![]() ![]() On Saturday evening, the ballet will hold its ever popular “An Evening with the Stahlbaums” beginning at 6 p.m. Two special ticketed events will be held along with the performances. This year, audiences will find a few surprises with some changes to the choreography, she said. Everyone loves to kick off their holidays with ‘The Nutcracker,’” said Bibeau. “It’s a classical revisiting of a perennial holiday classic. Spindle City Ballet Company dancers include Ashley Anries as the Arabian soloist Angelique Sculley as the Chinese soloist and returning company member Kaly Baldwin as the Spanish soloist. Stahlbaum and the Sugar Plum Fairy Glen Lewis as the Nutcracker and Lauren Difede as the Snow Queen and the Dew Drop. Stahlbaum and Cavalier Brooke DiFrancisco as Mrs. The production also features professional dancers from Island Moving Company: Shane Farrell as Mr. She also danced in the Dance Academy’s “Peter and the Wolf,” and Spindle City Ballet’s “Nutcracker” last year. Parker came to Spindle City Ballet’s Dance Academy two years ago after training with another dance academy, said Bibeau. In the delightful holiday classic, Clara’s journey with her nutcracker-turned-prince takes her to the enchanted Land of Snow and The Land of Sweets. After the party, their daughter Clara awakens at midnight to find her gift of a toy Nutcracker in battle with the Mouse King. ![]() Hoffman’s “The Nutcracker and the King of Mice,” the story unfolds at a Christmas Eve party at the Stahlbaums' home. Now, Camara also dances in the Drosselmeyer role for Island Moving Company’s “Nutcracker” and for another dance company in Rhode Island.Ĭami Parker, a 14-year-old from Mattapoisett, is dancing in the coveted role of Clara. At his first dress rehearsal, recalled Bibeau, “he came up to me and said, ‘I’m kind of afraid of heights.’ After a bit of coaching, he got up on the stilts and he was a natural,” she said. Camara was a party guest in Spindle City’s first two years of the ballet, before taking on the dual roles, one of which required him to be on stilts. This year will mark the ballet company’s 22nd year staging “The Nutcracker” and actor Eddie Camara’s 20th year in dual roles as Mother Ginger and Drosselmeyer. Spindle City Ballet has a lot to celebrate with its annual presentation of “The Nutcracker,” said Artistic Director Lisa Bibeau. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |