BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20161217T210000Z DTEND:20161217T231500Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Berkshire Ballet Theatre to Bring Re-imagined "Nutcracker" Ballet to Raue Center for the Arts DESCRIPTION:Raue Center For The Arts is excited to announce Berkshire Ballet Theatre will present a brand new interpretation of "The Nutcracker" ballet on December 17-18\, 2016. \n\n\nNewly appointed Artistic Director of the Berkshire Ballet Theatre and Summers Academy of Dance\, Courtney Kramer Petrocci\, has beautifully reimagined this classic holiday tradition. This spectacular production weaves professional caliber choreography into the classic narrative created by ETA Hoffman. Audience members will be moved to leap from their seats to battle the Rat King and his horde of mice\, have a snowball fight with Clara and a family of snowmen in the Land of Snow and Ice\, and of course\, dance along with the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier (danced by Mrs. Petrocci and her husband Marc Petrocci\, both professional dancers formerlywith the Milwaukee Ballet). \n\nThis spectacular production involves 134 costumes\, over 120 performers from Berkshire Ballet Theatre and Summers Academy of Dance\, 41 pairs of pointe shoes\, 25 pounds of wintery snow\, 2 local personalities from Williams Street Repertory\, and of course\, 1 very special Nutcracker! These elements come together to create a truly enchanting journey through ETA Hoffman's classic narrative of "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King." X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Raue Center For The Arts is excited to announce Berkshire Ballet Theatre will present a brand new interpretation of &ldquo\;The Nutcracker&rdquo\; ballet on \;December 17-18\, 2016. \;
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Newly appointed Artistic Director of the Berkshire Ballet Theatre and Summers Academy of Dance\, \;Courtney Kramer Petrocci\, \;has beautifully reimagined this classic holiday tradition. This spectacular production weaves professional caliber choreography into the classic narrative created by ETA Hoffman. Audience members will \;be moved to \;leap from their seats to battle the Rat King and his horde of mice\, \;have a snowball fight with Clara and a family of snowmen in the Land of Snow and Ice\, \;and of course\, dance \;along with the Sugar Plum Fairy and her \;Cavalier (danced by Mrs. Petrocci and her husband Marc \;Petrocci\, both \;professional dancers \;formerlywith \;the Milwaukee Ballet). \;

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This spectacular production involves 134 costumes\, over 120 performers from Berkshire Ballet Theatre and Summers Academy of Dance\, 41 pairs of pointe shoes\, 25 pounds of wintery snow\, 2 local personalities from Williams Street Repertory\, and of course\, 1 very special Nutcracker! These elements come together to create a truly enchanting journey through ETA Hoffman&rsquo\;s \;classic narrative \;of &ldquo\;The Nutcracker and the Mouse King.&rdquo\; \;

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\n LOCATION:Raue Center for the Arts\; 26 N. Williams Street Crystal Lake\, IL. 60014 UID:e.138.6857 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260421T214559Z URL:https://carygrovechamber-gz26-gzcms.preview.gochambermaster.com/events/details/the-nutcracker-at-the-raue-center-for-the-arts-performed-by-the-berkshire-ballet-theatre-6857 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR