For Immediate Release

Contact:

Maggie FitzGibbon

mfitzgibbon.ritztheater@gmail.com

612-867-7316

Ballet of the Dolls presents:

Venus and Adonis at
The Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts

(Minneapolis, MN September 18, 2013) - Ballet of the Dolls opens their season with a rare tour outside their beloved Ritz Theater home to The Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts on Friday, September 27 at 7:30 pm.

Venus and Adonis explores concepts of love, romance and relationships through the choreography of Myron Johnson and the music of Laura Nyro, Kate Bush, Leonard Cohen and more. Under the moniker DJ Dandy, Myron Johnson has created a soundscape that celebrates these musicians and the stories they each have to tell. 12 unique dancers and a multimedia stage show bring this soundscape to life using music, movement and ethereal imagery to express these deeply personal and universal concepts.

Event Dates:

September 27, 2013 7:30PM

September 28, 2013 7:30PM

September 29, 2013 2:00PM

Ticket Price $29.00

Choreographed by Myron Johnson

Music edited by DJ Dandy

Video Edits and Lighting by Will Rees

Costumes by Grant Whittaker

Performed by Ballet of the Dolls:

Rebecca Abroe

Heather Brockman

Lisa Conlin

Stephanie Fellner

Alarica Hassett

Christine Maginnis

Doug Melroe

Jolie Meshbeser

Renata Justinia

Robert Skafte

Julie Warder

Grant Whittaker

Music by:

Laura Nyro, Phoebe Snow, Leonard Cohen, Marvin Gaye, Kate Bush, Patti Smith, Carole King, Tracy Chapman, Julee Cruise, Joni Mitchell and many more.

There will be a post show Meet the Dolls reception at Masons Barre following the show Friday evening and a talk back onstage with Myron and the Dolls Saturday evening.

About Ballet of the Dolls

Ballet of the Dolls was established in 1986 by esteemed choreographer Myron Johnson. Providing the Twin Cities with its first year-round dance-theater program, the company immediately filled a unique niche in the arts community, offering intimate and innovative professional dance-theater performances that appeal to a diverse range of audiences. Advertised solely by word of mouth, several thousand people attended the first season consisting of five original full-length shows, making the Dolls a permanent fixture in the Twin Cities arts community. Ballet of the Dolls continues to push boundaries with its mission to fearlessly create challenging and surprising performance work that brings a sense of discovery to artists and audiences alike. Along with this, they continue their commitment to operating education and outreach programs, and by programming and managing the newly renovated Ritz Theater in Northeast Minneapolis.

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