Peter and The Wolf to premier at the newly opened Patricia Lindley Performing Arts Center

OBERLIN, Ohio - March 14, 2016 - PRLog -- Ballet Cleveland Youth Company or BCYC as it is fondly known will present "Peter and The Wolf" on Friday April 29 at 9:00 am at the Patricia Lindley Performing Arts Center in Wellington. BCYC is comprised of youth dancers who study at Ohio Dance Theatre's official School, The Dancers' Studio at Oberlin, as well as dancers from the Lorain and bordering counties who audition for a place in the youth company. The program will be performed for Wellington school elementary children and will also be open to the general public with the goal to enhance live performing arts education and outreach for local children. Integrating music and dance, Sergei Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf." Is one of the most internationally recognized pieces that introduces children to music.

This delightful Russian fairy tale of the heroic Peter, the grumpy grandfather, the brave bird, the argumentative duck,the saucy cat and the "big gray wolf" provides wonderful character work for the young dancers and is a real coming of age piece for young audiences. Sergei Prokofiev was commissioned to write the work in 1936 to cultivate musical taste and appreciation of orchestral music in young children. The charming work,which introduces the instruments of the orchestra to the audience, was completed in just four days. Despite an inauspicious premiere season in May 1936 at theCentral Children's Theatre in Moscow, Peter and the Wolf has been thrilling young audiences for 80 years.

"We are thrilled to perform 'Peter and the Wolf' at the new Patricia Lindley Performing Arts Center" says artistic director Denise Gula."In a world where children are more plugged into electronics than the arts, our goal is to bring live performances to as many children as possible.
A limited number of seats are available to the general public. Tickets are $4 for children 12 and under and $6 for adults and may be purchased by calling Ohio Dance Theatre at 440-774-6077. Please note that tickets will not be sold at the theatre and must be purchased prior to the day of the performance.

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