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Charleston - Gaillard Municipal Auditorium - Charleston Ballet - December 8 at 2:00 PM and 7:30 PM and December 9 at 3:00 PM.
Columbia - Township Auditorium - The Carolina Ballet with Columbia Music Festival Orchestra presents The Nutcracker at The Township Auditorium in Columbia,
SC.
Nov. 21 - 26 - Ticket information: 803-771-6303 www.CarolinaBallet.Net
Columbia - Koger Center for the Arts - Columbia City Ballet invites audiences to be captivated by the timeless, magical dream-world of its most joyous holiday gift, William Starrett's enchanting Nutcracker, December 7-9 and 14-16 at the Koger Center. The city's most bel oved holiday family tradition, Columbia City Ballet's Nutcracker has it all – a cast of
more than 100, glorious sets and costumes, magical special effects, beautiful music and exceptional dancing by Columbia's most talented professional
dancers. "My goal is to create a Nutcracker experience that guarantees to put you in the holiday spirit," says Starrett, executive and artistic director,
who is celebrating his 20th anniversary directing Columbia City Ballet. "My job as the artistic director is to surpass the standards already set by the previous
seasons and keep the production fresh, magical and with enough new surprises that audiences look forward the returning to the Koger Center to see our Nutcracker."
This season marks the 28th consecutive year that Columbia City Ballet has presented Nutcracker for Columbia audiences. The sets were commissioned by the Ballet in 1990 from Adirondack Stu dios in New York (which has also
done sets for The Lion King and Radio City Music Hall), and they have the distinction of being the only fully-staged repeating production designed specifically for the Koger Center.
Audiences can expect a few surprises in the production this year, the company's 28th annual staging of Nutcracker. Starrett has added a new opening scene and a new twist to the story of
Clara, the little girl who receives a magical nutcracker on Christmas Eve. The role of Clara will be danced by 13-year-old Nicole Carrion, at
student at Columbia Conservatory of Dance who is dancing the role for the sixth season in a row, and Soloist Kathryn Smoak in the dream sequences. "Clara was my favorite role
growing up," says Smoak, who danced the role for Columbia City Ballet in 1995. "I'm very excited to have the opportunity to re-invent the role as a more mature dancer. It also helps to
add a new twist to Nutcracker, to keep it fresh year after year." Columbia City Ballet will give eight performances of Nutcracker at the Koger Center. Performance dates and times are:
Friday, December 7 at 7:30 pm
Saturday, December 8 at 3 pm and 7:30 pm
Sunday, December 9 at 3 pm
Friday, December 14 at 7:30 pm
Saturday, December 15 at 3 pm and 7:30 pm
Sunday, December 16 at 3 pm
Columbia City Ballet Ticket information and sales: 803-251-2222 www.ColumbiaCityBallet.com
Greenville - McAlister Auditorium - The Greenville Ballet presents The Nutcracker at the
McAlister Auditorium, Furman University Friday, December 15, 2006 at 8:00 PM. 864-233-5321 www.greenvilleballet.com
Greenville - The Peace Center - Carolina Ballet Theatre - (864)297-1635 - www.carolinaballet.org
Mt. Pleasant - The Mt. Pleasant Performing Arts Company will perform The Nutcracker
at the Wando Performing Arts Center at the Wando High School in Mt. Pleasant. Tickets can be purchased by calling 971-7880. Our website is www.mpspa.com
North Charleston - The Moscow Ballet presents The Great Russian Nutcracker at the
Coliseum PAC. For additional performance details and ticket purchase information please visit www.nutcracker.com 843-554-6060
Spartanburg - Twichell Auditorium, Converse College - Ballet Spartanburg presents The
Nutcracker at the Twichell Auditorium December 7 at 7:00 pm, December 8 at 2:30 pm and December 9 at 2:30 pm. For ticket information call 864-596-9725 or 864-583-0339.
You can find Ballet Spartanburg on the web at www.balletspartanburg.com or by phone at 864-583-0339
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