New ballet space
New Ballet was recently awarded a $15,000 community grant from the Rotary Club of San José. The funds will be used to help convert Mohr Studio from a rehearsal space for New Ballet’s professional company members to a studio that can also be used as a black box theater.
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Specifically, the grant will be used for electrical wiring and outlets and the purchase and installation of professional lighting.
Upon completion, the space will be renamed the Rotary Club of San Jose Black Box Theatre in the Mohr Studio.
“The new black box theatre broadens New Ballet’s free educational programming offerings and creates additional opportunities for artists to create and present new work,” New Ballet founder and director Dalia Rawson said in a release.
The new theater will also allow New Ballet to livestream its programming.
For more information, visit https://newballet.com.
Neighborhood Notes
ROSE GARDEN>> Registration for Playful People Productions’ summer programs is open at www.playfulpeople.org or 408-878-5362. All programs are held Monday-Friday.
Two Magic Treehouse shows for young performers ages 5-10 are available. Rehearsals for “Dinosaurs Before Dark KIDS” are June 30-July 11, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with a performance on July 12 Rehearsals for “Knight at Dawn KIDS” are July 14-25, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with a performance on July 26. Cost is $850 per session.
Older kids, ages 11-18, can participate in “Disney’s Dare to Dream JR” June 30-July 18, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., with performances on July 19-20. Cost is $550-$1,225.
A couple session of Junior Theatre for ages 4-7 are scheduled, July 7-11 and 14-18, 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Cost is $525 per session.
