The Conservatory of Dance & Theatre in downtown Galax invites you to attend an Open House & Fall Registration Monday and Tuesday, August 25th and 26th from 2-7pm. We offer all levels of classical ballet, jazz, tap, acting, tumbling, Kids Rock, Mommy & me, and creative movement for ages 2 ½ - adult. Discounts are available for families and for those who take more than one class. Come tour our studios! Our experienced staff members will be on-hand to answer all your questions. All classes are taught by former professional ballerina Dr Barbara Johnson and her staff of experienced instructors. The Conservatory of Dance & Theater brings you thrilling productions like The Sleeping Beauty, Coppélia, the Broadway dance musical Cats and annual performances of The Nutcracker. The Conservatory also offers its students special in-studio master classes.

The Conservatory of Dance & Theatre in downtown Galax still has spaces available for boys and girls in its summer dance camps and is currently accepting registrations. The weekly camps run at various times from June 16-August 1.

The Conservatory is offering:

• Petite Princess Camps (Ages 3-4),
• Tiaras, Tutus and a Prince (Ages 5-6),
• Intro to Dance (Ages 9-14),
• Dances Around the World (Ages 7-9),
• “Kids Rock” Camp featuring music by Hannah Montana and High School Musical (Ages 5-7),
• “Pop Star” Camp includes a DVD of each student (Ages 8-10),
• Musical Theater Workshop “Hairspray”(Ages 10+) and Ballet Intensives (all levels).

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The dance musical CATS for tonight (Saturday May 10 at 6:00pm) is sold out. There are tickets still available for the Sunday May 11 performance at 3:00pm which will be sold at the door. $10 adult, $5 children 13 and under. The public is encouraged to bring pet food and supplies to any CATS performance with distribution going to local animal rescue groups.

A few tickets are still available for the dance musical CATS (amateur version)for Saturday, May 11 at 6:00pm and Sunday, May 11 at 3:00pm at the Rex Theater in downtown Galax. Court Street Coffee Company in Hillsville (276-730-9948)and Lemon's Jewelry in Independence (Sunday tickets only)(276-773-2680)have a few left. PLEASE CALL FIRST. Remaining tickets from these outlets will be picked up at 2:30pm Saturday May 10 and will be available at the door (if any are left!)

In celebration of their spring production of the dance musical CATS, the Conservatory of Dance & Theatre in Galax will accept donations of pet food and pet supplies at any performance with distribution going to local animal rescue groups. CATS will be performed by the Conservatory in partnership with the Galax Theatre Guild on Saturday, May 3 (2pm),and Sunday May 4 (3pm) and Saturday and Sunday, May 10 (6pm) and May 11 (3pm) at the Rex Theater at 113 West Grayson Street in downtown Galax. Admission is $10.00 adults, $5.00 children 13 and under. Advance tickets are on sale at the Conservatory, the Gardener’s Cottage, Chapters Bookshop and Purple Feet Wine, all in downtown Galax, also Lemon’s Jewelry in Independence and Court Street Coffee Company in Hillsville.

     GALAX, Va. (April 2008)  The Conservatory of Dance & Theatre and the Galax Theatre Guild will perform an amateur version of the dance musical Cats Saturday, May 3 (2:00pm), Sunday, May 4 (3:00pm), Saturday, May 10 (6:00pm) and Sunday, May 11 (3:00pm) at the Rex Theater in downtown Galax. 

    The production will feature dancers from the Conservatory as well as vocalists from the area.

        Conservatory owner and artistic director Barbara Johnson is going outside the realm of classical ballet, which she is best known for.  “Our production of Cats will combine elements of jazz, modern dance, classical ballet and tap,” she said.  “Although the Conservatory’s forte is classical ballet, we also teach other dance genres.”

Alleghany Community Theatre’s ACT Readers Theatre performance of “One Night: Two Acts” has been rescheduled for Thursday, February 28, in the Alleghany County Library, 122 North Main Street in Sparta. It had been cancelled because of the possibly of freezing rain last Thursday. The performance will be at 7:00 pm. Admission is free, but donations will be accepted.

      Directed by Jim Williams, this Readers Theatre production is actually two separate one-act plays, "All on Account of A Dog" written by Rebecca Saunders and "Not My Cup of Tea" written by A.F. Groff.

The Historic Rex Theater Downtown Galax, The City of Galax in partnership with Blue Ridge Crest and the Twin County United Way will present this cinema masterpiece in all its large screen brilliance on February 16th at the Rex Theater. The show will begin at 7:00 pm and will feature newsreels, commercials and cartoons from the late 30's and early 40's to give patrons an experience of what it was to go to the movies back then. In addition, starting at 6:00, there will be classic swing and big-band pre-show music playing in the theater and moviegoers are welcome to show up early for this rare treat. Dancing is encouraged. The cost for admission is $2.50 and refreshments, including homemade baked goods, will be available.

The Conservatory of Dance & Theatre welcomes Linda Donnell as acting instructor.  Donnell will teach two classes: Acting for Children (7-9 year olds) and Acting for Middle School Students (10-13 year olds).  The classes will meet every Friday starting February 15 and will run for 6 weeks.  The Children's Class is from 4:30pm-5:30pm and Middle School students meet from 5:45pm-6:45pm.

In Acting for Children, students will be introduced to the actor's process by training their voice and body to respond in imaginary circumstances through varied warm-up exercises and theater games.

Contacts:

Paula Joines, Director

336-927-4446

Dudley Carpenter, Producer

336-372-7901

For Immediate Release
ACT Readers Theatre To Perform
“Anne of Green Gables” November 26 and 29

Alleghany Community Theatre’s next ACT Readers Theatre will be “Anne of Green Gables” scheduled for Monday, November 26 at the Historic 1908 Courthouse in Independence, VA, and Thursday, November 29 in the Alleghany County Library, 122 North Main Street in Sparta. Both performances will be at 7:00 pm.