Staff high pointe performing arts studio bentonville, ar. Ballet arkansas presents 40th anniversary nutcracker. The annual ballet arkansas production of the nutcracker gets a new look and a new home this year as it moves to the maumelle performing arts center. Bio christopher stuart, originally from sandy hook, conn. Ballet arkansas, a 501c3 nonprofit organization, is proud to be the professional ballet company of. Ballet arkansas wish list 2014 little rock soiree magazine. She has previously performed in the nutcracker as sugar plum fairy, dew drop. Ballet idaho offers a full season of 23 performances from november through may. Ballet arkansas performs a diverse repertory of classical and contemporary works by celebrated international choreographers and.
At the age of fifteen she moved to philadelphia to study classical ballet at the rock school for dance education under the direction of stephanie and bo spassoff. Nashville ballets emergence series, ballet ball 202016, music videos for thom donovan and justin nault, attitude series under the lights. Buy ballet arkansas tickets from the official site. Ellie is originally from little rock, arkansas where she began her dance training with ballet arkansas and arkansas academy of dance. Enjoy this classic tale in a performance featuring smbs senior apprentice company and smbs a chance to dance participants. Catherine and her husband, ballet arkansas creative director. Ballet arkansas recently announced its adding four new dancers to the company along with details for three events taking place at a variety of venues in central arkansas as part of their 201415 season on aug.
The annual ballet arkansas production of the nutcracker gets a new look and a new home this year as it moves to the. Make ballet arkansas nutcracker part of your holiday celebration this december. The seats were perfect, the theatre beautiful, and it was clear the dancers enjoyed the large stage. Ballet arkansas returns to robinson performance hall for the nutcracker with the arkansas symphony orchestra ballet arkansas is thrilled to return to the robinson center to celebrate the holidays with our central arkansas audiences on the advent of its reopening, says ballet arkansas artistic director michael bearden, our professional dancers are poised to. Western arkansas ballet is a ballet school in fort smith, arkansas dedicated to providing quality dance education to the community. Oklahoma city ballet is dedicated to providing dance education and communitybased performances throughout central oklahoma.
Be sure to check out the nutcracker site before you decide where you will see a holiday performance of the nutcracker. Ballet arkansas adds dancers, announces details for. Davis danced on contract with the tulsa ballet in their 20022003 productions of the nutcracker and swan lake, and then accepted a position as ballet mistress of western arkansas ballet in fort smith. Tickets available at, the forum theatre box office or by calling 8709352726. Run of seven performances sponsored by dollar bank. Experience one of ballets grand romantic ghost stories a tale of love, betrayal, madness and passion. Ballet arkansas performs a diverse repertory of classical and contemporary works by celebrated international choreographers and offers world class education programs to the public. Ballet arkansas is dedicated to educating the community about dance while providing arkansans and the region with the highest quality of culturally rich dance performances. Student matinee performances i school shows i ballet arkansas. We offer a professional academy of dance, training students in classical ballet and extensive educational outreach programs for students in boise, the treasure valley, and throughout idaho. Ballet arkansas in the instances of inclement weather, ballet arkansas plans to hold all performances of the nutcracker, as scheduled. The nutcracker spectacular student matinee is abbreviated in order to allow for the timely return of schools from across the state.
A choreographic competition at ron robinson theater, 100 river market ave. For stage work, she has participated in the ballet arkansas nutcracker, since 2009. George washington in the washington ballets nutcracker. The nutcracker december 528, 2014 all performances are located at the auditorium theatre, 50 e. The largest holiday production in central arkansas, ballet arkansas nutcracker has been a tradition in little rock for decades. There, she taught extensively at the academy of western arkansas ballet, and choreographed and staged ballets on the company dancers. Nutcracker ballet tickets in arkansas great russian nutcracker.
She is a former farkleberry follies 12 year veteran and has participated in the gridiron in 2008, 2010, 2014 and will be excited to be a part of the 2016 100th anniversary of the gridiron. The largest holiday production in central arkansas, ballet arkansas nutcracker has been. The sweeping rhythms and infectious energy of jazz music intertwine these 3. Arkansas nutcracker ballet performance directory the nutcracker ballet nutcracker performance listings are provided by state and city and by the company performing the nutcracker ballet. This performance is a unique, onehour production designed especially for schoolaged children. Nutcracker spectacular ballet arkansas i little rock i dec 1215. Ballet arkansas nutcacker auditions 2019 i ballet arkansas. Past performances lone star ballet lone star dance academy. Having attended the nutcracker at both lincoln center in nyc and in philadelphia we believe the moscow ballet great russian nutcracker is. The nutcracker is the perfect yuletide gift, the ideal means of introducing children to the power and beauty of classical dance, and a delightful way for the entire family to ring in the holiday season.
With our focus on dance performance, wa ballets dance school trains students in ballet, pointe, tap, jazz, modern, athletic conditioning, and creative movement, and our dance company performs biannually for the fort smith area. There are many studios in our area that offer dance instruction, but the focus of our school is classical dance. Celebrate this christmas with the one and only moscow ballet s great russian nutcracker. Featuring brand new overthetop production and world class russian artists. Were committed to providing experiences that will increase the understanding and appreciation of ballet, as well as a lifelong interest in the arts. A chance to dance is a collaboration with volunteers of america lighthouse and provides classical ballet instruction and. View megan hustels profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. She has been featured in roles in numerous local ballet productions such as the mother fairy in sleeping beauty and the dew drop fairy in the nutcracker, and she was also as a performer in the rejoice and dance ensemble which offered performances in the northwest arkansas area. Ballet arkansas the states largest professional dance company exists to provide worldclass dance performance to arkansans through a permanent company of dancers. Beginning with one extraordinary teacher, leona norman, together with a handful of students in her attic studio and a group of visionary patrons, mb grew to become a multigenerational community of dancers. We had a great time last saturday december 14th at the nutcracker ballet. We are extremely grateful for the opportunity to see the ballet with a live orchestra in baltimore. All 90 dancers, 62 musicians, 40 stagehands, and more than 125 children in two alternating casts from the school of american ballet join forces to make each performance as magical as possible. Missouri nutcracker ballet performance directory the nutcracker ballet nutcracker performance listings are provided by state and city and by the company performing the nutcracker ballet.
Shuffles and ballet ii generously donates their studio space for ballet arkansas nutcracker auditions and rehearsals. Photo by carol pratt, courtesy the washington ballet. In 2014, mariah completed the certificate of ballet teaching studies. Deede has also been at the jim dailey fitness center for the past 8. Last year san francisco ballet sold a total of 87,926 tickets to the holiday ballet and boston ballet sold a total of 92,907.
The cleveland orchestra announces auditions for young dancers for the joffrey ballets the nutcracker. Nutcracker spectacular ballet arkansas i little rock i. Western arkansas ballet fort smith, arkansas dance. Ballet arkansas presents the nutcracker at maumelle performing arts center 12122014 12142014 7. Syracuse city ballet will perform its 9th annual presentation of a childrens nutcracker on monday, november 25th and tuesday, november 26th at 10 am. The western arkansas ballet will present a oneshow performance of the classic christmas story ballet, the nutcracker, at university of the ozarks at 7 p. The northwest arkansas conservatory of classical ballet was created out of the need for a classical training ground of high artistic standard in northwest arkansas. George balanchines the nutcracker new york city ballet. A native of pittsburgh, pennsylvania, benjamin rabe received his core training from the pittsburgh ballet theatre school. Megan hustel company dancer ballet arkansas linkedin. Ballet arkansas is the foremost professional ballet company of the sate of arkansas, celebrating 41 years this season. Ballet arkansas, a 501c3 nonprofit organization, is the foremost professional ballet company in the state of arkansas celebrating 41 years. Celebrate ballet arkansas 41st season while playing an important role in the success of the most highly anticipated production of the year. Ballet arkansas does not refund tickets to ballet arkansas performances or events.
Nutcracker has bigger cast of children, smaller venue. Ballet arkansas 40th anniversary nutcracker spectacular took the stage at the robinson performance hall december 69, 2018 for four main stage performances and two student matinee performances. Rating is available when the video has been rented. In october, the season begins with the epic ballet of the snow queen, a frozen adventure, based on hans christian andersons fairytale and of course, the foundation for the disney mega animated film, frozen.
Colorado ballet presenting worldclass classical ballet. The young fothergill soon started taking classes in ballet, tap and jazz dancing. Nicolas pelletier, morgan buchanan, leah mcfadden and simon zinabu costello by allen birnbach. Western arkansas ballet wab, a nonprofit organization, was founded july 23, 1979, as the fort smith civic ballet and reorganized in august 1985, under the present logo and code of ethics. The company is fine tuning slices of the nutcracker, arguably tchaikovskys. Western arkansas ballet to perform the nutcracker on nov. The cast did a great job, the costumes were superb, and the staff was courteous and helpful. Visually arresting, firebird is an explosive production not to be missed. Northwest arkansas ballet ballet classes, training, and.
Ksls carole mikita gives a great report on rylee rogers, who played clara in ballet wests nutcracker two years ago and is now playing the same character at radio city music hall in new york city. The nutcracker, is our single largest source of revenue each year through both ticket sales and merchandise sales at the. Click here to view a digital version of the nutcracker program book. Larger than life puppets, nesting dolls and gloriously handcrafted costumes bring the christmas spirit to life. Ballet arkansas presents its annual little rock christmas tradition beginning thursday with performances of the holiday production the nutcracker.
Ballet arkansas 40th anniversary nutcracker spectacular takes the stage at the robinson performance hall this december 6 9 for four main stage performances and two student matinee performances. Experience the magic of the nutcracker spectacular, the largest holiday production in the state of arkansas. Ballet arkansas presents the nutcracker at maumelle. Michael bearden became artistic director in 2014, but he lived out of. Rachel staff, has trained in classical ballet since she was seven years old. Ballet arkansas i little rock i professional dance company.
She joined grand rapids ballet as a trainee in 2017 and was promoted to apprentice after her first performance of sugar plum fairy, and is now in her first year as a company member. Arkansas festival ballet performing company home facebook. A native of northwest arkansas, mariah began her classical ballet studies at the age of. Rabe joined rochester city ballet in 2009 where he danced featured roles including chinese tea and the mouse king in the nutcracker, escamillio in edward ellisons carmen, waltz boy in balanchines serenade, and the. In addition to the weekend performances of the nutcracker, ballet arkansas will host two school performances on december 9 and 10, 2010. Ballet arkansas is a pillar of the performing arts community as the states oldest professional ballet company. The nutcracker the cleveland orchestra non equity auditions. December 6 21, 2014 best known and most beloved of all sacramento ballet productions, ron cunninghams the nutcracker has been seen by hundreds of thousands of people. Viewed by more than 2,000 students annually, the nutcracker spectacular has become a tradition for many in central arkansas. Celebrate this christmas with the one and only moscow ballets great russian nutcracker. The nutcracker also serves as the financial backbone of companies nationwide. Jana has taught dance in the central arkansas area for over 40 years and has been. Mice and battle the nutcracker marlupi dance academy.
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