Ballet 5:8 Official School to Bring Full-Length Story Ballet to Lincoln Way West
April 16, 2019 ORLAND PARK, IL – Ballet 5:8 School of the Arts, the official school of professional performing company Ballet 5:8 and a recipient of a 2018-2019 season grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency, will bring a full-length classical ballet titled The Wayward Daughter to the Chicago South Suburbs this Mother’s Day weekend. The original production will feature up-and-coming artists from the school’s nationally-recognized advanced classical ballet training programs, charming Children’s Cast members from 25+ area communities, custom-designed costumes, dramatic classical music, and choreography by Ballet 5:8 Artistic Director Julianna Rubio Slager.
Ballet 5:8’s School Creates Brand-New Story Ballet on Pilgrim’s Progress
April 18, 2018 FRANKFORT, IL – People who are new to Ballet 5:8 will often ask where we “get” our story ballets. One person once asked specifically if we buy them, just like a theatre group would purchase the music and licensing rights to perform, for example, a Rodgers and Hammerstein musical. In short, the answer is no! The creation of brand-new work is one of the very core aspects of Ballet 5:8’s mission to engage communities in conversation of life and faith through innovative storytelling and breathtaking dance. Our ballets - including Ballet 5:8 School of the Arts’ newest project, Pilgrim’s Progress - are concepted, choreographed, designed and staged completely from our main studios in Frankfort, IL.