Halloween is almost here and there is no better way to start off the season then attending DTG's annual performance of What Scares You? Its a spooky but family friendly ballet that includes everything from witches to zombies.
WHAT: What Scares You?
WHO: Dance Theatre
of Greenville
WHERE: Peace
Center Gunter Theatre, Greenville
WHEN: October 1,
2016, 8pm; October 2, 2016, 2pm
TICKETS:
Adults-$30, Students-$20, Children 12 and under, $15
Peace Center box office: 864.467.3000
CONTACT: Sandra
Miller, Artistic Director
828.329.2721
GREENVILLE’S BEST
HALLOWEEN TRADITION, WHAT SCARES YOU? PRESENTED BY DANCE THEATRE OF GREENVILLE
Greenville’s most innovative pre-professional dance
company, Dance Theatre of Greenville, will present What Scares You? a full-length Halloween inspired ballet, on
October 1 at 8pm and October 2 at 2pm at the Peace Center Gunter Theatre. Created by the company’s Artistic Director,
Sandra Miller, this unique offering differentiates the company from the usual fall
and winter fare of Dracula, Thriller and Nutcracker and has become a fun family
friendly tradition in Greenville. The
story centers on Emmaline’s nighttime adventure through the dreamscapes and
terrors that haunt us all. Snuggled
securely in her bedroom with her beloved doll companions, Emmaline prepares for
her nightly trip to slumberland. Despite
the security of all that is known to her, she senses a foreboding presence that
fills her with apprehension and fear. As
is true for all of us, the anticipation of sleep can conjure the dread of what
scares you.
As sleep over takes her, Emmaline is visited by a
terrifying parade of her deepest fears.
Witches plot to cook her doll companions that have come to life, and
under the bed monsters with eerily glowing multiple eyes, tango with the
scheming cooks. Sirens that have called
sailors to their deaths upon rocky shores escape from the closet, and clowns
overtake her bedroom. Ravens and bats
land from flight and descend the unending staircase to lure Emmaline to attempt
to fly, and the lady in the lake that perished the night of her prom and visits
the parked cars of prom dates, floats past.
Snakes slither about and machete wielding, blood thirsty vampires
hypnotize their next victim. Zombies
arise from the grave and ether bound spirits lure the innocent girl to a
horrifying fate at the edge of a razor sharp pendulum. But as dawn beaks, Emmaline is unsure of the
reality of her nightmare. As she watches
the chandelier swing, she questions was it real or imagined…..you decide.
A cast of some of the areas most talented dancers will
bring the story to life. Several of the Dance Theatre of Greenville members
have attended some of the country’s most prestigious pre professional programs
such as American Ballet Theatre (NYC), Houston Ballet and Boston Ballet. Artistic Director, Sandra Miller, was a
principal dancer with the Fort Worth Ballet (now Texas Ballet Theatre), has
trained at the schools of the Joffrey Ballet, Alvin Ailey, Washington Ballet,
American Ballet Theatre® and David Howard.
She is one of two American Ballet Theatre® National Training Curriculum
Certified Teachers in South Carolina, has a BFA and MBA from Texas Christian
University and has nearly 25 years of experience teaching and directing dancers
in the Carolinas.
Come experience this exciting family friendly Halloween
tradition at the Peace Center Gunter Theatre.
What Scares You? has something for every age and will satisfy
the audience with a full scale, richly textured, musically intriguing and
expertly danced story. Meet the
characters that scare Emmaline after the shows at a “Trick or Treat Meet and
Greet” in the Gunter Theatre lobby…..come discover What Scares You?
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