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Ballet Northwest Explores the Surreal Through Ballet Victoria’s “Alice in Wonderland” and “The Nutcracker”

The Washington Center for the Performing Arts partners with Southwest Washington based Ballet Northwest to bring Canada’s Ballet Victoria’s one afternoon production of “Alice in Wonderland” on November 7. Then Ballet Northwest’s “The Nutcracker” is performed there from December 11-20. It is a large-scale production featuring roles for children and adults, totaling around 200 performers. Most of the show’s choreography has been long established with small adjustments made depending on the makeup of the cast.

Studio West launches holidays with Nutcracker

Studio West Dance Theater kicks off Olympia’s holiday season with Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker on the weekend after Thanksgiving at the Washington Center for the Performing Arts. “The music is delicious,” said Studio West co-owner/co-director Stephanie Wood-Ennett. “People are drawn to it — the costumes, the dancing. The story is timeless. It’s a classic.” The Nutcracker cast includes about 200 people, mainly children. “There’s such a sense of community,” she said. “I think people end up loving the community as much as the dance itself.”

Evergreen City Ballet Embraces a New and Innovative Curriculum

At Evergreen City Ballet, currently based in Renton, Artistic Director Maximiliano Guerra has plans to embrace an enhanced learning philosophy. During the school’s 2024-2025 season, Guerra and the team are establishing a unique curriculum that includes the study of broader topics, with art, history, and classical music to complement instruction in ballet. In December they will be performing Wade Walthall’s The Nutcracker.

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