Click below to send a payment to delaware dance company through paypal. The delaware ballet will be in dover at delaware state university. The nutcracker in 3d released on dvd as the nutcracker. Our performances are held in the walter theatre on the campus of st. Delaware dance company the nutcracker, december 17, 2016 2. Delaware dance company was founded over thirty years ago as the ballet school of newark. The motion picture, also known as pacific northwest ballets nutcracker or simply nutcracker, is a 1986 american christmas performing arts film produced by pacific northwest ballet in association with hyperion pictures and kushnerlocke, and released theatrically by atlantic releasing corporation. Performances are presented at university of delaware venues. The nutcracker ballet presented by diamond dance company. Friday november 30th at 10am general public performanc. Published on apr 4, 2012 this is a production of jill m.
Its the night before christmas and all through the siblehaus house, the guests are all gathered so are many a mouse. Latest news check out the latest delaware division of. Grandfathers dance uncredited music by pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky the new york city ballet orchestra. Be sure to check out the nutcracker site before you decide where you will see a holiday performance of the nutcracker. Delaware dance company is at delaware dance company. Orders will deliver to the ddc studio the week of january 9. This holiday season, be treated to something very special, a performance that lifts your holiday spirits and evokes joy in kids of all ages. Annual performances include the nutcracker in november and a production in march. On june 30, 2015, copeland became the first african american woman to be.
As always the company began its revival on the day after thanksgiving. Based on a novel by 19thcentury romantic fabulist e. Her favorite toy nutcracker comes to life too and works as a guard who protects her from the mouse king. Dancedelaware is a familyfriendly school designed for all ages and levels of dance education. This holiday season, experience moscow ballets great russian nutcracker acclaimed by the press and adored by audiences everywhere. Please enjoy this short clip from our nutcracker 2012 production. First state dance academy fsda welcome to first state dance academy fsda, milfords premier dance school serving kent and sussex counties in delaware. Dont miss the christmas eve party presented by delaware dance company in its 36th annual presentation of the nutcracker ballet.
Delaware valley dance academy nutcracker 2012 youtube. The nutcracker wilmington ballet academy of the dance. The balanchine version, for example, does not really employ any serious dancing until the waltz of the snowflakes. Hoffman, the nutcracker weaves a magical tale of holiday adventure around one of the most recognizable scores in the ballet repertoire. Courtesy photo a scene from the delaware dance company s 2012 the nutcracker. The company s current artistic director is tory dobrin. We offer class levels from beginner through professional all taught by. The diamond dance company will perform the nutcracker at milford high school. But on this past monday, more than 50 dancers were practicing their plies and pirouettes at the delaware ballet in preparation for this weekends performance of the nutcracker at delaware. A golden thread, presented to her at godfather drosselmeyers morgan freemans annual holiday party, leads her to the coveted key which promptly disappears into a strange and mysterious parallel world. The dancers portray both male and female roles in a humorous style. The tale begins when barbie, playing the role of clara, receives a beautiful wooden nutcracker as a gift.
Paul weagraff interviews the managing director of the delaware theatre company, matt silva, along with cast members from million dollar quartet, skip robinson, taylor rodriguez, and chris wren. Delaware dance company the nutcracker, december 17, 2016. Hope you will join us for our live performance at the historic dupont theatre in wilmington, delaware, december 21 22, 20. Delaware nutcracker ballet performance directory the nutcracker ballet nutcracker performance listings are provided by state and city and by the company performing the nutcracker ballet. Saturday, december 2, or sunday, december 3, at 2 p.
Click below to view or print the ddc school calendar. Keep up to date with all of delaware dance company happenings, closures, and important dates. Delaware ballet hopes to provide each of its company members with an invaluable. Delaware ballet enchants with the nutcracker delaware. Delaware dance company presents its 30th the nutcracker. At a photoshoot for the company on long island new york in august, keira met and fell in love with northern irish model jamie dornan. In addition to the company s annual production of the nutcracker, they present a fulllength ballet each spring and attend numerous dance festivals each year. But this year theres an extra reason to cozy up in front of the tv in your pajamas, popcorn in hand. In 2012, she graduated from the american ballet theatres jacqueline kennedy onassis school in new york, and joined the dance theatre of harlem, where she was the youngest member of the company. Hallmark channel christmas movies, with their delightfully cheesy plots and predictable fairy tale endings, are pretty much the ultimate guilty pleasure. Credit cards accepted by ddc are visa, mastercard, discover and american express. The nutcracker is a family fantasy movie in which we watch a little girl who falls asleep after a party and she is dreaming herself into a fantastic world where toys are larger than life. Barbie magically comes to life in this modern adaptation of the e. To advance the knowledge and appreciation of dance in the community and region through instruction, performances, and outreach programs.
The delaware dance company presents its 30th annual production of the nutcracker on dec. Sascha radetsky stars in hallmarks latest holiday movie. There are no trade secrets or magic formulas revealed in getting to the nutcracker, serene mesheldillmans documentary about a dance school preparing for a big performance. Delaware valley dance academy presents a holiday tradition. Performances include an annual nutcracker, a spring yde concert, a spring performance and school concerts.
The dance company s repertoire of ballets includes cinderella, the little mermaid, aladdin, snow white, sleeping beauty and the world of beatrix potter. In 1984, the nonprofit delaware dance company was incorporated as a. She came back there a year later to dance the sugar plum fairy in the nutcracker at the lucent dance theatre. In 2008, they performed at the royal variety performance in front of prince charles. The untold story is a 2010 britishhungarian 3d christmas musical fantasy film adapted from the ballet the nutcracker. Delaware dance company presents 25th annual performance of. Delaware dance alliance dda first state dance academy.
Ddc supports two performance groups, the youth dance ensemble and the ddc performing company. Unlike the 1994 version, which uses these same sets and costumes, this 2012 version uses real children, and masha is played by two different dancers a little girl up until the nutcracker kills the mouse king, and an adult woman during the rest of the ballet, up until the end when she is seen as a little girl again see more. For more information about our company please visit. In 1984, the nonprofit delaware dance company was incorporated as a performing group associated with the school. Balanchines nutcracker at new york city ballet the. We have been in business over 15 years in business, providing milfords community with successfully trained dancers for many performances and schools acceptances, including our dance company s performances of. The winner, broadcast on december 24th, was the opernhaus zurich production. This podcast appeared first on delaware division of the arts state of delaware. It begins when young clara receives a nutcracker from her. Find a performance in your state, or visit your city to find out when we will be in your area.
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