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Nothing fulfills the holiday urge for performing arts like "The Nutcracker," especially as staged by Ballet Austin. You start with the ageless music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, the fairy tale story of a ...
Ballet Austin's Nutcracker is the longest running in the state of Texas. Ballet Austin's apprentice company, Ballet Austin II, offers an opportunity for post-high school, advanced dancers to hone their skills. Established in 1999 by associate artistic director Michelle Martin, Ballet Austin II is made up of 10 emerging artists.
In the late 1990s Austin's primary symphony orchestra, opera group and ballet company were brought together by the need for a high-quality permanent performance venue. The three groups formed an organization called Arts Center Stage and began raising funds and developing plans for a new performing arts center they could share. [ 1 ]
Black and White is a ballet made by New York City Ballet ballet master, subsequently ballet master in chief, Peter Martins to some of Michael Torke's eponymous music which was commissioned for City Ballet's American Music Festival; the premiere took place on 7 May 1988 at the New York State Theater, Lincoln Center.
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ZACH Theatre (the Zachary Scott Theatre Center) is a professional theatre company located in Austin, Texas, as well as its associated complex of theatre facilities.The company is the oldest continuously active theatre company in Texas, and one of the ten oldest in the country.
Choreography: Alexander Gorsky (after Petipa) Company: Bolshoi Ballet, Moscow Premiere: 1919 Russian choreographer Alexander Gorsky, who staged a production of The Nutcracker in Moscow in 1919, is credited with the idea of combining Clara and the Sugar Plum Fairy's roles (i.e. giving the Fairy's dances to Clara), eliminating the Sugar Plum Fairy's Cavalier, giving the Cavalier's dances to the ...
Thus commences a rehearsal for "Poe: A Tale of Madness," Ballet Austin's latest premiere, which plays March 22-24 at the Long Center for the Performing Arts. As the rehearsal progresses, dancers ...