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DANCES PATRELLE at Barnes and Noble
As part of our 20th Anniversary Celebration, Dances Patrelle has been invited to the Barnes and Noble at Lincoln Triangle (66th and Broadway), to talk about 20 years of creating dramatic ballets for the New York Stage.
Join Artistic Director Francis Patrelle, Prima Ballerina Cynthia Gregory, dancers Marcelo Gomes and Maria Riccetto, Composer Patrick Soluri, and author Justin Allen as they discuss this year's offerings, MURDER AT THE MASQUE: The Casebook of Edgar Allan Poe, and Come Rain/Come Shine.
And as a bonus, Barnes and Noble will be making a dotation to Dances Patrelle for ANYTHING and EVERYTHING our supporrters buy while at the event.
7pm, April 13, 2009 — Barnes and Noble Lincoln Triangle



DANCES PATRELLE
20th Anniversary Season TICKETS ONLY $20
APRIL 16 — 19, 2009 KAYE PLAYHOUSE
WORLD PREMIERE to ORIGINAL COMMISSIONED SCORE,
CLASSIC REVIVAL, & MARCELO GOMES


Dances Patrelle's 20th Repertory Season will be presented April 16 ? 19, 2009 at The Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College (68th Street between Park & Lexington Avenues) NYC. The diverse and exciting program will include a World Premiere as well as a past classic by Francis Patrelle.

2009 marks the 200th Anniversary of the birth of one of America's most treasured literary masters, Edgar Allan Poe, and Dances Patrelle has prepared something special for the occasion. Murder at the Masque: The Casebook of Edgar Allan Poe may be the world's first true mystery ballet. Featuring characters and setting drawn from Poe's stories and poems, this new ballet will be a spine-tingling entertainment unlike anything you've ever seen. Jealousy is on the guest-list at this, the most hair-raising ball of the season. Lord Roderick Usher (danced by Royal Ballet Alum Matthew Dibble) has been murdered, everyone at the Masquerade is a suspect, and world famous detective Auguste Dupin (danced by Movin' Out alum Alex Brady) is on the case. Can you figure out who the murderer is before the great detective? Choreographed by Francis Patrelle to a commissioned score by Patrick Soluri (Madame X), based on an original story by Justin Allen (Slaves of the Shinar), with lavish sets by Gillian Bradshaw-Smith, opulent costumes by Rita B. Watson, and spook-tastic lighting by David Grill. An all-ages, history-making event.

The company is also reviving fan-favorite Come Rain/Come Shine (featuring songs sung by Judy Garland), a ballet for three couples set inside a boxing ring, with all the emotional uppercuts, ego-jarring jabs, and roundhouse blows to the pride you might expect. Starring American Ballet Theatre's Marcelo Gomes, Maria Riccetto, Gemma Bond, Roman Zhurban, Isaac Stappas and Kristi Boone, Come Rain/Come Shine is Patrelle drama at its very best.

Dances Patrelle 20th Anniversary performances are Thursday at 7:30pm; Friday & Saturday at 8:00pm; and Sunday at 3:00pm. Tickets are only $20 for all performances with a few special Patron tickets at $100. Tickets go on-sale February 20th at The Kaye Playhouse box office — (212) 772-4448



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Music from Madame X composed by Patrick Soluri and commissioned by Dances Patrelle. Videography by Geoffrey Jones.