Ogunquit Performing Arts

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P.O. Box 1608
Ogunquit, ME 03907

Performance Venue

The S. Judson Dunaway Center
23 School St.
Ogunquit ME 

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In case of bad weather, the cancellation of a film or live performance will be listed on the website no later than 11 am on the day of the event.

Ogunquit Performing Arts

Performance Venue

The S. Judson Dunaway Center
23 School St.
Ogunquit ME 03907

In case of bad weather, the cancellation of a film or live performance will be listed on the website no later than 11 am on the day of the event.

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Classic Film Series: The Tales of Beatrix Potter

Beatrix Potter’s characters come to life in this fanciful ballet, performed by London’s Royal Ballet.

The Tales of Beatrix Potter, released in 1971, is a live action film, adapting the animal stories of author Beatrix Potter into a full-fledged ballet performance. Danced by various stars of London’s Royal Ballet, stars also include such colorful Potter imagined animals as Jemima Puddle-Duck, Jeremy Fisher, Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, Peter Rabbit and his beautiful and magical garden of dreams.

The story begins with a young Potter hard at work on her writing when suddenly her mice, duck, frog, and squirrel creations come dancing to life. Performers render each character with their own unique quirks and personalities and an authenticity that separates this performance from more typical ballet fare. With an all music soundtrack, the stories come alive with fantastic costumes and masks through both pantomime and dance.

Created for film by Frederick Ashton, with John Lanchery’s music (incorporating mostly forgotten Victorian melodies), and adapted for screen by Richard Goodwin and Christine Edzard.

In an unusual turnabout, in 1992, a ballet was adapted for the stage from this 1971 film!