North Shore Civic Ballet Selected to Perform in José Mateo Theatre's 9th Annual Dance for World Community Festival

The North Shore Civic Ballet (NSCB) has been selected to perform again in the José Mateo Ballet Theatre Presents 9th Annual Dance for World Community Festival. The NSCB, a nonprofit dance company based at the Marblehead School of Ballet (MSB) in Marblehead, Massachusetts, will perform on Saturday, June 10 at 5:00 pm at Sanctuary Theatre, located at Harvard Square, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The performance is free and open to the public.

"The North Shore Civic Ballet Company is delighted to perform again in this festival that brings the arts together. This event highlights the vitality and support of the arts in the community," said Artistic Director Paula K. Shiff.

The NSCB has provided performances and arts education to the Greater Boston community for 42 years. Artistic Director Paula K. Shiff and Associate Director Florence C. Whipple founded the company in 1974. Under Shiff's direction, the company will perform the works Chopin Suite and Mir, choreographed by Ivan Korn.

The NSCB is home to an ever-changing group of talented dancers made up of both seasoned professionals and aspiring young dancers. For 11 years, Ivan Korn, resident choreographer, has created several works for the ballet company.

"Chopin Suite is a choreography inspired by the very expressive and personal qualities of Frédéric Chopin, a Polish composer of the romantic era. The music itself, in its light and darker moods, complements the movements and gestures of the dancers. Mir is a comedic choreography dealing with the ups and downs of friendship with music by the Russian folksinger Vladimir Vysotsky," explained Korn.

Dancers Mia Chung and Mollie Frederiksen are featured in the performance. Chung, a junior attending Boston University Academy in Boston, has performed with the NSCB for over three years and studied at MSB since 2011. Frederiksen, who graduated this spring with a doctorate of physical therapy from Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions, has performed with the ballet company for the past three years and has been involved with MSB for 12 years.

For more information about the performance, the North Shore Civic Ballet, or the Marblehead School of Ballet, call 781-631-6262, send an e-mail or visit the organization online. Follow the dance company on Facebook and get updates on Twitter.