New Holiday Ballet Heralds “Age of Periwigs”

Press release written by Kristina Reinstatler

 The Cincinnati Kinderballet proudly presents a new ballet for the winter 2009 performance season:  The Tailor of Gloucester!

In 1903, Beatrix Potter crafted a charming fable of mice with generous hearts and a cat with a conscience.  The Tailor of Gloucester must finish a cherry-colored coat for the Mayor by Christmas Day, but his cat has hidden the last bit of silk needed out of spiteful anger.  The tailor despairs and takes ill, leaving the cloth he cut on his workbench; the coat lies unfinished.  Christmas is a time of wonder and only a miracle can help the tailor.  Will his Christmas morning be a joyous one?

This holiday season, the Cincinnati Kinderballet of the Anneliese von Oettingen School of Ballet and Ballet Companies brings to life the story of the Tailor of Gloucester.  The performance weaves Beatrix Potter’s tale about a “time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets—when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats…” with traditional carols, Renaissance music, and the contemporary works of Benjamin Britton and Patrick Doyle.  The result is purely magical and a guaranteed Christmas delight for the whole family.

Visit www.avoballet.org or call 513-481-0092 for more information about upcoming performances.