Yellowstone Ballet Company will stage a family favorite to kick off the summer months early next month. Pinocchio, the classic tale of a wooden puppet that yearns to be a real boy, leaps into the 21st century and onto the Willson Auditorium stage on Sunday, June 2nd, at 4:30pm.
Joined by principal dancers Barry Molina and Elizabeth Tripp from the Milwaukee Ballet, YBC presents a dazzling 21st century adaptation in which Pinocchio faces the challenges of our times. Guided by Jiminy Cricket, Geppeto, Figaro and the Blue Fairy, Pinocchio must grow in wisdom, love and strength, and convince his Pleasure Island friends to leave their video games and help him save the earth. Thus he earns a heart and becomes a real boy.
photo by Aliza Baron
Pinocchio includes original music by Dean Anderson and narration by Terry Canady. Talented groups of dancers as dolls, festival entertainers, puppets, acrobats, video game dancers, donkeys, mermaids, sea horses and more fill the stage!
Reserved tickets for YBC’s Pinocchio are available at www.yellowstoneballet.info or with cash or check at the door. Each adult ticket sold includes free admission for one child. Children are encouraged to dress up as a story character to be included in a costume contest with fun prizes! For additional inquires, contact event organizers at YellowstoneBalletCo@gmail.com or (406) 222-0430. •
