Oakland Ballet Company

<BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" BACKGROUND="../images/backgrounds/p12c04.gif"> <TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="6" WIDTH="528" STYLE="border-collapse: collapse" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF"> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="6"><FONT SIZE="+6" FACE="Arial"><FONT COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" SIZE="5"><FONT COLOR="#000000"></FONT><FONT SIZE="-1" COLOR="#000000"></FONT></FONT></FONT><IMG SRC="../image/nutcracker/scrt-gdn-3.JPG" WIDTH="22" HEIGHT="736" BORDER="0"> </TD> <TD ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="309"><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE="-1"><IMG SRC="../image/nutcracker/obc_inaugural_perf.jpg" ALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="277" HEIGHT="127" BORDER="0"><BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><BR><B>Chevron </B>and the<B> Ronn Guidi Foundation</B> <BR>Present<BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="5" BORDER="0"><BR><B>THE SECRET GARDEN <BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="5" BORDER="0"></B><BR><I>Saturday, April 12 at 2 p.m.<BR>Saturday, April 12 at 8 p.m.</I><BR>Paramount Theatre, Oakland<B> </B><BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><BR><B>Ticket prices: </B>$15 - $50*<BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><BR><B>For tickets:</B> <A HREF="www.ticketmaster.com" TARGET="_top">ticketmaster.com</A>, (510) 625-8497<BR><B>For information:</B> Paramount Theatre (510) 465-6400<BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/line-horiz.JPG" WIDTH="200" HEIGHT="1" BORDER="0"><BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><BR>The Oakland Ballet will perform <BR>The Secret Garden on Saturday, April 12, 2008 at the Paramount Theatre. Based on the Frances Hodgson Burnett children's classic, the story tells the tale of a neglected garden that slowly stirs to life under the careful stewardship of three children. Choreographed by Ronn Guidi in 1996, the full length ballet comes to life again for two performances with Michael Morgan conducting members of the Oakland East Bay Symphony. <BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><BR>The production features Edwardian costumes, imaginative sets, and the music of English composer Sir Edward Elgar. In her review when the ballet first premiered 12 years ago, dance critic Judith Green said, "All praise to the Oakland Ballet for its lovely production of The Secret Garden." Oakland Ballet veterans Joral Schmalle, Michael Lowe, and David Bertlin return in their roles as Archibald, Ben Weatherstaff, and Dr. Craven. <BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/line-horiz.JPG" WIDTH="200" HEIGHT="1" BORDER="0"><BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><BR><I>*Discounts for children and seniors available through Ticketmaster and the Paramount Box Office</I> <BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="5" BORDER="0"><BR>For more information about the return of the Oakland Ballet Company, visit: <A HREF="www.rgfpa.org" TARGET="_top">www.rgfpa.org</A>. </FONT></FONT></TD> <TD ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="196"><FONT SIZE="-2" FACE="Arial Narrow"></FONT><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial Narrow"></FONT><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial Narrow">Presented by <BR><IMG SRC="../image/nutcracker/chevron_c_h.JPG" ALT="Chevron" BORDER="0" WIDTH="120" HEIGHT="25"> <BR>& The Ronn Guidi Foundation <BR>for the Performing Arts</FONT><BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/200708/Secret%20Garden%20%2314.jpg" ALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="190" HEIGHT="198" BORDER="0"><BR><FONT SIZE="-2" FACE="Arial Narrow">Photo credit: Marty Sohl Photography</FONT><BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="115" BORDER="0"><BR><IMG SRC="../image/nutcracker/scrt-grdn-grl.JPG" WIDTH="196" HEIGHT="323" BORDER="0"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"></FONT></TD> <TD ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="23"><IMG SRC="../image/nutcracker/scrt-gdn-2.JPG" WIDTH="22" HEIGHT="736" BORDER="0"></TD> </TR> </TABLE> </BODY>