‘TPs that time of year
again. Ballet B.C. is: *
teaming up with the

- Alberta Ballet to stage
“holiday favourite, The

 Nuterasker. . :
_ With new choreography

by Alberta Ballet artistic
director Mikko Nissinen, the
Tchaikovsky fable tells the

~ story of Clara and her

adventures on Christmas Eve
with the dancing mice, a
squadron of toy soldiers, ihe
Sugar Plum Fairy and a

ierinas

“Nutcracker who } is magically
transformed into a hand-

_ some prince.

Performances are at the
Queen Elizabeth Theatre on
Dec. 8, 9, and 10, with
ensemble cast roles danced
by young ballerinas from

NEWS photo Mike Wakefield

> SIX Vanteena Academy dancers will be onstage with Ballet B.C. and Alberta Ballet's staging of The Nutcracker
at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre this weekend. Clockwise from top right are: Christa Rasmussen, who will dance
we th role ot Fritz, Gabriella Jamieson, Heather Mowatt, Natasha Megahy, Brittany Patitulfi ar.d Alix Matthews Mahr.

in Nutcracker

local schools, including

North Vancouver’s Vanleena

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