Ballet wests nutcracker, conducted by jared oaks, is one of the most unique productions to hit the stage this season at the kennedy center. The ballet company of the nations capital, reflecting the diversity of d. In the atlanta ballet s nutcracker, which opened at the kennedy center opera house on wednesday, just about every detail of the standard holiday ballet is whomped up. The nutcracker was first mounted by the washington ballet in 1961.
The washington ballet performs at a variety of theaters throughout washington d. The nutcracker plays through december 9, 2018, in the kennedy center s opera house 2700 f street, nw, in washington, dc. After careful consideration and an abundance of safety precautions for our patrons and artists, the washington ballet has made the decision to move the april 9 19 production of swan lake to june 21. Atlanta ballets remi nakano as young marie and nikolas gaifullin as drosselmeier. The washington ballet twb was founded as the washington school of ballet in 1944 by mary day and incorporated as a professional company in 1976. The washington ballet is pleased to announce the 2019. The nutcracker is first and foremost about dancing. Atlanta ballet s production of the nutcracker ran in the opera house at kennedy center from november 27 through december 1, 2019. Kc ballets nutcracker heading to kennedy center in. Set to tchaikovskys magical score, this charmingly washington, d. Ballet and nutcracker fans are in for a treat thanksgiving week with the kennedy. The kennedy center invites audiences to unwrap one of the seasons favorite gifts when the joffrey ballet returns to perform their nutcracker. The kansas city ballet s the nutcracker plays through november 26, 2017 in the opera house at the john f. The kennedy center gift shops and the new online store.
Cincinnati ballets the nutcracker debuts in washington, d. The national symphony orchestra and washington national opera call us home, and. Catch a piece of the magic when you buy washington ballet tickets at stubhub. Experience the magic of the washington ballet s charmingly dc the nutcracker. Kennedy center tickets 2020 live in washington, dc. Our stages and studios may be dark, but the washington ballet community couldnt be more alive and full of light.
Many of their performances are held at the eisenhower theater, which is located in the john f. The nutcracker from ballet west, now at the kennedy center photo. The ballet season opens on october 8, 2019 with the mariinsky ballet. Luke isley thats what ballet west did last year under adam sklutes artistic direction.
Washington audiences will be the first to see it outside of atlantaa truly. In fact, kennedy center production manager melissa santiago points out that it would be more apt to compare it to a full fledged broadway production. This celebrated production is set in historic 1882 georgetown with george washington, king george iii, and. Kennedy center opera house tickets washington stubhub. I have attended a ballet once a couple years ago for an evening show and have seen a. Kennedy center for the performing arts 2700 f street, nw, in washington, dc. Featuring charming victorian scenery and costumes, gerald arpinos waltzes for the snowflakes and flowers, and dozens of dancing and singing children, robert joffreys staging beams brightly from beginning to end. From a lively and jazzy broadway production to divine elegance. Kennedy center for the performing arts, which opened in 1971, is located on the potomac river at 2700 f street in washington, dc. Cincinnati ballets the nutcracker returns after a successful kennedy center engagement in washington, d.
The production by twsb and twb founder mary day was performed in constitution hall and, beginning in 1992, at the warner theatre. Click on the images or listings below to find out more information about each production including show times. For upcoming dance events at kennedy center, click here. The nutcracker plays friday, november 25 through sunday, november 27, 2016, at the kennedy center 2700 f street, nw in washington, dc. A holiday favorite the nutcracker ballet is returning to the kennedy center and through the art center s gift shops and online store you can bring clara and her nutcracker. This year the celebrated production is set in historic 1882 georgetown with george washington. The kennedy center presents atlanta ballet in the nutcracker. The russian ballet goes local thanks to a nutcracker prince in the likeness of george washington. Artistic director julie kents longterm vision is to elevate the prominence of the company as worldclass ballet. Kennedy center for the performing arts, 2700 f street nw. The kansas city ballet s annual performance of nutcracker will first be performed at the kennedy center in washington, d. C cincinnati ballet invited to perform the nutcracker at the worldrenowned kennedy center. Atlanta ballet joins the robust list of american ballet companies to share their holiday tradition with washington, d.
No company holds a more storied relationship with the nutcracker than ballet west, which has kept the celebrated first complete american version of the ballet in its. The bold year of innovative and inspiring performances includes three newly commissioned works in. Below are details only about the ballet performances, all which are accompanied by the kennedy center opera house orchestra. If you can only choose one version of the nutcracker to see this month, consider seeing this one. Robert joffreys aweinspiring staging of the perennial classic boasts. Great performances are coming to the kennedy center in washington, dc, and tickets are on sale for every one get your 2020 kennedy center tickets today. Ballet and nutcracker fans are in for a treat thanksgiving week with the kennedy center debut of atlanta ballet and its extraordinary new production, which premiered last december. For upcoming dance events at kennedy center, click. Whether this will be your first nutcracker or fiftieth, this kennedy center tradition is the most cherished in dc.
Kennedy center opera house kennedy center opera house tickets the john f. Dcs premier young professional artslover program welcomes those. This celebrated production is set in historic 1882 georgetown with george washington. Ballet west adam sklute, artistic director with the kennedy center opera house orchestra and national cathedral school lower school singers the nutcracker choreography by willam christensen music by pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky captured the imagination of the audience and triggered spontaneous applause. It is the major opera, ballet, and largescale musical venue of the center, and closed during the 20032004 season. Joffreys the nutcracker wednesday, november 25, 2015 sunday, november 29, 2015. The washington ballets nutcracker holiday performances in washington, dc. The kennedy center s 20192020 ballet and dance season is an embarrassment of riches with seven of the worlds top ballet companies, and nine stellar modern and contemporary dance troupes. Buy tickets for washington national opera porgy and bess at kennedy center opera house in washington dc, dc on 051520 7.
Ballet west nutcracker kennedy center 2018 act 1 youtube. The historic warner theatre has been the home of the washington ballets the nutcracker since 1992. For tickets, call the box office at 202 4674600, or 800. Washington ballet closes season with mixed masters at. November 27december 1, 2019 in the kennedy center opera. Atlanta ballets hightech nutcracker at kennedy center. The kennedy centers 20192020 season of ballet and dance. Ballet and nutcracker fans are in for a treat thanksgiving week with the kennedy center debut of atlanta ballet and its. Kaufman is the pulitzer prizewinning dance critic of the washington post and is the author of.
The nutcracker by ballet west at the kennedy center. The august institution has been a regular on the kennedy center. Atlanta ballets hightech nutcracker at kennedy center is one of the most entertaining out there. Ballet west salt lake city performing the nutcracker at the kennedy center washington dc, 2018. Cincinnati ballets the nutcracker returns after a successful. All things nutcracker are at the kennedy center shop. The washington post goes on to say that its the dancers naturalness of feeling that gives this nutcracker extra appealit brings holiday harmony tantalizingly close.
November 23 december 29, 2019 experience the magic of the washington ballets charminglydc the nutcracker. In 2004, the company premiered a new allamerican version of the nutcracker by artistic director septime webre, designed just for washington, dc. Ballet west adam sklute, artistic director with the kennedy center opera house orchestra and national cathedral school lower school singers the nutcracker choreography by willam. Performed by the atlanta ballet, this nutcracker is based on the original tale the nutcracker.
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