October 29 Dance Alive National Ballet Dracula

Contact:
Judy Skinner
Dance Alive National Ballet
352-371-2986

DRACULA RETURNS ...MORE MYSTERIOUS THAN EVER!

"He's back and wants to suck your blood! Join him onstage during intermission for the ultimate Halloween Costume Contest - IF YOU
DARE! The ultimate Dracula!"
GAINESVILLE, FL- September 15, 2010

Gainesville, FL, September 7, 2010: Dance Alive National Ballet, State Touring Company of Florida for over 36 years, is pleased to
present DRACULA. Based in Gainesville, Florida, DANB is a professional ballet company with a roster of award winning international
artists.

WHAT: Dracula
WHEN: Friday, October 29, 2010 @ 7:30 PM
WHERE: Phillips Center for Performing Arts in Gainesville, Florida
TICKETS: TicketMaster outlets and Phillips Center Box Office

The seductive Count Dracula of fictional lore serves up a Halloween story for the brave of heart. Travelers to the crumbling castle
of the Count find themselves threatened by Dracula and his three "brides". It is up to the brilliant Professor Abraham van Helsing
to destroy the evil count. The ultimate story of good versus evil.

Returning in the title role of Count Dracula is the darkly handsome principal dancer Andre Valladon. His first victim, Lucy is
danced by principal dancer Michele Incollingo in a mesmerizing role. Other principals include Rostislav Dzabraev, as the heroic
lawyer Jonathan Harker, and Reka Gyulai as his winsome bride, Mina. Against the marvelous backdrop by Gainesville artist, Margaret
Ross Tolbert, this production of DRACULA is gothic, svelte, and contemporary all at the same time.

As the curtain goes up we are transfixed by a dramatic Transylvanian castle with vile green gargoyles perched atop of arched
windows, and a creaking gate that rises to reveal our menacing Count Dracula. We are next invited into a Victorian England with
elongated and exaggerated sets - giving us a sense of foreboding and unreality. A most unusual and frightening set of ruby red
lips, replete with large white menacing teeth, appear in the second act with Dracula bounding through them in a hideous mask of
evil.

The story is conveyed through the dance, and is supported by a speaking role of the scientist, Abraham van Helsing. All in all, a
most unusual and creative production sure to fill you with excitement, fear, and a strange sense of satisfaction

Called by Dancer Magazine "an exciting combination of dance, music, narration and setting"," The seductive Count Dracula of
fictional lore serves up a Halloween story for the brave of heart. Tuttle has long since transcended mere prettiness, and characters
which might be nothing but filler in other works are so well conceived and danced that they enrich this ballet. This is a brilliant
work."

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

FOR INFORMATION OR TICKETS: 352-371-2986
dalive@bellsouth.net www.dancealive.org
You can find DANB on Facebook and YouTube. For information about where the Company can be seen throughout the season, contact us at
the above addresses.

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