Statue to be unveiled at Civic Center Music Hall
The Ballerina, a larger-than-life-sized statue honoring Oklahoma’s five American Indian ballerinas, will be unveiled at 11 a.m. Friday inside the Civic Center Music Hall, 201 N Walker in Oklahoma City. The statue, created by Oklahoma artist Mike Larsen, is an 8 1/2-feet tall depiction of a ballerina in midair.
The statue is dedicated to Yvonne Chouteau, Rosella Hightower, Moscelyne Larkin, Maria Tallchief and Marjorie Tallchief and pay’s tribute to Oklahoma City’s ballet company, Ballet Oklahoma. The Conductor, another statue honoring Oklahoma City’s performing arts, was dedicated on May 3.
Funding for the statue was provided by David and Kim Rainbolt, the Oklahoma City Centennial Committee and the City of Oklahoma City.
The statue is an officially-recognized Oklahoma Centennial Commission project. It was made possible by David and Kim Rainbolt. Additional support for the project was provided by Oklahoma City Centennial Committee and the City of Oklahoma City.
Scheduled to attend Friday’s ceremony are Larsen, David and Kim Rainbolt, Oklahoma City mayor Mick Cornett, Oklahoma Centennial Commission’s executive director Blake Wade, Oklahoma Centennial Commission’s chairman of projects and events Lee Allan Smith, Ballet Oklahoma’s artistic director Bryan Pitts, Board of Directors for Ballet Oklahoma’s Board of Directors president Tim Berney and Civic Center Music Hall’s general manager Jim Brown.
Brian Sargent
Staff Writer
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