Northwest dance theatre performs its annual holiday production of a nutcracker tea with music, costume and dancing. The nutcracker mount tahoma auditorium, 4634 so 74th st. Experience the magic of the washington ballets charminglydc the nutcracker. Join your favorite nutcracker characters for a magical morning or afternoon tea party at the grand. This matinee is held at bremerton high schools performing arts center on thursday, december 5th, 10. Congrats to all the dancers cast in ballet northwest s 2017 nutcracker at the washington center. November 23, 2018 george balanchines the nutcracker dean speer.
Read on to find out which nutcracker performance best fits your kids age and. Nwdt is committed to making dance accessible for all by providing quality productions at affordable ticket rates, while creating opportunities for young emerging artists to share. Northwest dance theatre june taylordixon, artistic director presents snow white and new innovative works by renowned choreographers with guest performers from the mac company dancers. Ballet northwest preserving the art of dance in olympia, wa. This adaptation of the beloved nutcracker story has become a portland family tradition that continues to sellout each year for all seven performances.
Join eugene ballet for its nutcracker, december 2123 followed by a tour to cities in oregon, washington, idaho and alaska. Come join us to see the evil queen, adorable forest creatures and the fun loving dwarves as they tell the beloved tale of snow white. Our program is inclusive and ranges from competition to traditional to performances, as well as open level teen classes and special needs. Celebrate the season with these holiday ballets red tricycle. Washington nutcracker ballet performance directory the nutcracker ballet nutcracker performance listings are provided by state and city and by the company performing the nutcracker ballet. Northwest dance theatre is dedicated to nurturing talent and providing performance experience for preprofessional dancers to grow and develop as individual. Please feel free to contact us with any questions, we are happy to help. The traditional classic story of clara and the nutcracker prince is presented by nwdt with elaborate sets, stunning costumes and sparkling. Nwdt is committed to making dance accessible for all by providing quality productions at affordable ticket rates, while creating opportunities for young emerging artists to share the gift of dance and the performing arts with the community through outreach and educational programs. Preserving the art of dance in olympia, wa since 1970.
Current performances northwest dance theatre, dance. The 11th annual festival features over 200 local dancers performing ballet, contemporary, hiphop, tap, jazz, ballroom, middle eastern, irish, chinese dance, and more. Be swept away this holiday season by studio west dance theatres fresh take on the nutcracker. Ebt provides performance and training opportunities to students of emerald ballet academy. It takes a math whiz to calculate the total number of gifts given in the song, the twelve days of christmas, unless you use the internet, as i did.
Southwest washington dance ensemble, the performing company for swdc, produces the nutcracker ballet every year in december at the state of the art corbet theatre on the campus of centralia college. Dance theatre northwest 2811 bridgeport way w, ste 24, university place, washington 98466 rated 4. The nutcracker was originally based on the story of the nutcracker and the mouse, written by german author e. Official website of pacific northwest ballet in seattle. Ballet northwest the washington center for the performing arts. Nwdts showcase is their annual christmas production a nutcracker tea. The nutcracker tea party at the willard intercontinental hotel sunday, december 8, 2019 at 11. Rehearsals, parent meetings, and costume fittings start saturday, september 30th. This family friendly abridged version of marius petipas nutcracker ballet, with music by pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky, will enchant the whole family and be magical for children 4 years and up. A nutcracker tea just because the littlest members of your family cant quite make it through the full version of the nutcracker, doesnt mean they have to miss out on all of the fun. At the warner theatre, the nutcracker is performed by the washington ballet from november 30 to december 29, 2019, at this historic theatre.
Oregon ballet theatre keller auditorium portland, or december 7, 2019 evening george balanchines the nutcracker dean speer ive often wished that i could take all the elements from my favorite, multiple versions of the nutcracker, and then smoosh them into a single unique production. Experience tea time prior to or after the matinee performance of the washington ballets charminglydc the nutcracker at the historic warner theatre. Dance place, 3225 8th street ne, washington, dc 20017 moscow ballets great russian nutcracker dec. Peninsula dance theatre is once again performing the very popular 60minute nutcracker specially designed for kitsap countys school aged children. Shchelkunchik listen help info is an 1892 twoact ballet fairy ballet. Washington ballets nutcracker tea party on december 10, 2017. The northwest dance theater presents this special adaptation, which appeals to ballet lovers of all ages. A nonprofit preprofessional company providing performing opportunities for. Nov 21, 2017 once again, the stage at the washington center will be filled with mice, soldiers and snowflakes in ballet northwests 34th annual production of the nutcracker. The nutcracker, choreography showcase and coppelia.
Tacoma museum of glass authentic voices saturday, april 14th 1. You can catch a familyfriendly abridged adaptation at the tualatin public library on sunday, december 1. Northwest dance theatre has produced numerous performances and has provided opportunities for many young and talented dancers to gain performance experience. Show runs 90 minutes with complimentary tea and cookies after the show. Kirkland, washington ballet company international ballet theatre is a professional ballet company offering traditional as well as modern ballets. Dress code information per level can be found in your student handbook and on our website. Our mission is to bring to life the inclusion of art and promote the versatility of dance and how it connects to other mediums. Your ultimate guide to seattlearea holiday nutcracker.
Join clara, the sugar plum fairy and her court at the nutcracker tea party following the. This auburn based company presents their nutcracker at the sumner hs pac on the 20th and 21st. Join your favorite nutcracker characters for a magical morning or afternoon tea. Plus, performance works nw may 89, currentclassic, the portland ballet may 810, luna mistica, ballet fantastique may 12, dance theatre of harlem, white bird. Northwest dance theatre affiliation june taylor school. Pnb prepares to raise the curtain on a bold new nutcracker. This abridged familyfriendly adaptation of the nutcracker ballet features over 100 dancers with beautiful costumes and sets. In 1891 pytor ilyich tchaikovsky was commissioned to write the music for a new ballet based on the stories by the st. Our family loves everything about dance theatre northwest.
Training the next generation of dancers for over 20 years. Northwest dance theatre maintains rigorous and exacting performance standards following the curriculum taught at june taylors school of dance. From the nutcraker pacific northwest ballet, kent stowell. Your children will interact and mingle with costumed nutcracker dancers, collect autographs, enjoy. A nutcracker tea northwest dance theatre presents this familyfriendly adaptation of the classic ballet. Studio west presents claras nutcracker party the washington. From dancing at a christmas party to waltzing with snowflakes, this beautiful show will feature dancers in fantastic roles. Tickets are available for each show or you can choose to purchase season tickets at a discounted rate, which will include the following. Casting call for our 2020 production of the nutcracker will take place in september 2020. Dance theatre northwest presents the nutcracker, the full length story ballet about a young girls magical dream. For more information or to schedule your field trip contact. We invite our younger patrons ages 3 and up to join us at claras nutcracker party, beginning one hour before each matinee performance. Enriching lives in the pacific northwest, considered a national treasure and acclaimed worldwide, pnb epitomizes excellence in the performing arts.
Annual nutcracker, sets and costumes by maurice sendak. Postponed april 4, 2020 peter and the wolf plus other works. Our mission at the northwest school of dance is to create a positive motivational environment that nurtures dancers of all ages and levels to be strong athletes, expressive artists, and inspired individuals in the studio and in their community. Make a holiday keepsake, delight in a reading of the nutcracker story, visit and take pictures with characters from the ballet, and enjoy holiday refreshments. Ballet northwest brings the nutcracker back to the washington. Nutcracker at the washington center ballet northwest. This year features breathtaking new sets for the snow and land of sweets scenes.
Nicolas from ballet memphis, and our beloved joshua grant, soloist with pacific northwest ballet. As we continue to dance our way through this uncertain and unprecedented time, we remain committed to serving our community with enriching and vibrant art. Northwest dance theatre is dedicated to nurturing talent and providing performance experience for preprofessional dancers to grow and develop as individual artists. Washington center for the performing arts 512 washington st. Studio west dance theatre presents an original ballet based on the beloved book by lewis carroll. A nonprofit preprofessional company providing performing opportunities for emerging young dancers in the.
Eastside summer dance workshops in bellevue washington. Complimentary tea and cookies served at intermission. Join us in our love for the arts as our dancers entertain you with both familiar stories and new works. Familyfriendly nutcracker shows in portland red tricycle. With the arts being among the hardest hit from this pandemic, perhaps consider donating the price of a theatre ticket and help keep dance alive in northwest arkansas. Founded in 1988 by june taylordixon, northwest dance theatre is a nonprofit preprofessional dance company which provides opportunities for emerging dancers to perform in a professional environment. Presented in the form of a bedtime story, and staged to peter tchaikovskys unforgettable classical score, dtns ballet is updated each year keeping. In march every year swdc hosts and performs at dance festival northwest, where dance companies from all over the pacific northwest, come and. Olga jaeckel and hanane lemlih all tea ticket holders will attend the nutcracker matinee performance at 1.
Peninsula dance theatre celebrates their 46th season. Washington dance creative is a project based professional dance company focusing on photography, film, concert, and collaboration. Northwest dance theatre nutcracker tea with just seven performances, youll want to get your tickets soon for this familyfriendly adaptation of the classic ballet, described as a first entry to the art form. Wsd presents an abbreviated familyfriendly performance of the nutcracker featuring ballet students in their own interpretation of the classic. Home northwest dance theatre, dance, ballet, jazz, portland, or. This page serves as an overview of all classes offered at idt at a glance. A nutcracker tea artistic director june taylordixon. For more than a quartercentury, whidbey islands youth have enthralled audiences with this timeless classic performed with a decidedly northwest twist. Dance theatre northwest where every student counts. Years later, alexander dumas rewrote the story, making it happier and more fun for kids to read. Hoffmanns story the nutcracker and the mouse king although the original production was not a. Each day includes an hourlong dance class, music class, story, craft project and a break for a snack.
Dec 06, 2015 the washington ballet performs septime webres the nutcracker through dec. The nutcracker tea offers up the classic story of sweet clara and her nutcracker prince and follows them on their exciting journey through the snow kingdom and land of sweets. The hope was to build a high quality regional ballet company which would produce professional level classical and contemporary productions for audiences in the puget sound area. Enter a world of whimsy in hotel monacos paris ballroom where characters from the nutcracker create a fanciful environment for an afternoon tea party with light refreshments. The washington ballet twb was founded as the washington school of ballet in 1944 by mary day and incorporated as a professional company in 1976. Each nutcracker tea ticket includes a prime seat to the 1. Tacoma mall its your day womens show teddy bear appearance and dances saturday, april 21st 1. The traditional classic story of clara and the nutcracker prince is presented by nwdt with elaborate sets, stunning costumes and sparkling choreography. South sound nutcracker performances sounds fun mom. Preprofessional ballet academy in the heart of downtown bellingham, wa. Northwest dance theatre affiliation june taylor school of dance. Studio west presents the nutcracker the washington. Dec 17, 20 momentum dance theatres jazz hip hop nutcracker continues december 21 and 22 at publick playhouse, 5445 landover rd. Dancers can also participate in ebtsponsored master classes, a free bounding boys classrehearsal, and the teaching institute for teens.
Casting is open to registered jdt students, in levels preballet and above. The nutcracker turns into a prince and takes clara on a journey to the land of snow, an enchanted forest wonderland where they are welcomed by dancing snowflakes. Registration is always open and the first class is always free. Be sure to check out the nutcracker site before you decide where you will see a holiday performance of the nutcracker. Artistic director julie kents longterm vision is to elevate the prominence of the company as worldclass ballet company in the nations capital by concurrently expanding the size of the company while broadening its repertoire. In its 31st season in portland, northwest dance theatre nwdt presents seven dazzling performances of a nutcracker tea over two weekends in december. Set to tchaikovskys magical score, this charminglywashington, d.
Dance theatre northwest s the nutcracker final performance at 4 p. Current performances northwest dance theatre, dance, ballet. Dance theatre northwest does not discriminate against any person or group of people in any of our practices, codes of conduct, programs or services or in any other aspect of its operations or activities on the basis of that person or group of peoples personal characteristics or attributes including their sexual or gender identity. Follow clara and her nutcracker prince as they conquer the rat king, journey through the magical snow kingdom, and visit the land of sweets. Studio west dance theatres the nutcracker the washington. The best places to see the nutcracker in seattle seattle. Dec 12, 2015 dance theatre northwests the nutcracker final performance at 4 p.
The prince escorts clara to the land of sweets where they are greeted by the sugar plum fairy and the spanish chocolate, arabian tea, and many other sweets dance for her. Whidbey island dance theatre s annual christmas favorite is performed at the langley high school auditorium. Northwest dance theatres a nutcracker tea portland. The nutcracker is a holiday tradition, but an expensive one. Northwest dance theatre presents an abridged, kidfriendly adaptation of the nutcracker ballet for ages 4 and up at 3 p. Vdt shall foster education consistent with article ix of the washington state constitution by fostering participation in and appreciation for the dance arts on the part of all persons without distinction or preference as to race, color, creed, or sex.
Ken johnson, coartistic director of ballet northwest, says this is a landmark production year for the 48yearold company. This adaptation of the beloved nutcracker story has become a portland family tradition that continues to sellout. The instructors and front desk staff are amazing, and create a fun educational environment for each dancer. Preschool dance together time ages 2 3 years for boys or girls starting at 2. To provide quality, balletbased, american contemporary and classical dance performance and. April 2528, xposed, polaris dance theatre april 30may 2, contact dance film festival, bodyvox may may 12, contact dance film festival, bodyvox may 3. Dance into spring with two local ballets the olympian. This website was made by volunteers at northwest dance network using a custom theme that was created by participants at seattle givecamp 20.
Northwest dance network is a 501c3 nonprofit organization. Classical dance ballet instruction bellevue kirkland issaquah. Olney nutcracker purchase tickets direction tea scout night. While youre there, learn about pointe shoes and costumes then meet and have your picture taken with the artists of ballet west, ballet west ii, and ballet west trainees. Photography united states washington dance creative. The only perfect use of those three minutes in the nutcracker known as the arabian dance. Like the underwater arabian of whidbey island dance theatre where mermaids. You will be delighted by professional sets, costumes and principal guest artists from pacific northwest ballet and ballet memphis. Oregons largest ballet company presents george balanchines the nutcracker december 826 in portland. Ballet northwest preserving the art of dance in olympia.