North Shore Civic Ballet to Perform in "12 Dancers Dancing"

Enjoy the holiday season in a festive atmosphere of dance and merry making. The North Shore Civic Ballet (NSCB) returns for a third year to present new work in the annual "12 Dancers Dancing...A Christmas in Cambridge".

The holiday concert begins on Saturday, December 8 at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, December 9 at 7:00 p.m. at the Dance Complex Julie Ince Thompson Theatre, located at 536 Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in the Central Square. The program features new dance pieces presented by 14 area Boston dance companies performing holiday inspired pieces. Original choreography and an array of dance styles and inspirational work are shown.

Tickets, adults for $23 and seniors and children for $16, may be purchased online. Bring a new toy to donate for children serviced by RESPOND Inc.-Working to End Domestic Violence and receive $1.00 off the admission.

Under Artistic Director Paula K. Shiff, the NSCB, a 44-year-old nonprofit organization based at the Marblehead School of Ballet (MSB) in Marblehead, Massachusetts, premieres the original work, Celeste, choreographed by Ivan Korn. The piece, inspired by Radio Tarifa's music, revolves around a summertime landscape, where time expands due to the length of the day. Its impending end triggers a sense of anticipation. The North Shore Civic Ballet's dancers, Christine DeSalvo and Alex Berg, will perform the new work.

The NSCB welcomes the opportunity to appear again in this holiday program. "We are delighted to perform again in this festive event and collaborate and perform with other companies in the Boston area," said Shiff.

The North Shore Civic Ballet, a not-for-profit dance company based at the Marblehead School of Ballet, has provided performances and arts education to the Greater Boston community for 44 years. Artistic Director Paula K. Shiff and Associate Director Florence C. Whipple
founded the company in 1974.

The NSCB is home to an ever-changing group of talented dancers made up of both seasoned professionals and aspiring young dancers. For 12 years, Ivan Korn, resident choreographer, has created several works for the ballet company.

For more information about the NSCB and the performance call 781-631-6262 or visit the organization online.