Nashville Ballet is participating in the NashVitality Family Festival on Saturday, May 18 at Nashville's Centennial Park. This unique celebration of healthy eating and active living in the Nashville and Middle Tennessee community is offered in collaboration with the Metro Parks, Metro Public Health Department, Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, Nashville Children’s Alliance, Nashville Kids’ Triathlon and the YMCA of Middle Tennessee.

Join Nashville Ballet in an interactive dance session beginning at 11:00 a.m. Then visit the Nashville Ballet booth for exciting giveaways to our summer classes, camps and more!

For more information about the NashVitality Family Festival, please visit http://www.nashvitality.org/community-forum/community-forum/nashvitality-family-festival.aspx.

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Señoritas y Toros
Saturday, May 11 at 2 p.m.
Sunday, May 12 at 2 p.m.
Saturday, May 18 at 10 a.m.
Sunday, May 19 at 2 p.m.
The Martin Center for Nashville Ballet
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Two ballets with Spanish flair -- Paquita and Ferdinand the Bull -- introduce young children to the world of movement and music.

In the excerpt of Paquita, children see the art of classical ballet with tutus, pointe shoes and Spanish sass.

With bright, colorful costumes inspired by cubist Pablo Picasso, Ferdinand the Bull tells the story of a peaceful bull who only wants to smell the flowers in the meadow, making him unfit for the bullfighting rings in Spain.

Children and families can learn to dance like Ferdinand and his friends during an interactive portion immediately following the performance.

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Macbeth
presented by Nashville Scene

Thursday, May 16 at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, May 17 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 18 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. The Martin Center for Nashville Ballet
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Shakespeare’s tragedy about fate, greed, power and consequences takes the stage for an audience of only 200 in this intimate, workshop-style production.

Vasterling’s choreography set to live music explores the psychology behind the relationships in the play, particularly the role of the witches in Macbeth’s story.

This story-telling poses the question of whether the witches predict the inevitable future or manipulate Macbeth to do their bidding.

Vasterling plans to gather audience feedback from this performance before expanding it into a full-length production.

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