For Immediate Release
October 28, 2003

Contact:
Linda Miele
207.856.1663
Beryl Wolfe
(207) 883-6083
E-mail: msballet@maine.rr.com
Web Site: http://www.mainestateballet.org

PORTLAND, Maine (October 28, 2003) - Tickets for The Maine State Ballet's Nutcracker are on sale now at Portland's Merrill Auditorium. This year marks the company's 21st year for the holiday classic, which features more than 200 dancers and students from the Maine State Ballet, the Maine State School for the Performing Arts and other Maine dance schools.

Performances of the Nutcracker at the Merrill Auditorium at Portland City Hall will be held:

Saturday, Nov. 29 at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 30 at 1 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 5 at 7 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 6 at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 7 at 1 p.m.

Tickets may be purchased in advance for $10 to $40 at the Merrill Auditorium box office, by calling PortTix at (207) 842-0080, or online at www.porttix.com.

Established in 1986, Maine State Ballet has become the leading professional dance company in the State of Maine. Working together, Maine State Ballet and the Maine State School for the Performing Arts encourage students to become active, intelligent young artists who will emerge as artistic leaders in their communities. Maine State Ballet embraces the highest artistic standards in the challenge to create a home for talented artists from the State of Maine.

Artistic director Linda Miele, a former member of George Balanchine's internationally renowned New York City Ballet, has been highly acclaimed by NYCB as a dancer, teacher, and choreographer. In addition to the holiday classic Nutcracker, Maine State Ballet's repertory also includes full-length ballets A Midsummer Night's Dream, Cinderella, Coppˇlia, Don Quixote, Hansel and Gretel, Sleeping Beauty, and Alice in Wonderland.

For additional information, call the Maine State Ballet at (207) 856-1663, or visit their website at www.mainestateballet.org.

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