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[email protected] AFTER 37 YEARS, THE ROYAL BALLET RETURNS TO CHICAGO AT THE AUDITORIUM THEATRE WITH CARLOS ACOSTA’S “DON QUIXOTE” JUNE 18 – 21, 2015 Led by Kevin O’Hare, the Company Makes Auditorium Debut During Three-City Tour of U.S. Co-chaired by Jay Franke and David Herro, The Royal Ballet Gala Celebration Takes Place at the Chicago Athletic Association Hotel June 16 CHICAGO —The Royal Ballet returns to Chicago after a 37-year-absence with their critically- acclaimed performance of Carlos Acosta’s “Don Quixote” June 18 – 21. Under the leadership of Kevin O’Hare, the company will make its Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University debut as part of a three-city U.S. tour which also includes The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets ($32 – $137) are on sale now and available online at AuditoriumTheatre.org, by calling (800) 982-ARTS (2787) or at the Auditorium Theatre Box Office (50 E. Congress Pkwy). “Concluding our monumental 125th Anniversary International Dance Series, it is my extreme pleasure to welcome back The Royal Ballet to Chicago after a long absence. Seeing the company perform on our landmark stage will be a memory of a lifetime for all of us,” said Auditorium Theatre Executive Director Brett Batterson. “The Royal Ballet will bring the finest dancers in the world to Chicago and we are honored to be one of three venues throughout the entire country presenting this esteemed company on their North-American tour.” Royal Ballet Principal Guest Artist Carlos Acosta’s production of “Don Quixote” was created especially for The Royal Ballet in 2013.