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The Pennsylvania Ballet is one of the country’s most renowned ballet companies, drawing gray-haired aficionados and wide-eyed children to its home on the Avenue of the Arts all season long.

This month marks the 200th birthday of Frederic Chopin, the great master of Romantic music, and the Ballet is all set to celebrate.

The company’s Program III, which is only being presented for two performances – this Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon – pays homage to Chopin. It features three diverse works set to the composer’s music.

In The Crossed Line, Matthew Neenan (one of Philly’s most exciting choreographers) explores the shifting nature of relationships, making classical technique seem startlingly fresh and edgy. In the Night is a sexy piece depicting three different stages of love: tender and young, mature and balanced, and intensely passionate. The Concert is a comedic piece set at a piano recital. It’s witty and satirical, and supposedly side-splittingly funny. Hysterical ballet? I’m going to have to see this for myself!

Throw a little culture into your weekend and check out the Ballet. If you’re not picky about your seats and are lucky enough to be a student, rush tickets are available for the ridiculously cheap price of $15 an hour before each show!

Pennsylvania Ballet Presents: Program III
March 13 – 14th, 2010
www.paballet.org

The Academy of Music
1420 Locust Street Philadelphia, PA 19104
(215) 893-1999
www.kimmelcenter.org