Ring in a new tradition this holiday season with The Nutcracker: A Yuletide Ballet brought to you by Alabama Youth Ballet Theater and AYB-Sewanee Dance Conservatory under the direction of David Herriott. Two performances will be held on November 19 at 2:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. at Guerry Auditorium on the campus of the University of the South in Sewanee, TN.

Tickets

Ticket prices are $10 for adults, and $5 for students and senior citizens. Tickets will be available at the door. 

The Story

Set on Christmas Eve, The Nutcracker tells the story of a young girl who receives a special gift of a nutcracker from her godfather Drosselmeyer. Following a festive Christmas Eve party, Clara watches in amazement as the nutcracker comes to life and battles the mice and their mouse king. Victorious, the nutcracker is transformed into a prince, who invites Clara to accompany him to the Land of Snow, and to the court of the Sugar Plum Fairy in the Kingdom of Sweets. There, dancers representing various countries and the delicacies of the Kingdom of Sweets perform in Clara's honor. 

Local Talent

The Nutcracker, A Yuletide Ballet will include homegrown talent from the Sewanee area. Dancers from the AYB-Sewanee Dance Conservatory will range in age from 7 year olds to high school age and beyond, including some University students and staff. In Act I, the local dancers will take all the roles in the party scene including all the children and parents at the Christmas party. Then local dancers will be the mice in the battle scene. In Act II, Sewanee Dance Conservatory and University student Elizabeth Layman will perform the Spanish dance and more local dancers will perform the Shepherd Scene complete with sheep and shepherdesses. The remainder of the roles will be performed by dancers from Huntsville who are members of Alabama Youth Ballet Theatre.

More Information

For more information about tickets and the performances, please contact Lisa Hartman at lisa.s.hartman@gmail.com
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