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Sarasota News Leader April 5, 2013 Page 92 SARASOTA BALLET BRINGS TWO-ACT PRODUCTION TO THE VAN WEZEL Celebrating the triumph of young love over the plotting of others, The Sarasota Ballet presents La Fille mal Gardée (The Wayward Daughter), April 18-19 on stage at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall in Sarasota. let his gifts for comedy and portraying character through dance and mime be among the highlights of the work, the release adds. "Everyone will enjoy this ballet," says Iain Webb, director of The Sarasota Ballet, in the "A romantic comedy, this heartwarming sto- release. "It's humorous and a perfect experiry ballet will make young and old laugh out ence for the whole family." loud," a news release says. Staged by Webb and Margaret BarWith a clear narrative and engaging characters, the ballet follows the story of a young girl, Lise, who is in love with a young man named Colas, the release continues. Unfortunately, Lise's mother, Widow Simone, intends for her daughter to marry the son of a wealthy vineyard owner, the release notes. "Opening to a pastoral panoramic set, this ballet happily embraces classical ballet along with elements of folk dance, pantomime and romantic ballet," the release points out. In his original choreography, Sir Frederick Ashton bieri, the assistant director of The Sarasota Ballet, this popular production will be performed by the company for the first time, the release says. With sets and costumes from the Birmingham Royal Ballet, the ballet's colorful backdrop and attire "will stir the imagination of all those in attendance," it adds. John Lanchbery's arrangement of Ferdinand Hérold's score will be performed by the Sarasota Orchestra, the release notes. "I won't say exactly how [the ballet] ends," adds Webb in the release. "But I will say this, when the curtain falls, the audience will be smiling." Tickets may be purchased online 24 hours a day, seven days a week with Visa, MasterCard, American Express or Discover. The box office can be contacted by calling 359-0099, Ext. 101. Kate Honea and Ricardo Graziano in the Sarasota Ballet production of La Fille mal Gardée. Photo by Frank Atura For more information, visit www. sarasotaballet.org.