Angelina Ballerina™
Angelina Ballerina is a little star with big dreams of becoming a prima ballerina. This feisty little mouse works hard to reach her goal and along the way, always learns from her mistakes. When little girls share in Angelina's experiences, they're inspired to go after their big dreams too. In addition to the critically acclaimed story books created by Katharine Holabird and Helen Craig, Angelina Ballerina dances her way into the hearts of young girls weekly on PBS KIDS®.
Angelina Ballerina™ Takes Center Stage In 2007 With A New DVD Release, Books, Special Performances And More
02/12/2007New York, NY
In 2007, the curtain raises on the little star with big dreams as she embarks on the performance of a lifetime. HIT Entertainment, a leading provider of quality preschool entertainment and producer and licensor for Angelina Ballerina, unveils Angelina's 2007 program including new products and experiential opportunities for Angelina Ballerina™ fans of all ages.
The famous mousling will be featured in a new DVD release, Angelina Ballerina: Angelina Follows Her Dreams, from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, and 15 exciting books in two different imprints from publishing partner, Penguin Young Readers Group. Additionally, young aspiring dancers everywhere will have the opportunity to meet Angelina Ballerina at special meet and greet appearances with the ABT at theatres around the country. Additionally, through a recent deal with Shutterfly, Angelina Ballerina fans can record their favorite Angelina moments by creating an Angelina Ballerina-themed personalized Photo Book from Shutterfly.
About Angelina Ballerina™
Angelina Ballerina is a little star with big dreams of becoming a prima ballerina. This feisty little mouse works hard to reach her goal and along the way, always learns from her mistakes. When little girls share in Angelina’s experiences, they’re inspired to go after their big dreams too. In addition to the critically acclaimed story books created by Katharine Holabird and Helen Craig, Angelina Ballerina dances her way into the hearts of young girls weekly on PBS KIDS®. For more information about Angelina Ballerina, please visit www.angelinaballerina.com.
About HIT Entertainment
HIT Entertainment, owned by private equity investment group Apax Partners since June 2005, is one of the world’s leading independent children’s entertainment producers and rights-owners. HIT’s portfolio includes internationally renowned children’s properties, such as Bob the Builder™, Barney™, Thomas & Friends™, Pingu™, Rubbadubbers™ and Angelina Ballerina™. HIT acts as a representative for The Wiggles® in the UK, US and Canada and as worldwide representative for The Jim Henson Company’s library of classic family brands, including Fraggle Rock™. HIT also owns the Guinness World Records™ publishing and television property and Fireman Sam™, a joint venture with S4C. Launched in 1989, HIT’s lines of business span television and video production (including studios in the US and the UK), publishing, consumer products licensing and live events. With a catalog of more than 1,000 hours of young children’s programming, HIT sells its shows to more than 240 countries worldwide, in more than 40 different languages and has operations in the UK, US, Canada, Hong Kong and Japan. In 2005, the Company joined Comcast Corporation, PBS and Sesame Workshop to launch PBS KIDS Sprout℠, a 24-hour digital cable channel and VOD service for preschoolers. For more information, visit www.hitentertainment.com.
About Twentieth Century Fox
A recognized global industry leader, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment LLC (TCFHE) is the worldwide marketing, sales and distribution company for all Fox film and television programming on VHS, DVD and Blu-ray Disc (BD) as well as acquisitions and original productions. The company also releases all products around the globe for MGM Home Entertainment. Each year TCFHE introduces hundreds of new and newly enhanced products, which it services to retail outlets—from mass merchants and warehouse clubs to specialty stores and e-commerce - throughout the world. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment LLC is a subsidiary of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, a News Corporation company.
Penguin Young Readers Group:
This year Angelina Ballerina's publishing program is center stage, as 15 titles will be released throughout the year, including new titles based on the original series from author Katharine Holabird and illustrator Helen Craig and reissues of original hardcover titles. The titles will be published by two imprints in formats including hardcover from Viking and mass market formats from Grosset & Dunlap. Key releases for 2007 include A n gelina Ballerina: My First Ballet Class , available in hardcover in April and A n gelina Ballerina: Miss Lilly Is Leavin g , currently available in paperback.
Shutterfly:
Parents of young dancers can have their little ones star alongside Angelina Ballerina in their very own personalized Photo Books currently available at w w w.Shutterfly.com . The new character-themed personalized Photo Books come in two formats: the 8x8 Story Book and the 12x12 Memory Book. As with all products in Shutterfly's award-winning Photo Book line, the HIT character-themed Photo Books are designed to be easy to create. Introductory prices for Shutterfly's Angelina Ballerina personalized Photo Book start at $34.99 for the 8x8 Story Book and $59.99 for the 12x12 Memory Book.
National Dance Week 2007 & American Ballet Theatre:
Extending the experience beyond new merchandise, Angelina Ballerina has once again signed on as the national children's spokescharacter for National Dance Week (April 20 - 29), an annual program created to heighten the awareness of dance and its contributions to culture. Through the partnership, National Dance Week will distribute Angelina Ballerina posters to 13,000 libraries nationwide. Additionally, Angelina Ballerina and HIT Entertainment have also extended its partnership with the American Ballet Theatre and ABTKids through 2008, which includes special Angelina Ballerina appearances at matinee performances in select cities nationwide.
About The American Ballet Theatre
American Ballet Theatre, America's National Ballet Company ™, is recognized as one of the great dance companies in the world. Few ballet companies equal ABT for its combination of size, scope and outreach. Since its founding in 1940, ABT annually tours the United States, performing for more than 600,000 people and is the only major cultural institution to do so. It has made more than 30 international tours to 43 countries and has been sponsored by the State Department of the United States on many of these engagements.
