Moving Light Dance Company presents the Green Mountain Nutcracker
December 20th at 7:00 pm & December 21st at 2:00 pm at the Barre Opera House
Tickets: $28/$14
Call the Barre Opera House, 476-8188; or online at barreoperahouse.org
Moving Light Dance Company is proud to present the Green Mountain Nutcracker ballet at the Barre Opera House for the eighth year running. What better way to let the festive spirit of the holidays into your heart than through the magic of dance?
The professional dancers of Moving Light Dance Company are joined by scores of local students. This year’s cast of 75 talented dancers performs in fabulous hand-made costumes amidst glorious set pieces. The original choreography by Christine Harris, Willow Wonder, Avi Waring, and Natalie Wheeler will inspire the spirit of the season.
The artists of Moving Light Dance are committed to bringing dance of the highest caliber to our Vermont community. Harris and co-directors embody an attitude of hard work and inclusion that can be seen on stage in the joy of the dancers as they perform. Let this dance community remind you of the greatest gift that can be given during the holidays: love.
On Christmas night, a young girl is transported into a world of magic and imagination when a gift of a wooden nutcracker doll, from the magician Drosselmeier (Kee Gillian), comes to life. After a joyful holiday party, the nutcracker prince (Ezra Schenck) escorts our heroine Marie (Ella Bradley) through snowy Vermont forests inhabited by colorful characters and on into his kingdom, the Land of the Sweets. There, the Maple Sugar Fairy (Katharine Mayo) and the many peoples of the land celebrate with fantastical dances: loggers, shepherdesses, maple hot chocolate, Arabian coffee and, more of your favorites. The dance numbers are gorgeous and are sure to make you gasp, laugh, and applaud.
Enjoy a traditional holiday experience with a unique Vermont twist.
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