piece is set to music by several important living composers, among them Steve Reich and Philip Glass.

Funded by inSIGHT, Ballet Austin will perform LIGHT for more than 2,000 local students prior to the public show. This will be the third presentation by the nonprofit organization at the Kravis Center, including Brundibar (2011), a riveting children's opera that Hitler used to fool the world into thinking he was treating young people well, and Hitler's Daughter (2013), a live presentation by an Australian theatre group.

LIGHT/The Holocaust & Humanity Project with honorary chairs of the event, Dr. Barbara and Jerome Golden, and with significant support from the Honorable Ann and Donald Brown and The Karp Family for the production that takes place on Saturday, November 7 at 8 pm. Tickets start at $15 an may be purchased at the Kravis Center Box Office located at 701 Okeechobee Blvd. in West Palm Beach, on-line at the Official Kravis Center website www.kravis.org/light, or by calling 561-832-7469. For Group Sales, please call 561-651-4438 or 561-651-4304.

Beyond The Stage: Join us at 6:45 pm for a free pre-performance discussion by Steven Caras in the Dreyfoos Hall with Artistic Director Stephen Mills.

About inSIGHT Through Education, Inc.

The goal of inSIGHT is to create awareness in our community of the enactment in 1994 of Florida Statute 1003-42. inSIGHT raises funds for educational grants for classroom activities, educational tools, programs and teacher training that are needed to achieve the goal of this statute that teaches the lessons learned from the Holocaust and genocides around the world.

Palm Beach County teachers are invited to apply for educational Grants from inSIGHT to enable teachers to enhance student education. A Grants Committee reviews each Grant Application to determine its merit for funding. Additionally, InSIGHT offers informational programming to the Community and sponsors fundraising events to provide Grant funding.

Major Goals of inSIGHT Through Education:

+ Use the experiences of the Holocaust and genocides worldwide to recognize and oppose hatred, bigotry, bullying and prejudice and to encourage acceptance and respect for all.

+ Promote educational awareness that makes a positive difference for our students and and encourages them to be "upstanders".

About the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts:

The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts is a not-for-profit performing arts center whose mission is to enhance the quality of life in Palm Beach County by presenting a diverse schedule of national and international artists and companies of the highest quality; by offering comprehensive arts education programs; by providing a Palm Beach County home in which local and regional arts organizations can showcase their work; and by providing economic catalyst and community leadership in West Palm Beach, supporting efforts to increase travel and tourism in Palm Beach County.

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