The Ballet Centre Takes The Nutcracker To The

Stage This Season

Centrepoint Theatre, DUCTAC

Mall of the Emirates

4.15pm and 7.15pm on January 31 2014

December 2013, Dubai, UAE: This festive season the children of the Dubai-based Ballet Centre are set to take the renowned production, the Nutcracker to the stage on January 31st, 2014 with two shows at the Centrepoint Theatre, DUCTAC, Mall of the Emirates.

The show is the ideal production to introduce young children and lovers of the world of dance to the wonder and grace of Ballet. The two evening shows scheduled for 4.15pm and 7.15pm will feature 150 students who will relieve the classic Tchaikovsky story that has become synonymous with the holidays.

This is a community event and is a gift to Dubai by the children of the Ballet Centre as the event aims to give the audience an unforgettable re-enactment of the classic winter favourite.

The event is choreographed by the Ballet Centre's Teachers and the children rehearse weekly at the Centre. The teachers are qualified from the Royal Academy of Dance and the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing.
Synopsis of the Nutcracker
The Nutcracker is a story set in the Victorian era on Christmas Eve. The main characters
Clara and Fritz (sister and brother) await a Christmas party and as the children enjoy themselves at the party a mysterious man arrives in dark clothing who turns out to be their Godfather bringing gifts.

Clara receives a Nutcracker which she enjoys until Fritz takes it from her and breaks it. The
Godfather repairs this for Clara and as the guests leave she falls asleep with the Nutcracker in her arms. Then she dreams of a battle between Toy Soldiers and a Mouse Army. She then comes to a snow forest and there the snowflakes turn in to dancing maidens.

Clara then enters the land of sweets and there she sees a sugar plum fairy who shows her Russian dancers a Mother Ginger with her children, Arabian dancers, Chinese dancers, Spanish dancers, Reedpipes and dancing flowers. Clara wakes next morning with the Nutcracker in her arms!

Tickets are priced at AED125 and available from DUCTAC, Mall of the Emirates and The Ballet Centre in Jumeirah. For more information please call 04-3449776 or visit http://www.balletcentredubai.com