BALLET PALM BEACH: Former NYC Ballet Soloist Zippora Karz to Stage 'Sonatine' by George Balanchine

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. - Dec. 26, 2018 - PRLog -- Ballet Palm Beach Announces Former NYC Ballet Soloist Zippora Karz is Arriving Early Next Year to Stage Sonatine by George Balanchine™

PREMIERES by Ballet Palm Beach will be Presented at the Kravis Center's Rinker Playhouse, March 25-27

(Palm Beach Gardens, FL – December 19, 2018) Colleen Smith, Artistic Director of Ballet Palm Beach today announced that the highly acclaimed professional ballet company will host former New York City Ballet soloist Zippora Karz during the first 10 days in January.

Karz will work with Ballet Palm Beach to stage Sonatine by the legendary George Balanchine, to be presented at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, March 25-27, 2019, as part of PREMIERES, which will include several additional "new to  Ballet Palm Beach" works by other choreographers. Sonatine will feature two dancers, accompanied by a guest pianist. PREMIERES will be performed at 7:30 pm, Monday-Wednesday. Tickets are $45 each.

A former soloist ballerina with the New York City Ballet, Karz performed for 16 years on stage and in televised performances. She was featured in a variety of roles choreographed by Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, Peter Martins and Lynne Taylor Corbett. Today, as a repetiteur for the George Balanchine Trust, she stages Balanchine ballets for schools and companies around the globe.

Diagnosed with juvenile diabetes at the age of 21, the dancer is passionate about motivating others to take care of themselves and live their dreams, regardless of what they see as obstacles. She is the author of The Sugarless Plum, as well as her children's story, Ballerina Dreams. For more information, please visit www.zipporakarz.com.

"Ballet Palm Beach is grateful to the Chastain Charitable Foundation for their generous sponsorship in underwriting Balanchine's Sonatine with music by Maurice Ravel. Having Zippora Karz in our studios to set this beautiful work and coach our dancers will be a joy," says Smith. "Ms. Karz's history with NYC Ballet, not to mention having danced the leading female role in Sonatine herself, will certainly elevate the experience – not only for the company but also our audience."

Karz will also conduct a Master Class for advanced students at Ballet Palm Beach on Thursday, January 3, at 5 pm. The cost to participate is $25. To register for this Master Class with Zippora Karz, please call 561.630.8235 or email school@balletpalmbeach.org.

Upcoming performances by Ballet Palm Beach include:

+ Feb. 8-10

Romeo and Juliet

in residence at The King's Academy

Page Family Center for Performing Arts

+ March 25-27

PREMIERES

at the Kravis Center's Rinker Playhouse

+ May 10-12

Wonderland

in residence at The King's Academy

Page Family Center for Performing Arts

How to Purchase Performance Tickets:

For information about prices and how to purchase tickets, please call Ballet Palm Beach at 561.630.8235 or visit www.balletpalmbeach.org.

For tickets to performances at the Kravis Center, please call 561.832.7469 or 800.572.8471, or visit www.kravis.org.

For tickets to performances at The King's Academy, please call 888.718.4253 or visit www.TKAFineArts.net.

About Ballet Palm Beach:

Ballet Palm Beach (BPB), the professional ballet company of the Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast, is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) ballet company dedicated to preserving the art of classical ballet by cultivating new visions in choreography, impacting the next generation through the discipline of dance, and enriching the community through this universal art form. Established in 2001, the company has become a fixture in Palm Beach County. Each year BPB produces main stage ballets as well as outreach shows, both locally and abroad. For more information about the professional company or its school, Ballet Palm Beach Academy, or to support BPB's outreach efforts call 561.630.8235 or visit www.balletpalmbeach.org.

Available for Interview:

Colleen Smith

Ballet Palm Beach

Artistic Director

561.310.1894 (cell)

561.630.8235 (office)

csmith@balletpalmbeach.org

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