BALLET PRO MUSICA FESTIVAL 2011 "FACES OF LOVE" August 12, 2011

Ballet Pro Musica Festival and The National Hispanic Cultural Center present the Festival's fifth summer season with an all-new program and the returns of its artistic partners: principals and soloists from National Ballet of Mexico, La Catrina Quartet and pianist Jacquelyn Helin.

FESTIVAL DESCRIPTION:
The only festival in America devoted exclusively to a new entertainment art form, Chamber Music Ballet, Ballet Pro Musica marries live chamber music performance with classical dance. The 2011 Festival presents an all-new program, "Faces of Love," featuring two World Premieres and the music of Ravel, Stravinsky and Schumann:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
HEARTBEATS (World Premiere). Music: Maurice Ravel
(1875-1937), String Quartet in F Major. Choreography: Eloy Barragan.

RITE OF SPRING (First Albuquerque Presentation). Music: Igor
Stravinsky (1882-1971), Rite of Spring. Choreography: Alex Ossadnik.

TROUBLES IN PARADISE (World Premiere). Music: Robert
Schumann (1810-1865), Piano Quintet Opus 44. Choreography: Vladimir Angelov.

TICKETS:
Regular: $30, 45, 60 and 75, available by phone at the National Hispanic Cultural Center Box Office, 505-724-4771, or online at www.balletpromusica.org

SPECIAL BENEFIT PACKAGES AVAILABLE: For Friday Red Carpet Lounge, contact Ballet Pro Musica, 505-352-1281. For Saturday Red Carpet Lounge Benefiting NHCC Foundation contact 505-766-9858