Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo, presented by New Orleans Ballet Association, is a highlight of the City’s Tricentennial Washington, D.C. (February 16, 2018) — Almost 70 years before Philadelphia’s Academy-Award® winning icon, Grace Kelly, married Prince Rainier III to become Princess Grace, a beautiful heiress from the French Quarter, born in 1857, wed Prince Albert I of Monaco. In 1889, Miss Marie Alice Heine married the great-great grandfather of the Principality’s current Sovereign - Prince Albert II - becoming Her Serene Highness Princess Alice of Monaco. In advance of the return tour by Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo, presented by New Orleans Ballet Association and sponsored by the Hyatt Regency Hotel New Orleans, and to mark the city’s 300th birthday, the Embassy of Monaco — with the support of its Consulate General in New York and Honorary Consul in New Orleans — is organizing the inaugural Monaco Takes New Orleans (MonacoEventsUSA.com) series of events and activities in the birthplace of the first American-born Princess of Monaco. “To celebrate our historic connections with the City of New Orleans on this momentous anniversary, we are very proud to showcase some of the wonderful facets of the Principality of Monaco over a week-long festival. From February 19 through February 25, the Principality of Monaco will be the toast of the town with two fascinating exhibitions — both free and open to the public — and a Monégasque culinary week at the NOPSI Hotel leading up to the acclaimed Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo’s performance of the ever-romantic tragedy, Romeo and Juliet, presented by New Orleans Ballet Association,” said Monaco’s Ambassador to the United States, Maguy Maccario Doyle. "We are thrilled to have the Principality of Monaco participating in the New Orleans Tricentennial," said New Orleans Mayor Mitchell Landrieu. As we celebrate 300 years of New Orleans, we will be remembering the cultural ties between our City and Monaco. I would especially like to thank Ambassador Maccario Doyle and the New Orleans Ballet Association for organizing this week of activities, and I encourage everyone to experience these outstanding events. MONTE-CARLO LEGENDS FLAVORS OF MONACO INSIDE LES BALLETS DE MONTE-CARLO ROMEO AND JULIET “NOBA is honored to bring Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo back to New Orleans to celebrate New Orleans’ Tricentennial – our gift to the City. We are grateful to presenting sponsors Hyatt Regency New Orleans and Pam and Warner Williams for their extraordinary support,” said New Orleans Ballet Association Executive Director Jenny Hamilton. “The company’s unique staging of this timeless masterpiece is guaranteed to be the pinnacle moment of Monaco’s visit to our great city.” “It is an honor for Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo to return to New Orleans to perform Romeo and Juliet. We have developed strong ties with the American ballet tradition over the years, and have wonderful memories of every meeting we’ve had with audiences in this city. This tour in the United States fills us with joy. We are particularly grateful to the New Orleans Ballet Association for making it possible to present this mainstage performance, which has a very special place in our repertoire,” said Maillot. Tickets for Roméo et Juliette begin at $40 and may be purchased through the NOBA’s Box Office at (504) 522-0996, online at www.nobadance.com or through Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com. In other related events: UNE AFFAIRE D’AVANT GARDE: EN BLANC ET NOIR PRINCESS GRACE FOUNDATION-USA The 2018 Monaco Takes New Orleans series of events are organized and presented by the Embassy of Monaco in Washington, D.C., and the Consulate General of Monaco in New York, with the support of the Honorary Consulate in New Orleans. With special thanks to Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo, the New Orleans Ballet Association, Hyatt Regency Hotel New Orleans, NOPSI Hotel New Orleans, Angela King of Angela King Gallery, Monte-Carlo SBM, New Orleans Convention Company (NOCCI), the office of the Mayor of New Orleans, Alex Soldier Jewelry, and the Princess Grace Foundation-USA. For updates and more information, please visit www.MonacoEventsUSA.com. Tweet### |