Our ballet theatre located in north west arkansas contracts highly trained dancers, choreographers, and designers to bring the ballet classics to life as well as. Western arkansas ballet s 28th annual presentation of the nutcracker will feature a cast of more than 115 area dancers, with professionals antoinette klimek as the sugar plum fairy and arion. Western arkansas ballet was founded july 23, 1979, as the fort smith civic. Northwest arkansas ballet ballet classes, training, and. Performed every year at halloween, this is a family tradition for us. Katrina began studying ballet at the age of 9 with western arkansas ballet school in fort smith, arkansas. Western arkansas ballet is a ballet school in fort smith, arkansas dedicated to providing quality dance education to the community. Davis danced on contract with the tulsa ballet in their 20022003 productions of the nutcracker and swan lake, and then accepted a position as ballet mistress of western arkansas ballet in fort smith. Our program accommodates both the dance student seeking a preprofessional level of training, and. This is a registered nonprofit 501c3 entity that performs locally and on tour, but also participates in educational programs and promotion of the arts in our area. Established in 2000, as the leading training institute of classical ballet in central arkansas. Entertainment fort smith magazine december 2018january 2019. Take a magical journey to the land of the sugar plum fairy for lively and colorful dances from around the world. She currently teaches ballet, pointe, acrodance, strengthening, lyrical, and modern.
In 2012, he introduced the riverside dance festival, a program designed to pair the working dance artists of today with the aspiring dancers of tomorrow. Ballet arkansas nutcracker 2012 commercial duration. Visit org for complete details on western ar ballet dance school. Organized in 1963, the oak ridge civic ballet association orcba holds the longest continuously standing dance charter in the state of tennessee. Sounds of the nutcracker filled the air on saturday sept. Annual nutcracker performances, ballet in the park, and blast and miscellaneous ballet wichita bartlettphotoart a photograph is an artistic expression of life, captured one moment at a time. Hoffmanns 1816 fairy tale, the nutcracker and the mouse king, it tells the story of a little girl who goes to the land of sweets on christmas eve. The northwest arkansas conservatory of classical ballet was created out of the need for a classical training ground of high artistic standard in northwest arkansas. The nutcracker is in its thirtyfourth year of production by western arkansas ballet. Ballet arkansas is a pillar of the performing arts community as the states oldest professional ballet company. Join ballet west for the 60th production of willam christensens the nutcracker and see why this is the longestrunning full production in america. Soloist spanish chocolate in robert mills the nutcracker. With our focus on dance performance, wa ballet s dance school trains students in ballet, pointe, tap, jazz, modern, at. In 2012 katrina returned to school to pursue her doctorate of physical therapy degree from washington university school.
Western arkansas ballet performs the nutcracker duration. Ballet by christian spuck after the eponymous fairy tale by e. Western arkansas ballet had the privilege of performing excerpts of the nutcracker at brookdale assisted living this morning. Ballet arkansas performs a diverse repertory of classical and contemporary works by celebrated international choreographers and offers world class education programs to the public. Western arkansas ballets 33rd annual production of the nutcracker. Lincoln high school alumni association 2012 reunion. Ballet arkansas is the foremost professional ballet company of the sate of arkansas, celebrating 41 years this season. Western ballets nutcracker december 2, 2017 at mountain view. Anyone who thinks of piotr tchaikovskys ballet music for the nutcracker will. In the 1900s, touring russian ballet companies brought the nutcracker to the united states.
Western arkansas ballet junior championships ar levels 4, 5. The amanda dooly scholarship fund was established in 2012 by the family. She started dancing professionally with central west ballet in 2009, and in 2015. Nutcracker 20102012 westside ballet of santa monica. Antenna theater, an experimental troupe of the 80s and 90s, returns with chris hardmans 85minute magical mystery tour through the hippie 60s and the beat and cold war past, on. In nashville ballets 2012 emergence, he collaborated with alias.
Western arkansas ballet is a ballet school in fort smith, arkansas dedicated to providing quality dance education to the. Commercial spot for ballet arkansas 2012 presentation of the. For the 20082009 season she was the ballet mistress with western arkansas ballet of fort smith, arkansas. Ballet arkansas, a 501c3 nonprofit organization, is proud to be the professional ballet company of the state of arkansas and the only. Our ballet theatre located in north west arkansas contracts highly trained dancers, choreographers, and designers to bring the ballet classics to life as well as introducing original choreographic works to our audiences. Western ballet alexi zubiria, artistic director the nutcracker yanis pikieris, choreography. Fantastic street even with a successful turnout every performance. In order to use runsignup, your browser must accept cookies. Enjoy this classic tale in a performance featuring smbs senior apprentice company and smbs a chance to dance participants.
This production has become a family holiday tradition. Her dream of some day teaching and having a studio inspired her to move to bloomington and teach at twin cities school of dance in june 2010. Due to the recent santa clara county cdc update, the shelter in place order has been extended to may 3rd, 2020, because of this western ballet will continue to be closed until further notice. This year marks corbin holloways sixth nutcracker role with moscow ballet. The sleeping beauty, snow king, arabian and a sugarplum cavalier in nutcracker. Jan, 2018 western arkansas ballet s tutu run is on saturday january, 2018. The classic christmas ballet the nutcracker, always has the character of a. Join ballet frontier of texas for the 20192020 season.
December 6th 8th, 2019 mountain view center for the performing arts. You may see all these characters again in their annual production as the western arkansas ballet presents the nutcracker on saturday and sunday dec. The western arkansas ballet will present a oneshow performance of the classic christmas story ballet, the nutcracker, at university of the. Hosted by western arkansas ballet, the company held tryouts at its studio for boys and girls as young as six for the 27th annual production of tchaikovskys the nutcracker. Dec 07, 2017 western ballet alexi zubiria, artistic director the nutcracker yanis pikieris, choreography. Lilac fairy in the sleeping beauty, soloist in paquita, spanish in the nutcracker, and many original works by elizabeth shipiatsky, robert royce, angela whitehill, and thom clower. With our focus on dance performance, wa ballets dance school trains students in ballet, pointe, tap, jazz, modern, athletic conditioning, and creative movement, and our dance company performs biannually for the fort smith area. Western arkansas ballets tutu run find a participant.
Ballet arkansas nutcracker 2012 commercial youtube. Northwest arkansas conservatory of classical balletprograms. Western arkansas ballet annual thriller performance youtube. Walpurgisnacht ballet, scotch symphony, allegro brilliante, western symphony, emeralds. This function has been disabled for westside ballet of santa monica. A chance to dance is a collaboration with volunteers of america lighthouse and provides classical ballet instruction and. While dancing she performed numerous roles including. Somewhere along the way, seeing the nutcracker became a holiday tradition. As a young dancer, she performed with ballet omaha ii, western arkansas ballet, and appeared in dayton ballet. Faculty northwest arkansas conservatory of classical ballet.
The nutcrackers origin can be traced back to russia in the late 1800s where choreographer marius petipa and composer peter ilyitch tchaikovsky created the ballet based on eta hoffmans story of the nutcracker and the mouse king. Western arkansas ballet performance of the nutcracker video by broken bike studios llc. Our annual production presents the community and the western arkansas ballet company an opportunity to perform tchaikovskys the nutcracker. The sugar plum fairy paid a visit in fort smith fort.
Audiences are delighted by the colorful scenery, beautiful costumes, enthusiastic performances by the dancers, and, of course, the wonderful music of tchaikovsky. Ballet brazos is a nonprofit civic ballet since 2012. Western arkansas ballet to perform the nutcracker on nov. At bwr, we engage students in a graduated level of study in classical ballet, modern dance, and offer many other styles to promote the development of a versatile dancer. Nov 20, 2017 magic, merriment and mice ballet frontier of texas enchants with the first nutcracker of the season at will rogers auditorium in fort worth. Ballet arkansas, a 501 c 3 nonprofit organization, is the foremost professional ballet company of the state of arkansas. Our service comes in partnership with arkansas festival ballet, a nonforprofit performing arts company.
Join the cache valley civic ballet in their annual presentation of the enchanted christmas story by e. The western arkansas ballet company will present a oneshow performance of the classic christmas story ballet, the nutcracker. To order tickets, visit or call the ballet box office at 8169312232. There, she taught extensively at the academy of western arkansas ballet, and choreographed. We are a nonprofit community arts organization devoted to the education and production of ballet as an art form. When i first saw clara, i just made up my mind and i really wanted to be here, she said. When 11yearold kallie green was 3 years old, she saw city ballet and western maryland ballet companys production of the nutcracker.
Ballet arkansas i little rock i professional dance company. Brianna hagar business profile western arkansas ballet. Stuart has created pieces for nb2, nashville ballet, quixotic fusion and ballet arkansas. Featuring the nutcracker, swan lake, and exciting contemporary works. There are many studios in our area that offer dance instruction, but the focus of our school is classical dance. Tricia also taught ballet at the u of i as a visiting lecturer 2012 20. Get the latest updates on events, performances, and classes. Ballet arkansas was founded in 1978 as a nonprofit arts organization, but it traces its roots back for decades to the little rock civic ballet. Dec 07, 2017 when 11yearold kallie green was 3 years old, she saw city ballet and western maryland ballet companys production of the nutcracker. Moscow ballet s great russian nutcracker teams with local dance studios to find young talent to put onstage with the pros. Western ballet s nutcracker december 2, 2017 at mountain view center for performing arts kmvt. Western ballets nutcracker december 2, 2017 at mountain. Our program accommodates both the dance student seeking a preprofessional level of training, and those seeking recreational dance education.
Ballet arkansas is dedicated to educating the community about dance while providing arkansans and the region with the highest quality of culturally rich dance performances. The south arkansas symphony will feature the shreveport metropolitan ballet in a performance of the nutcracker at 7. Antoinette klimek has lived and trained throughout the united states, studying at ballet omaha, american ballet theatre, western arkansas ballet, lou conte dance studio, visceral dance chicago, and on scholarship with dayton ballet. In its seven year run, the production became a beloved holiday tradition. Check out this performance of in fort smith, arkansas on. Ballet arkansas provides access to world class dance performances and educational programs each year throughout the state, presenting a vibrant and diverse repertory featuring classical, neoclassical, and contemporary works. Young hopefuls audition for the nutcracker talk business.
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