Redlands Bowl 2001 Season
July 6th 
Programs start at 8:15 p.m. 

Ballet Folklorico Del Pacifico. An exciting music and dance troupe bringing to life the legends, myths, traditions and richness that define Mexico. Co-sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Redlands.

Spirited music, brilliant costumes, and exuberant dancers come to the Redlands Bowl stage as Ballet Folklórico del Pacifico presents its acclaimed program on Friday, July 6, at 8:15 p.m. for the on-going 2001

Redlands Bowl Summer Music Festival. The exciting music and dance troupe brings to life the legends, myths, traditions, and richness of Mexico. Filling the stage with 40 dancers and musicians, the professional-quality organization takes the audience on a whirlwind musical and visual tour of Mexico. The dancers have intensive training in classical ballet, modern dance, and Mexican folk dance, and they combine the three genres to create a dynamic and theatrical style of dance.

The choreographies have their foundations in traditional Mexican folk dances, and the wildly colorful costumes are designed to flash and splash with the music and the motions. Recorded authentic Mexican folk music provides the rhythm and the melodies. Headquartered in Los Angeles, the dance troupe was founded in 1992 by José Vences and Adriana A. Gainey who sought to educate a culturally diverse community and provide Hispanic audiences with a forum for developing pride in their own heritage. Ballet Folklórico del Pacifico presents its programs with dual purposes in mind: inspire multi-cultural awareness within the community; and foster an appreciation for Mexican
heritage.

As part of the Children's Festival Workshop schedule, the troupe will present a workshop on Saturday, at 10:00 a.m., at the Redlands Community Center, 111 W. Lugonia Avenue in Redlands.
The program is co-sponsored by Kiwanis Clubs of Redlands. Ron Burgess, co-owner of redlandsweb.com, and Chairman of the Board for Arrowhead Christian Academy, will be the intermission speaker. Redlands Town and Gown and Boy Scouts of America will provide the intermission ushers.

Continuing the tradition begun in 1924, this and all Redlands Bowl Summer Music Festival events are open to the public at no charge, and a free-will offering will be collected at intermission. For more information about this concert, call the Redlands Bowl office at 909/793-7316 or visit the web site at www.redlandsweb.com. To reach the Redlands Bowl between Eureka Street and Grant Street in Redlands, enter the Redlands area on I-10; from the west, exit at Orange Street, turn right at the end of the ramp onto Eureka Street, proceed across Redlands Blvd. and Brookside Ave. to the Bowl area; from the east, exit at Sixth Street, turn left at the end of the ramp onto Sixth Street, proceed to Pearl Ave. and turn right to Orange Street, turn left on Orange to Brookside Ave., turn right on Brookside to Eureka Street, and turn left on Eureka to the Bowl area. Parking is on streets in the area, or in the church and public parking lots.