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Honolulu - Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall - Ballet Hawaii
Honolulu - Mamiya Theatre - Hawaii State Ballet
- Flurries of snowflakes will descend on the Honolulu stage of the Mamiya Theatre. Hawaii State Ballet's production of The Nutcracker opens its season again with the engaging original
choreography of Director John Landovsky.
Generations of Honolulu audiences have enjoyed this perennial Christmas favorite, a
charming tale of holiday adventure that follows a little girl's journey through a fantasy world. The Nutcracker transforms before the eyes of a rapt audience, into a Prince who leads his
toy soldiers into battle against an army of mice to save Clara. The two are whisked off to an enchanted land of Sugar Plum Fairies and Candy Canes. The Snow Queen and her Cavalier,
beautifully costumed, flow across the stage and exotic flavors come alive.
 Kailua-Kona - West Hawaii Dance Theatre
performs selections of "The Nutcracker" accompanied by the Chamber Orchestra of Kona.
Big Island Of Hawaii
Kona Village Resort
Hale Hookipa-Luau Grounds
Saturday, December 18, 2010 7:00pm
Tickets:
$25 Adults, $20 Students and Seniors 62+
Children under age 5 free
Chamber Orchestra of Kona Phone (808) 323
-3945 West
Hawaii Dance Theatre Phone (808) 329-8876 Web: www.whdt.org
West Hawaii Dance Theatre and Academy is a non-profit educational arts organization.
Established in 1989, it's mission is to educate the public in dance and other art forms in an environment of cultural excellence. It does so by
providing educational outreach school programs, public performances, guest artist residencies, workshops, and daily, year round classes.
WHDT is sponsored in part by The State Foundation on Culture & The Arts,
Hawaii Community Foundation, Vance Wall Foundation and our Local Families and businesses. www.whdt.org
Maui - Castle Theatre - www.mauiarts.org/castle.html
Pearl City - Hawaii Ballet Theatre - A holiday tradition continues at Leeward
Community College Theatre as HBT presents its annual production of The Nutcracker, where more than a hundred dancers will appear as Cakebearers,
Bonbons, Flowers, Snowflakes and other confections. Enjoy our ballet, which critics have hailed as "storytelling at its best... full of magic and grandeur".
In principal roles are Hiroko Kurokawa Ota (Sugarplum Fairy), Eric Carvill
(Cavalier, Lead Arabian); Vernon Campbell (Drosselmeyer), Andrea Blankstein (Clara), Mark Otloski (Prince), and Ashley Yee as Clara's ornery brother Fritz.
Also appearing are Broadway artists Greg Zane and Christine Yasunaga, and
local dancers Tony Young, Jacob Himoto, Pono Aweau, Lauren Yuen, Sumire Matsubara and Stephanie Yasunaga. More than a hundred dancers are in the cast.
All matinees are followed by a free "Sugarplum Tea with Santa", where the
audience can meet the dancers in costume for photos and autographs. For the Saturday evening performance the audience can enjoy free hot chocolate and coffee
, as well as special discount tickets for all students.
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