Stony Brook, NY - October 20, 2016 - The Royal Winnipeg Ballet, one of North America’s oldest and most esteemed ballet companies, brings Bram Stoker’s Dracula to Staller Center for the Arts on Saturday, November 19. In this adaptation, choreographed by Mark Godden, the vampire Count Dracula moves from Transylvania to England to find new blood and spread the undead curse. The battle between Dracula and a small group of men and women led by Professor Van Helsing ensues. The dramatic ballet is danced to music by Gustav Mahler.
The Royal Winnipeg Ballet returns to Staller Center following the acclaimed performance of the ballet Moulin Rouge in 2012.
Halloween doesn’t have to end on October 31st. Enjoy Dracula on Staller Center’s Main Stage, complete with flying bats, dancing gargoyles, mysterious transformations and world-class dancers. See a short preview of the ballet at stallercenter.com.
Tickets are $48, $24 for children age 12 and under, online or at (631) 632-ARTS [2787].
The performance is sponsored by Jefferson’s Ferry Lifecare Retirement Community.