Presented by lexington ballet company and set to the timeless music of peter ilyich tchaikovsky, the nutcracker tells the delightful story of a little girl named clara. Bluegrass youth ballet dance education in lexington ky. Professionalism, respect, and creativity are hallmarks of the school. The narrated story of the nutcracker ballet in under 5 minutes. We have a morning and afternoon session for younger dancers and we have a fullday for older dancers. Inschool educational programs lexington ballet company. Dancers take audience to land of sweets in 6th annual. Petersburg classical ballet of andrey batalov, as a soloist with the national opera and. The nutcracker lexington ballet company a perennial holiday favorite returns to the eku center in an enchanting production that will be treasured by every member of the family. Lexington ballet company 45th anniversary sapphire season. The nutcracker kentucky ballet theatre united states. Hoffmanns 1816 fairy tale the nutcracker and the mouse king. Mar 04, 2011 our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. But drosselmeyer has one more surprise for his favorite niece a nutcracker doll.
Dec 18, 2012 wright ramps up the emotion in his production, too, by having clara start to fall in love with the nutcracker as hes released from his spell and act one benefits from having a blithe, airy. The baron bids hanna choose a partner for the dance. Directed by nancy dominguez, the school staffs nationally recognized professional dancers for all class levels. Classes will include safe stretching, learning basic movements of dance, and. A perennial holiday favorite returns to the lexington opera house in an enchanting production that will be treasured by every member of the family. Ldf ballet academy, 2909 richmond rd ste 140, lexington. Kentucky ballet theatre celebrates their 20th anniversary for the 201718 season. If youre off to see graeme murphys moving reimagaination of the nutcracker, nows the time to get acquainted with the story, which follows a ballerina, clara, through the glamour and romance, tragedy and travels of her life. The nutcracker leads the toy soldiers into battle with the mice, and marie helps him by throwing her slipper at the fierce mouse king, who the nutcracker then slays. Singletary center for the arts at the university of kentucky first opened in 1979. Presented by lexington ballet company and set to the timeless music of peter ilyich tchaikovsky, the nutcracker tells the delightful story of a little girl named clara who.
Once again drosselmeyer calls upon his magic and the nutcracker is transformed into a handsome boy. Dec 21, 2019 the nutcracker tells the story of a young clara, who receives a toy soldier nutcracker from her mysterious godfather, drosselmeyer at her familys annual christmas eve party. The nutcracker story the nutcracker is the story of a young girl, clara, who receives a special gift from her uncle drosselmeyer at her familys annual holiday party. Celebrate holiday cheer and the christmas spirit with the classical ballet, the nutcracker. The chemistry between the dancers were wonderful which really brought the story to life. Be sure to check out the nutcracker site before you decide where you will see a holiday performance of the nutcracker. The untold story is a 2010 britishhungarian 3d christmas musical fantasy film adapted from the ballet the nutcracker.
Dance lessons lexington, ky lexington dance factory. The story of the nutcracker ballet scene descriptions. Dec 03, 2015 the story behind the jazzedup nutcracker the nutcracker suite, which uindy performs dec. The nutcracker site provides a central location for nutcracker ballet information. Dance studio lexington, ky lexington dance factory. Years later, alexander dumas peres version of the story made it happier and more appropriate for children to read. Hoffmanns original story, the nutcracker and mouse king, maries claras, journey becomes a fevered delirium that transports her to a land where she sees sparkling christmas forests and marzipan castles, but in a world populated with dolls. Lexington ballet presents the timeless christmas classic, the nutcracker, at lexington opera house, december 2020. Buy lexington ballet performs the nutcracker tickets from the official site.
Congratulations to lexington ballet school ensemble dancer and senior, eliza leaver. Students dance all the roles in the dance factory s production of the nutcracker, including the principle roles of the sugar plum fairy and the snow queen. This holiday season, experience moscow ballets great russian nutcracker acclaimed by the press and adored by audiences everywhere. This is designed to quickly educate the non dance oriented about this wonderful story ballet. Lexington ballet offers several inschool educational programs exploring history. Cowritten, directed, and coproduced by andrei konchalovsky, the film stars elle fanning, nathan lane, and john turturro with charles rowe and shirley henderson as the.
Voted best one of lexington s best things to do for the holidays. The nutcracker prince musters his toy infantry and the cavalry. The nutcracker lexington ballet company december 3. Ldf ballet academy, 2909 richmond rd ste 140, lexington, ky. Clara calls drosselmeyer, who summons the toy soldiers, but the mouse king and his army are too strong for them.
Ldf ballet academy is a nonprofit organization dedicated to enriching lives through the art of ballet. Book chronicles lexington girls turn as clara in boston. Find a performance in your state, or visit your city to find out when we will be in your area. Years ago we realized the need that lexington had for a one of a kind dance studio that offered both topnotch ballet classes and a competitive jazzlyricalhip. The nutcracker the ldf ballet company performs the holiday classic on saturday, dec.
Shchelkunchik listen help info is an 1892 twoact ballet fairy ballet. Lexington ballet school was founded as part of lexington ballet company in 1974. On the two pages following the title page is a row of houses, one of which is the setting for the party. The lexington girl officially realized that dream earlier than most three years ago, at the age of 12, when she landed the starring role of clara in boston ballets the nutcracker. We are gearing up for our summer intensive with the ldf ballet academy and one love dance company. Lexington ballet company the nutcracker holiday event.
The nutcracker ballet provides the history of the nutcracker ballet, nutcracker music, nutcrakcer links, nutcracker movies and information on nutcracker ballet performances in your area. In a recent rehearsal, her sylph appeared effortless as she darted along the floor, evoking a fairy here, a dragonfly there. Nov 22, 2015 the nutcracker and its many mysteries. Hoffmanns tales were so bizarre, sigmund freud wrote about them in the uncanny. Stahlbaums children were not allowed to set foot in the family parlor. The nutcracker on the twentyfourth of december, dr. The nutcracker then leads the soldiers into battle. All ticketholders for this event will receive refunds. Welcome to the home of moscow ballets great russian nutcracker in lexington. The lexington school of ballet company provides an opportunity for students who wish to perform, and introduces them to the classical ballet repertoire as well as contemporary ballets. Singletary, the universitys eighth president and longtime advocate for the performing arts. Kbt will host six public performances at the lexington opera house december 1422, 2019. Years ago we realized the need that lexington had for a one of a kind dance studio that offered both topnotch ballet classes and a competitive jazzlyrical.
Nutcracker wouldnt be nutcracker without the local childrens cast. A midsummer nights dream valentines event lexington. Celebrating the art of dance in central kentucky since 1974. This nutcracker pack was made free nutcracker learning pack ages 2 to 9 over 60 pages with cursive, math and langauge activities with a 30 page tot pack see more. United state of dance the nutcracker a midsummer nights dream snow. Its not the holidays without the famous story, score and cast of characters. The nutcracker story read aloud stories for kids, bbc kids. Lexington ballet company dancers are highly trained artistathletes representing the infinate diversity of dance in the united states. When clara falls asleep with the nutcracker by her side, she begins to dream and magical things start to happen. Lexington dance factory is dedicated to creating a safe, welcoming and professional dance environment to everyone who enters our doors, no matter what experience level of dance you have. Students are taught variations from ballets and perform in classical ballets including the fulllength ballets. The best 10 dance studios in lexington, ky last updated april.
The nutcracker simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The nutcracker story childrens ballet theatre of michigan. Clara is overjoyed with her new doll, but as she shows it to her cousins, fritz becomes jealous and grabs the nutcracker from clara, breaking it. In the course of changing partners, hanna finds herself alone with danilo. The nutcracker a ballet beginners guide stage the guardian. Dance factory to perform the nutcracker at uwwhitewater the nutcracker ballet. The nutcracker ballet by vladimir vagin is a story told with clarity and illustrated with detail. A perennial holiday favorite returns to the eku center in an enchanting production that will be treasured by every member of the family. Presented by lexington ballet company and set to the timeless music of peter ilyich tchaikovsky, the nutcracker, tells the delightful story of a little girl who is given a magical nutcracker doll on christmas eve. Ky ballet presents the nutcracker, lexington opera house. A performance by the dance factory at young auditorium, 930 w. A variety of magical dolls entertain the guests, but claras gift, a magnificent nutcracker doll is the best of all.
Read this christmas story and find out why it has charmed generations of people. The dance factorys annual production of the nutcracker. Dancers center for training dct was founded by a group of professional dance instructors and performers that saw a need in the community for dancer. Dance factory to perform the nutcracker at uwwhitewater. For that theme this year is a fun learning pack with a nutcracker theme. Clara, determined to help her nutcracker, strikes the mouse king with her. Hoffmann, in which young marie stahlbaums favourite christmas toy, the nutcracker, comes alive and, after defeating the evil mouse king in battle, whisks her away to a magical kingdom populated by dolls. Hanna regrets her coldness and chooses danilo, but he, still smarting, refuses, and waltzes with another guest. Ivan vsevolozhsky and marius petipa adapted hoffmanns story for the ballet. Lexington ballet is a 501c3 nonprofit with a mission of artistic performance, education and community outreach. The nutcracker in 3d released on dvd as the nutcracker. Its an irresistible tale of a toy soldier that turns into a prince.
Whether you are looking for ballet, musical entertainment or stage shows, we have all the info on. With a wave of his magic cape, each doll comes to life to perform a lively dance. Clara is overjoyed with her new doll, but as she shows it to her cousins, fritz becomes jealous and grabs the nutcracker from clara, breaking it at the neck. Here is a link to pictures that i took from the nutcracker performances. Drosselmeyer transforms the wooden nutcracker doll into a lifelike soldier. Developed after decades of meticulous direction and instruction in the art of dance, colton ballet company opened its first season in 2006 with the beloved holiday tradition, the nutcracker, which has enthralled audiences for almost 50 years. Ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, lyrical, contemporary, pointe, acro, and musical theatre. Classes include ballet, pointe, modern, jazz, tap, hip hop, and acrobatics. Dancing along side the full professional russian cast are local lexington children from dancers center for training. Presented by lexington ballet company and set to the timeless music of peter ilyich tchaikovsky, the nutcracker tells the delightful story of a little girl who is given a magical nutcracker doll on christmas eve. It was the sixth annual nutcracker performance presented by the lexington dance factory ballet academy. Hailing from chisinau, he has performed as a principal dancer with st. Hoffman published the nutcracker and the mouse king, a scary fairytale intended only for adults.
Dec 03, 2016 a perennial holiday favorite returns to the eku center in an enchanting production that will be treasured by every member of the family. Thestudio offers dance classes for girls and boys of all ages and experience levels. Performance opportunities lexington school of ballet, inc. Many dancers begin in mother goose and continue performing in various roles throughout their childhood.
The rockbridge ballet thestudio for dance and the arts. Now that the mouse king is dead, an ancient spell has been broken, and the nutcracker is transformed into a handsome prince. Just as the mouse king is about to overpower the nutcracker doll, clara distracts him, allowing the nutcracker to strike the winning blow. Although the lexington opera house and ballet is a smaller venue and ballet company, they did an excellent job putting on the nutcracker. Presented by lexington ballet company and set to the timeless music of peter ilyich tchaikovsky, the nutcracker tells the delightful story of a little girl who is. Both the school and company serve the central kentucky area as an arts and education nonprofit. The nutcracker and its many mysteries the new york times.
She will be attending florida southern college in the fall as a double major in dance performance and choreography bfa and multimedia journalism. Lexington dance factory is committed to providing highquality dance classes to enhance the overall. The mission of bluegrass youth ballet is to enhance lives by providing dance education in a positive environment for all youth through high quality training, innovative performances, and cultural experiences. In just two seasons with atlanta ballet, emily carrico has emerged as a lead dancer with depth and dimension beyond her years. Watching her excel, youd never know that carrico has had a partially. Chicago, illinois joined lexington ballet in 2018 lexington ballet feature roles russian, the nutcracker mowgli, the jungle book colonel pickering, my fair lady luis started dancing in his high schools dance program in 2011 under former nyc rockette ashley ayer martin. See shakespeares beloved romantic comedy at lexington opera house for a special valentines event this february. Ballerina anna trofimova talks about this unique opportunity to learn from and perform with. The nutcracker lexington ballet company eastern kentucky. This will be the 27th year the dance factory has presented the nutcracker.