Lizzie Taylor, who grew up and studied in Chiswick, is to star with the Cracow Centre Ballet in a series of performances at the Polish Centre in Hammersmith in early March.

The Cracow Centre Ballet, a young, enthusiastic and colourful ballet theatre from Eastern Europe, features talented and professional classically trained dancers with a real passion for ballet.

Established in 2009 by former prima ballerina Svetlana Gaida, several dancers from Eastern Europe and England including top stars from Vilna -   Miki Hamanaka and Aurimas Paulauskas - will perform at the Polish Centre in Hammersmith.

The dancers will perform a one act ballet called ‘Frolics’ in the first part of the evening, and the second part will feature excerpts from other famous and much-loved classical ballets. ‘Frolics’ takes its inspiration from the well-known Nutcracker story, set to the music of Tchaikovsky, that had its premier in 1892. A little girl finds herself in her room, playing with her toys, which magically come to life.

Teatr Baletu Svetlany Gaidy – the Cracow Centre Ballet - will perform on:-

• Friday 2nd March 7 pm
• Saturday 3rd March (matinee) 10.00am (one act only)
• Saturday 3rd March 7pm
• Sunday 4th March 4pm

at the Polish Theatre, Polish Social & Cultural Association, (POSK), 238-246 King Street, London W6 0R, two minutes’ walk from Ravenscourt Park underground.

Tickets £15 and £10, children £5, reservations by email: baletkrakow@hotmail.co.uk also from from Nina Hollis between hours 9.00-13.00, tel. 0208 992 0202 and from 24 th February at the POSK box office 18.00-20.00, tel 0208 741 0398.

February 24, 2012