A brand new creation based on Oscar Wilde’s fairy tales is coming to Grand Rapids and you cannot believe in what format.
According to
Grand Rapids Ballet’s (GRB) Choreographer Penny Saunders, in a break from the more traditional dance programming options one might come to expect, this new production, “
The Happy Prince & Other Wilde Tales,” is based on a series of children’s stories from the famed author Oscar Wilde.
We have come to learn over time that children’s tales like these presented on stage are rarely created just written for the kids—they pack a lot of punch for the themes and subject matter presented in this premier ballet.
And if you have been following the Grand Rapids Ballet (GRB) as of late, then you know they are taking a lot of exciting risks including this new production, which is the last for Artistic Director Patricia Barker. (Later this summer, the GRB welcomes its new Artistic Director James Sofranko from San Francisco.)
So if you have been awaiting a new production that is certain to keep you talking long after the final curtain, then make your way to the GRB’s Peter Martin Wege Theatre over the next two weekends.
You can familiar yourself with the production at this
easy to use guide provided by the GRB.