Georgia Ballet presenting "Rhythm and Rhapsody" this weekend
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MARIETTA — The Georgia Ballet will present “Rhythm and Rhapsody,” a program of dances to celebrate the music of George Gershwin, tonight and tomorrow at the Cobb Civic Center in Marietta.

The program will include Who Cares? a medley of dances by the famed New York City Ballet founder, George Balanchine. It will open with one of ballet’s classic treasures: Aurora’s Wedding (Act III of The Sleeping Beauty).

Performances are at 7 p.m. on Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at the Jennie T. Anderson Theatre at the Cobb Civic Center. Tickets start at $15. For more information, call 770-528-0881 or visit www.georgiaballet.org.

As an added bonus, audience members can meet Princess Aurora and her friends immediately following the Sun-day performance to get an autograph and even snap a photo.

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