Atlantic City Ballet Announces 36th Season

It's Atlantic City Ballet's 36th season and they're showcasing their most popular ballets. The company will be returning to the Circus Maximus Theater at Caesars Hotel and will open the season with Carmen in August and have performances right through the holidays. Their spring season, beginning in March, will open with Romeo and Juliet and end in May with a brand new ballet, Cinderella. In between the company will be touring around the state performing in new and some familiar venues. There will be a collaboration with the Ocean City POPS, a holiday stop at the STAC in Manahawkin and a second performance of Cinderella for the Monroe Twp. Cultural Commission.

There will also be a return to the Strand in Lakewood with 3 performances. The company will also continue their partnership with Shore Medical performing two benefit performances. Once again this year, AC residents will have the opportunity to see any performance for $12 and as part of the company's Everyday Dance Initiative, the company is also offering schools a student group price of $5 with groups of 10 or more. Free tickets to educators are also available when they accompany their students. "We want to make our performances accessible to everyone. We are excited about all the positive changes in the city and are looking forward to contributing to the continued growth of this community." stated Founding Artistic Director, Phyllis Papa.

Founded in 1982, by International Ballerina, Phyllis Papa, the Atlantic City Ballet is comprised of professional dancers from around the world and have earned national acclaim for their technical expertise and exuberant stage presence. Although their home base is in Historic Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, the Ballet has performed in theaters all along the east coast. Their repertoire of original works includes such classics as A Midsummer Night's Dream, Sleeping Beauty and Swan Lake but Ms. Papa is most known for her innovative works such as Dracula, Caught Up In The Swing and her full length Carmen. Since its inception, the Atlantic City Ballet has served as one of the cultural treasures of New Jersey and continues a tradition of dance excellence for future generations of ballet audiences

Circus Maximus Theater-Caesars Hotel & Casino-Atlantic City, NJ TICKETS ON SALE NOW Sun. August 19th -4pm-Carmen
Sat. September 8th -7pm Swan Lake
Sun. October 28th -4pm Dracula

Sat. November 24th-7pm It's A Shore Holiday
Sat. December. 15th-7pm & Sun. December 16th-4pm-The Nutcracker Sun. March 31st-4pm Romeo & Juliet
Sun. April 28th-4pm -Sleeping Beauty
Sat. May 18th-7pm-Cinderella

Touring
Sun August 26th -7:30pm Excerpts from Swan Lake with The Ocean City Pops- Ocean City Music Pier Ocean City, NJ
Sat September 22nd -7pm Swan Lake- The Strand Theater
Lakewood, NJ
Sat October 21st -7pm Dracula- The Strand Theater
Lakewood, NJ
Sun November 25th -3pm It's A Shore Holiday- Stafford Township Arts Center (STAC)
Manahawkin NJ
Fri December 7th & Sat. December 8th The Nutcracker-Stockton PAC
Galloway NJ
Sat December 22nd-7pm Nutcracker with The Garden State Philharmonic- The Strand Theater

Lakewood, NJ
Sun May 19th -TBA Cinderella - Richard P. Marasco Center
Monroe Twp., NJ
Tickets for Caesars Performances can be purchased by going to www.acballet.org and www.ticketmaster.com
AC Resident tickets can be purchased through the ballet office or box office Season subscriptions and group discounts available