Mid-Ohio Valley Ballet Company schedules ‘Nutcracker’ performances
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MARIETTA -- The Mid-Ohio Valley Ballet Company is presenting it's annual performances of the beloved holiday classic "The Nutcracker." Friday Dec. 1 at Marietta High School Auditorium and Friday Dec. 8 at Blennerhassett School Auditorium, Shows begin at 7 p.m.
The Christmas classic will delight and entertain adults and children alike as it fills the audiences with the Christmas spirit and reminds them of those few brief days that transform the world into a happier, peaceful place.
The joy of Christmas is never more evident than in the "Nutcracker." This whimsical ballet brings beautiful fantasies, sugar plum dreams and waltzing flowers to a very large adoring public.
Parties, church celebrations, family and friends and "The Nutcracker" are all part of the American Christmas experience.
The MOVB has toured extensively throughout a four state region since 1981 presenting the "Nutcracker" to audiences of over 500,000 including thousands of public school children in West Virginia and Ohio.
The classic full-length version of the Ballet was first presented in St. Petersburg, Russia in 1892. Original music composed exclusively for the ballet was written by P I Tchaikovsky and original choreography was set by M Petipa and L. Ivanov.
The music has become a timeless classic heard in commercials and malls as well as in concert halls around the world. The Nutcracker doll himself has also become a symbol of the holiday season and many ballet companies have their own adaptation of this heart-warming story.
Based on the book by ETA Hoffman, the ballet follows the dreams of a little girl named Clara. At the family Christmas party her godmother Drosselmeyer presents her with a mysterious gift of a Nutcracker and her jealous little brother Fritz promptly breaks it.
As the guests depart, Clara comes quietly back into the living room to see her new toy and falls asleep there. Her dreams take her through a fierce battle between the Mouse King and the Nutcracker, a visit to the Land off the Sweets where candy dancers perform for her and finally a journey through the snow kingdom with whirling, dancing snowflakes.
CAST LIST:
* Clara: Danae Tibbs
* Clarissa: Helena Smith
* Herr Drosslemeyer: Danny Bayer
* Frau Drosslemeyer: Suzy Gunter
* Von Stahlbaum's: Jolene Troisi & Earl Khosrovi
* Nutcracker Prince: Keegan Marsh
* Mouse King: Elliott Akeman
* Sugar Plum Fairy: Kitri Held
* Snow Queen: Bethany Truax
* Featured in Act II" The Land of the Sweets:
* Chocolate: Sarah Harvey & Mallory Thomas
* Coffee: Amelia Auville & Meggan Starcher
* Tea: Violet Bevins & Elliott Akeman
* Trepak: Helena Smith & Mallory Thomas
* Marzipan: Tessa Barker, Emma Holt, Millie Fleak & Emillia Weltner
And rounding out the cast will be Liliana Parsons, Matthew Paul, Kelly Bargeloh
They will be joined by 30 children from the MOVB Academy of Fine Arts, the official school of instruction for the MOVB Company.
Reserved Seat Tickets are on sale and will be available at the MOVB Offices 1311 Ann St. Parkersburg. Box office hours are Tues. and Thurs. 4:30-7:30 p.m. Adult tickets are $15 and Children under 18 are $8.
They are accepting pre-reserved ticket purchases -- please call (304) 422 5538 for more information and visit their website at movballet.com and click on the performances page.