PRESS RELEASE September 21, 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Erin Ceragioli at 253.208.9015  tacomacityballet@gmail.com Tacoma City Ballet Presents The Haunted Theatre -Eerie Dances at The Merlino Art Center- [image: TCB Ghost.jpeg] TACOMA, WA – Celebrate Halloween with “Eerie Dances” by the talented dancers from the Tacoma City Ballet as they present The Haunted Theatre the last two weekends in October at the Merlino Art Center in the Jan Collum Ballroom Theater. Tickets are $15 for any of the eight shows presented on October 21 and 22, the 23rd, and October 28-30. The Friday night performances are at 7pm, with two matinees at 2pm and 4pm respectively on each Saturday, and a 2pm matinee on each Sunday. According to Artistic and Executive Director of the Tacoma City Ballet and Director of the Ballet School, Miss Erin Ceragioli, “Audiences at this year’s presentations should expect a beautiful, family-friendly production containing nine short Halloween vignettes.” Lasting slightly less than an hour, the performance time works well for small children. While performed by dancers of the Tacoma City Ballet, The Haunted Theatre also features the children of the Ballet School performing Happy Halloween Bats and Monster Mash. Performed for more than ten years, The Haunted Theatre is a great way to celebrate the Spooky Season. An audience pleaser includes the vignette No Bones About It where dancing skeletons sail through the air under black light. The amazing effect creates the illusion of dancing skeletons jumping and flying through the air. The children in the audience won’t want to miss the opportunity to dance around with The Blob in the finale of The Haunted Theatre. Since 1983, Tacoma City Ballet has resided in the historical Merlino Art Center where it studies, rehearses, and performs the art of classical ballet. The Merlino Art Center is home to The Jan Collum Ballroom Theater, a fully equipped black box theater that doubles as studio space for the school and the company. Celebrating their 67th Anniversary this year, Tacoma City Ballet is a non-profit organization composed of both a ballet school and a performing company. Dancers from the age of four to adults participate in classical ballet classes, and the ballet company produces performance seasons for the greater Tacoma community at the Pantages Theater accompanied by the Tacoma City Ballet Orchestra. 508 6th  Avenue | Tacoma, WA 98402 www.tacomacityballet.com