The Nutcracker 2012
Presented by the University of North Carolina School of the Arts
Directed by Ethan Stiefel
Artistic Director, Royal New Zealand Ballet
Musical Direction by Charles Barker
Principal Conductor, American Ballet Theatre
Tchaikovsky’s music performed by The UNCSA Nutcracker Orchestra
Ethan Stiefel’s brilliant interpretation of
a classic returns to the Stevens Center this festive season. Don’t miss
this production of “enormous power and artistic excellence” (Yes!
Weekly) that “enchants and enthralls… sweep[ing] us into a spell”
(Winston-Salem Journal). UNCSA’s production is the only Nutcracker in
the Triad to be performed to a live orchestra, this year under the
direction of Charles Barker, Principal Conductor, American Ballet
Theatre. Experience Tchaikovsky’s lush score, vivid sets and costumes,
and the extraordinary performances that have made UNCSA’s Nutcracker a
holiday tradition!
Douglas Gawriljuk, a former faculty member of the UNCSA School of Dance who now teaches dance
in West Palm Beach, Fla., will return to supervise the 2012 production of
The Nutcracker.
Dates
Saturday, Dec. 8 at 2:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 9 at 2:00 p.m.
Thursday & Friday, Dec. 13 - 14 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 15 at 2:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 16 at 2:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.
Location
UNCSA's Stevens Center
405 West Fourth Street, Downtown Winston-Salem
SPECIAL EVENT PRICING: Tickets from $20! Call the Box Office at 336-721-1945 for details, or click on Box Office at left to buy tickets now!.
GREAT DEAL: “Family 4-Pack!” Subject to
availability (for two adults and two children) Thursday and Sunday
evening performances only. ($130 Orchestra Side/Front Balcony or $95
Center Balcony).
Please note that ArtsCards cannot be used for Nutcracker events. Groups of 10 or more receive a 10% discount ticket (except Prime Orchestra). This may not be combined with any other offer.
This year, guest artists Veronika Part (Principal, ABT) and Charles Askegard (Principal, New York City Ballet and Soloist,
American Ballet Theatre) will dance the roles of the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier Prince at the performances
on December 13 at 7:30 p.m. and December 14 at 7:30 p.m.
Part
Askegard
The Nutcracker is a collaborative effort of three UNCSA schools. Proceeds will benefit the scholarship programs of the schools of Dance, Design & Production, and Music.
“Like” the UNCSA Nutcracker page
on Facebook and get the inside scoop on all the exciting things surrounding
this year's Nutcracker!
Visiting from out-of-town and need accommodations? Visit our Nutcracker sponsor, The Historic Brookstown Inn, at: www.brookstowninn.com.
Media Coverage from the 2011 production:
"Nutcracker" expected to Draw 10K to Winston-Salem
WGHP My Fox 9, Dec. 14, 2011
Nutcracker sweeps us up in a spell
Winston-Salem Journal, Dec. 11, 2011
THROUGH 12/18: Dancing to a Familiar Beat: UNCSA Revisits Nutcracker
Classical Voice of North Carolina (CVNC), Dec. 10, 2011
There is more to The Nutcracker than a delightful evening at the theatre
By J.D. Wilson, Guest Columnist
Winston-Salem Journal, Dec. 9, 2011
UNC-TV NC Now previews Nutcracker
UNC-TV NC Now, Dec. 8, 2011
The Nutcracker a proud tradition for School of Arts
Yes! Weekly, Dec. 7, 2011
Barker makes his pointe
Winston-Salem Journal, Dec. 4, 2011
Make The Nutcracker A Tradition For Your Family
Triad Moms on Main, Dec. 4, 2011
The Designing Duo: Carolyn Fay and Kathy Grillo
Winston-Salem Monthly, Dec. 1, 2011
Don't be home for Christmas
Winston-Salem Journal: Relish, Dec. 1, 2011
UNCSA Nutcracker a cherished holiday tradition for the triad
Yes! Weekly, Nov. 30, 2011
University of NC School of the Arts presents The Nutcracker (encore)
88.5 WFDD: Triad Arts Up Close, Nov. 30, 2011
The Nutcracker Ballet
[Clip 1] [Clip 2]
WGHP My Fox 8, Nov. 15, 2011
Photos by Rosalie O'Connor
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