Like Phoenix rising, the Roxey Ballet Company now has two locations.
The company is celebrating its ability to rise up, move forward and create a new season of new beginnings after the pandemic and Hurricane Ida.
The Roxey Ballet Company was offered temporary space through its official school, The Mill Ballet School, from the New Hope Eagle Fire Company after the destruction of the former home in Lambertville, N.J., from Hurricane Ida. The New Hope location is now the official home of the Mill Ballet School at 46 N. Sugan Road, New Hope, and one of two locations where The Roxey Ballet Company will rehearse and present works.
The new headquarters for the Roxey Ballet is 6 Seventh St., Frenchtown, N.J.
Despite loss of revenue from the pandemic and the black box theater from Hurricane Ida, The Roxey Ballet is able to present an adventurous spring season of productions presenting “Carmen,” “Frida,” “Mowgli” (“Jungle Book”), “Graduation Ball,” and “The C-Word: Stories of Triumph Over Breast Cancer.”
“Carmen “(April 1 – 3) is a one-act contemporary ballet stylized in abstract décor choreographed by Executive and Artistic Director, Mark Roxey. “Carmen” is a sensually vivid and passionate story of lust and treachery based on the fabled temptress of Seville based on Prosper Merimee’s novel and Georges Bizet’s opera.
“Frida” (April 1 – 3), choreographed by Giovanni Ravelo, tells the story of Frida Kahlo, the Mexican artist known for her many portraits and works inspired by the nature and artifacts of Mexico.
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