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Thursday, February 4, 2010
Texas ‘lady’ wants you to visit
Fleeta Mae Bryte says you have just three chances to see her and don’t blow it.
Fleeta is really Greg Smith, a man playing a woman in the Ted Karber play “Precious Heart,” which runs for one weekend only at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 5-7, at the Dayton Theatre Guild, 430 Wayne Ave.
Blake Senseman is director.
Fleeta (as played by Smith at right) is a Texas woman in her mid-60s who invites the audience into her home for coffee,humor and notions about life from her perspective.
Tickets are $17 for adults, $15 for seniors and $10 for students. Make reservations online at www.daytontheatreguild.org, or call (937) 278-5993.
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Ballet troupe plans Springboro move
The Gem City Ballet and Pontecorvo Ballet School, which have been located at 534 E. First St. (across from Fifth Third Field) are exploring a move from downtown Dayton to Springboro.
“We would like to go,” said school and company founder-director Barbara Pontecorvo, who said her organization has made a bid on a building in Springboro that has the potential “for three studios, two of which could be joined for performances with room for up to 150 seats.”
That offer is contingent on the current Dayton location being sold. “We have had an offer on our building. That is contingent on the buyer selling his current location.”
Gem City Ballet, a pre-professional company that has won regional honors, produces an annual performance at the Victoria Theatre and has sent several dancers on to professional companies, is performing Saturday, Feb. 6, at Bellbrook High School, 3737 Upper Bellbrook Road.
The “Three’s Company” program will also include two visiting troupes — Michigan Classic Ballet from Detroit and DanceWest Ballet Company of Chicago, which is co-directed by former Dayton Ballet member Ricardo Moyano.
Tickets are $15 for adults and $8 for children under 12. For more information, call (937) 222-6880. Tickets will also be sold at the door.
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Interview (brief) with 2 vampires
Dayton Ballet dancers Justin Koertgen and Grant Dettling will alternate in the title role when the company presents Stuart Sebastian’s two-act ballet “Dracula” Feb. 11-14 at the Victoria Theatre.
Once the run is over, will they be disappointed to return to the status of mere mortals? Would they want to be vampires in real life?
Koertgen, a Michigan native in his ninth year with Dayton Ballet, said:
“Yes and no. Living forever comes with some great possibilities, but also horrible realities. It would be difficult to maintain a sense of morality (humanity). Conventional rules would no longer apply. Without humanity, the ability to disobey the rules of society would be dangerously tempting. If you could find some vestige of humanity to hang onto, being a vampire wouldn’t be so bad. Being a creature of the night has a lot of power, passion and energy. However, I prefer to get my power and energy from the sun.”
Dettling, who grew up in Spokane, Wash., and is in his fourth year here, said:
“The quick answer is the obvious one: yes, because of the authority that a vampire evokes. However, what comes to mind is the realization that Dracula has accepted a very dark side. That consumes every inch of his being. There are detrimental consequences which ultimately lead to his demise.”
At right, Justin Koertgen (in background) as Dayton Ballet’s ‘Dracula.’
how to go
What: The Dayton Ballet in “Dracula.”
Where: Victoria Theatre, First and Main streets.
When: 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 3 and 8 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11-14.
Tickets: $24-$70.
Call: (937) 228-3630 or www.ticketcenterstage.com.
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