Buffalo City Ballet Youth Company Presents Cinderella
A favorite fairy tale comes to life as the Buffalo City Ballet Youth Company presents Cinderella, making many little girls’ dreams come true on the stage of Rockwell Performance Hall. A classic tale of love and redemption, Cinderella is a ballet that every one should see once in their life.
Since 1972, the award-winning Buffalo City Ballet’s Youth Company has nurtured the talents and confidence of children with few economic, academic and social opportunities through the discipline of classical dance. Students trained at the Buffalo City Ballet have been accepted at many prestigious dance venues including American Ballet Theater, New York City Ballet, Pittsburgh Ballet, Dance Theater of Harlem, and the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center. The Buffalo City Ballet, under the Executive Directorship of Marvin Askew, was honored this year with an Arts Award for an Outstanding Arts Organization from the Arts Council of Buffalo and Erie County.
May 11, 7 PM, May 12, 3 PM $14, Children under 5, $7 Rockwell Performing Arts Center 1300 Elmwood, 14222, 878.3005 Buffalo City Ballet 833.1243.
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