A Tea Party with Alice in Wonderland

Dance Prism’s rollicking production, A Tea Party with Alice in Wonderland, returns to area theaters this spring, appearing at Littleton Performance Arts Center on April 12, Curtis Middle School in Sudbury on April 18, and at the Collins Center in Andover on April 19, all at 2:30 pm. The performance of the ballet, historically one of the company’s most popular works, will be followed by a slightly zany English Tea during which children (and adults) in the audience will be invited to have complementary tea and sweets with Alice, the White Rabbit and other madcap inhabitants of Wonderland.

Dance Prism’s original production of the ballet follows Lewis Carroll’s classic tale of a little girls pursuit of a White Rabbit into a unpredictable land where fantasy and absurdity preview. The ballet traces Alice’s encounters with such legendary figures as the Mad Hatter, the Cheshire Cat and the irascible Queen of Hearts with her retinue of Cards. In a whimsical game of chess, Carroll’s furiously whirling Red Queen reigns over the thirty one chess pieces; and in Wonderland’s flower garden tiger lilies, daffodils and bread and butter butterflies dance a soaring waltz.

Both the performance and the tea following are included in the ticket price of $18.00 for children and seniors, $20.00 for students with ID and $24.00 for adults. Generous group discounts are available and special programs that include a pre-show talk are available for youth groups by contacting the box office.

Tickets can be purchased online at www.danceprisim.com or by phone at 978-371-1038. Tickets also available at the door on performance days.