Coppélia Performance This Weekend In Bryn Athyn

Alexandra Kochis and Christopher Budzynski, principals of the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, will perform the lead dance roles in Coppélia for the fifth year in a row at the spring production at the as part of the Dance Theatre of Pennsylvania.

The show will play for two days, June 11 & 12, at 3 p.m. Tickets start at $15 and can be purchased at www.dtopa.org or by calling (215) 348-7175. And if you apply the coupon code “FUNSAVER,” you can receive 50% off the ticket price.

Dr. Coppelius, played by Stephen Hadala, is a toymaker who has crafted a mechanical doll named Coppélia. Budzynski, a Bucks County native playing the role of Frantz, becomes enthralled by the doll’s beauty and thinks it’s a real person. Meanwhile, Swanilda, played by Kochis, becomes jealous of her rival.

Music by Leo Delibes and appearances by Christine Jones, formerly of the Pennsylvania Ballet; and Jennifer Goodman, formerly of the Joffrey Ballet.

See how it all plays out at the Mitchell Performing Arts Center soon.