Swan Lake Ballet performed by Artistry Ballet Company

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Shadden Hashem

Artistry Ballet Company Debuts Swan Lake June 21st at Grapevine High School

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Alex Hugo, Artistic Director,

Public Relations and Media Manager

817- 281-7066 | artistryballetcompany1@gmail.com

A media kit of high-res photos is available upon request

Artistry Ballet Company Premieres Artistic Director Alex Hugo’s

“Swan Lake” with Guest Performers

ABC’s 2025 Summer season shines in a new production of the classic ballet with a restaging and original choreography by Alex Hugo and Shadden Hashem

Featured Artists: Diego Miranda and Rayshard Keyes Photography: Shadden Hashem

Grapevine, TX (June 2, 2025) – Artistry Ballet Company invites audiences to fall

under the spell of the enduring love story Swan Lake, Saturday, June 21st (2pm and 7pm) at Grapevine High School’s Madeleine Hemley Auditorium. With a restaging of Marius Petipa’s choreography, as well as original choreography by Artistic Director Alex Hugo and Shadden Hashem, and the iconic Tchaikovsky score, audiences will be enchanted by this timeless tale of love and betrayal. student dancers are from all over NE Tarrant County, including Southlake, Keller, Colleyville, Grapevine and NRH. Additionally, we will have two professional dancers joining our cast from Avant Chamber Ballet.

Swan Lake tells the story of the beautiful princess Odette, cursed by the evil wizard Von

Rothbart to live as a swan by day, only able to assume her human guise in the hours of

darkness. When the young Prince Siegfried witnesses her transformation from a swan

into a beautiful maiden, he discovers that the spell can only be broken if her true love

swears his love and faithfulness to her. However, the wicked Von Rothbart and his

daughter Odile, have other plans. Classical precision, superb

storytelling, and Tchaikovsky’s evocative score collide to create one of ballet’s most

iconic works of art.

Debuting in this new production is a restaging of Marius Petipa’s iconic choreography as well as original choreography from Artistic Director Alex Hugo, a seasoned Swan Lake dancer who performed Swan Lake with the Pittsburgh Ballet.

Alex Hugo grew up training ballet with at the Washington Ballet School of Ballet in Washington, DC. After high school, she went on to dance as a trainee with Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre for 2 years. She then moved to Dallas to dance with Avant Chamber Ballet and was a company member for 3 years. While with Pittsburgh Ballet, she had the opportunity to perform in Swan Lake as a Big Swan and is excited to direct this iconic ballet with Artistry Ballet Company.

After attending Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, Shadden Hashem, received her BFA in dance from the SUNY Purchase Conservatory of Dance. She currently dances professionally in DFW and is a company director and instructor at Artistry in Motion PAC where she grew up dancing!

Artistry Ballet Company, (ABC) is a 501c3 non-profit created to honor the life and Legacy of Kelly Whitted. Our Mission is to cultivate a passion for ballet and foster the artistic growth in young dancers through high quality instruction, innovative choreography and performance opportunities. ABC is thrilled to bring young dancers to the stage again after a brief hiatus. Swan Lake, brings Tchaikovsky’s moving score to life.

From the breathtaking dancers and swelling music to incredible sets, stunning effects. Tickets are available at https://cur8.com/40568/project/13213