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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 ...
It offers classes from creative movement, ages three and four, all the way to pre-professional. The academy students are given the opportunity to perform in the company production The Nutcracker, performed by Ballet Austin during the month of December for more than 53 years. Ballet Austin's Nutcracker is the longest running in the state of Texas.
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 ]
Ballet Austin's 'The Nutcracker' When: Various times through Dec. 23. Where: Dell Hall at Long Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets: $20-$125. Info: balletaustin.org.
Christensen's Nutcracker continues in Salt Lake City, where it is performed annually by Christensen's Ballet West. [3] The stage success of the Christensen version marked the first step in making productions of The Nutcracker annual Christmas season traditions all over the world – a phenomenon that did not really come to flower until the late ...
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Stephen Mills (born August 18, 1960) is an American dancer and choreographer who is currently the Artistic Director/Choreographer at Ballet Austin.Under his tenure, Ballet Austin has been invited on four occasions to perform at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C [citation needed].
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 ...