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-The Houston Chronicle

Mireille Hassenboehler Dances as Marie Antoinette on March 28

The New Orleans Ballet Association is proud to announce that New Orleans' very own Mireille Hassenboehler will be dancing the lead role in Houston Ballet's upcoming performance of Marie on March 28. After premiering in February, the company travels to New Orleans on March 27 and 28 for a two night engagement at the Mahalia Jackson Theater of the Performing Arts.

Inspired by the life of the legendary French queen Marie Antoinette, the new three-act narrative ballet recounts the life and times of history's favorite villainess. Hassenboehler, a native of New Orleans, trained with Harvey Hysell until the age of seventeen. After studying at the San Francisco Ballet School and Houston Ballet's Ben Stevenson Academy, Hassenboehler joined Houston Ballet in 1992 and was promoted to principal in 2000. Her classical repertoire includes a variety of works, and she has had featured roles in both classical and contemporary ballets, including Balachine's The Four Temperaments, Forsythe's In the middle, somewhat elevated; McIntrye's Skeleton Clock, and Stevenson's The Snow Maiden.

Mireille Hassenboehler will perform the role of Marie Antoinette's mother, Maria Theresa (Empress of Austria), on Friday, March 27.


Photo: Mireille Hassenboehler by Pam Francis



Photo: Barbara Bears and Artists of Houston Ballet by Amitava Sarkar
NOBA presents
Houston Ballet's Marie
March 27 & 28, 8pm
Mahalia Jackson Theater of the Performing Arts

To purchase tickets call 504.522.0996
or visit us online at
www.nobadance.com.






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