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There were 156 applications from 19 countries all over the world at the XIth Nutcracker International Contest. [5] 6 laureates were awarded with the Grand-Prix, 32 finalists with the Gold Nutcracker, 37 - the Silver Nutcracker and 29 - the Bronze Nutcracker. More than 50,000 viewers visited the Contest auditions during this period.
Dena Abergel, a faculty member at the School of the American Ballet who helps cast the children's roles, said that it's a joy to watch "The Nutcracker" give young dancers new opportunities every year.
Aug. 22—BERKSHIRES, MA "Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet" is coming to Midland at the Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center. Auditions for local children to participate in the performance will ...
Founded in 1934, Paper Mill Playhouse raised the curtain on its first performance [1] with Gregorio Martinez Sierra’s The Kingdom of God on November 14, 1938. By the end of the first year, Carrington had coaxed entertainer Irene Castle out of retirement to make her dramatic debut in Noël Coward’s Shadow Play. The first few years featured a ...
Choreographer George Balanchine's production of Petipa and Tchaikovsky's 1892 ballet The Nutcracker is a broadly popular version of the ballet often performed in the United States. Conceived for the New York City Ballet , its premiere took place on February 2, 1954, at City Center , New York, with costumes by Karinska , sets by Horace Armistead ...
Sep. 6—The Tyler Junior College Academy of Dance's 35th annual presentation of Tchaikovsky's classic ballet, "The Nutcracker," is fast approaching. Auditions will be held Saturday, Sept. 9, in ...
It was the first company in the United States to perform full-length version of Esmeralda [4] and it had gained national recognition. The company also visited India's newly opened National Centre for the Performing Arts in Mumbai in 2006 with its Nutcracker production. It was the first full-length classical ballet in India. [5]
George Balanchine (/ ˈ b æ l ən (t) ʃ iː n, ˌ b æ l ən ˈ (t) ʃ iː n /; [1] born Georgiy Melitonovich Balanchivadze; [a] January 22, 1904 [O.S. January 9] – April 30, 1983) was a Georgian-American [2] ballet choreographer, recognized as one of the most influential choreographers of the 20th-century. [3]