Temecula Ballet Studio readies for “The Nutcracker”
The show runs Dec. 19-23, with varying day and nighttime performances.
Friday, November 27, 2009
The Ballet Studio's cast of the "The Nutcracker." (Photo by Inda Reid)
Magic, merriment and lots of sparkle-it just isn’t Christmas without “The Nutcracker.”
The Ballet Studio in Temecula is preparing to debut its annual production at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 18 at the Old Town Temecula Community Theater.
Audiences may feel especially enthralled by this year’s production considering the intimate portrayal of the hard work and heartbreak of dance in the film “The Making of the Nutcracker.” Directed by filmmaker Inda Reid, the film won Audience Choice Best Documentary at Temecula Valley International Film Festival in September.
“It was a really good film,” said Ballet Studio Director Mark Erickson. “It was hard to sit through and watch myself, but it was a personal, honest depiction (of what it takes to prepare for this show) and truly captured the spirit of our story.”
“The Nutcracker” was composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and first premiered in 1892. The famed ballet, traditionally performed during the Christmas season, is a fairy tale that brings a young girl’s deliciously vivid dreams to life one festive Christmas Eve.
Featuring a cast of more than 100 performers-some as young as three years-old-Erikson said that most of his dancers are Temecula residents. Ballerina Tiffany Koepke will return to the stage as Marie and Joey Patrick will perform as the Prince.
Erickson said that working with the vast range in age is one of the most taxing aspects of the show, but frequent rehearsals and a firm commitment to superior performance is key to meeting those challenges.
“We strive to have a professional look on stage,” Erickson said. “When I started the studio, I determined that we would give our audience more than just a recital. And I think we’ve accomplished that.”
The show runs Dec. 19-23, with varying day and nighttime performances. Tickets cost $29 for Orchestra, $27 for Parterre and $21 for Balcony. Tickets are available for purchase online at TemeculaTheater.org.
Kerri S. Mabee can be reached at ksmabee.swrnn@gmail.com with comments or questions.
Tags: Christmas, Christmas Eve, Inda Reid, Joey Patrick, Kerri S. Mabee, Lake Elsinore, Mark Erickson, Murrieta, Old Town Temecula, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, SWRNN, Temecula, Temecula Valley International Film Festival, The Ballet Studio, The Making of the Nutcracker, The Nutcracker, Tiffany Koepke, wildomar
Email
Bookmark
POST A COMMENT
* Required to comment
-
- Honest to God
15 - UPDATE: Fire in Wildomar at 15 acres; homes no longer threatened 11
- UPDATE: Valle Vista neighborhoods still closed after reports of gunfire; some residents stranded 10
- Look who's turning 1! SWRNN celebrates one-year anniversary 10
- 17-year-old Canyon Lake girl reported missing 8
- Prop 8 struck down by U.S. District judge in San Francisco today 6
- Local photographer will display work at MSJC Menifee campus Sept. 8 6
- Palm Desert DUI checkpoint nabs five drivers 5
- Police: Man uses bodily fluids to taint female co-worker's water bottle 5
- 'Ground Zero Mosque' furor not unlike debate over Temecula Islamic center 5
- Honest to God
-
- Man's cut-short prison sentence for 1983 killing of mother could be renewed Bruce Lisker, 45, was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to 16 years to life in prison for the 1983 of fatally beating and stabbing his 66-year-old mother, Dorka, at her Sherman Oaks home. He was 17 years old at the time and using drugs.
- Brush fire near Campo by Pacific Crest Trail spreads to 300 acres The blaze created highly visible black smoke as it spread to the edge of Star Ranch, a working horse and cattle ranch and historical attraction.
- Los Angeles Unified votes to overhaul teacher evaluation process UTLA officials have been critical of a decision by the Los Angeles Times to post report cards for thousands of teachers, based on their students' scores on standardized tests.
- Menifee boy walks to save hearts after surviving rare heart condition In his short life, he has found something bigger to participate in each year -- the American Heart Association’s San Diego Heart Walk. Michael, along with Team Beat It members made up of family, friends and his past and present teachers, plans to walk in this year’s event on Sept. 19.
- Student who threatened community college professor in SD County arrested Oscar Torres, 22, also allegedly threatened the college community.
- Man accused of helping suspect after killing of Hemet teen pleads guilty Ivan Ruiz entered his plea this week and was sentenced to six months in custody, while given 13 days credit for time he has already served.
