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Glen Ellyn, IL, United States, 12/15/2009 - Charles Perrault’s classic fairytale tells the story of a beautiful girl condemned to die, but saved by a century-long sleep. She wakes to find love in the dashing Prince Florimund.
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The story of a beautiful maiden waiting for true love’s kiss to wake her from a 100-year slumber takes to the Mainstage of the McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Blvd. in Glen Ellyn, Sunday, Jan. 10, during 2 and 7 pm. performances of Tchaikovsky’s “Sleeping Beauty” by the Moscow Festival Ballet.
Moscow Festival Ballet was founded in 1989 by legendary Bolshoi Ballet principal dancer Sergei Radchenko and incorporates classical elements of the Bolshoi and Kirov Ballet companies. The company has produced other timeless classics, including “Giselle, “Don Quixote,” Paquita” and “Carmen” and has performed in countries worldwide.
Tickets are $46 for adults, $44 for seniors and $36 for College of DuPage students and children age 17 and younger.
For more information, call the MAC Box Office at (630) 942-4000.
About the MAC
Located 25 miles west of Chicago near I-88 and I-355, the McAninch Arts Center (atthemac.org) at College of DuPage is a state-of-the-art facility, housing three performance spaces, an art gallery and classrooms for the college’s academic programming. This unique facility has presented theater, music, dance and visual art to more than 1.5 million people since its opening in 1986 and last year welcomed more than 75,000 patrons from the greater Chicago area to more than 230 performances.
The center offers free parking and group discounts and is home to Buffalo Theatre Ensemble, the New Philharmonic Orchestra and DuPage Opera Theatre. The result is a collection of touring and resident and student groups that foster enlightened education and performance opportunities to encourage artistic expression, promote a lasting relationship between people and art, and enrich the cultural vitality of the community.
The MAC’s extensive community outreach program includes pre-performance lectures, classes with visiting artists and the SchoolStage program, which provides students with an interactive, educational arts experience. Those and other efforts to increase community access to arts earned the MAC the Illinois Arts Council’s Partners in Excellence designation, which recognizes 40 of the most significant cultural institutions in the state.
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