Up CLOSE, on HOPE
Festival Ballet
825 Hope Street
Providence, RI 02906
Program 1
Saturday, November 8, 2003 or
Saturday, November 15, 2003 @ 7:30 pm
Program 2
Saturday, January 17, 2004 [sold out]
Saturday, January 24, 2004 @ 7:30 pm
Program 3
Saturday, March 20, 2004 @ 7:30 pm
Saturday, March 27, 2004 @ 7:30 pm
Sunday, March 28, 2004 @ 6:00 pm
synopsis | review

Festival Ballet runs the gamut in Up CLOSE, On HOPE
Providence Phoenix, Issue Date: March 26 - April 1, 2004
by Johnette Rodriguez
Where else can you see a dog run onstage, hear the rip in a dancer’s costume, and notice the paleness on the face of a young dancer who’s too ill to perform in more than a cursory role? At Up CLOSE, On HOPE, Festival Ballet’s successful choreographic workshop series, concluding its first season this weekend (Saturday and Sunday, March 27 and 28).
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Proximity is Priceless for Ballet
Providence Journal issue on Tuesday, November 11, 2003
by Bryan Rourke, Journal Staff Writer
Up Close, On Hope is an eclectic evening of dance. Festival Ballet Providence's new performance series, which opened Saturday night, alternates from the balletic to the modern with visually and emotionally varied pieces.
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Fresh Steps: Festival Ballet’s Up CLOSE, On HOPE
Issue Date: November 14-20, 2003
by Johnette Rodriguez
Up Close, On Hope is an eclectic evening of dance. Festival Ballet Providence's new performance series, which opened Saturday night, alternates from the balletic to the modern with visually and emotionally varied pieces.
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