Tupelo's pre-professional ballet company presents their own repertoire and 2nd Act of Paquita.  Jan Dijkwel is artistic director. Guest artists are Mikhail Ilyin from American Ballet Theatre  and Risa Nakagawa from Tottori City Ballet, Japan.
The story of Paquita takes place in Spain during its occupation by  Napoleon's army.  Paquita is a gypsy who falls in love with an officer in  the French army. Being of different classes they cannot marry, until Paquita  learns that she was kidnapped by gysies and is noble by birth.
Read more:  Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal - civic ballet presents paquita