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The Nutcracker
Twin Cities Ballet performs its flagship traditional, full-length professional production of Denise Vogt's Nutcracker Ballet to full houses each year. The cast of approximately 120 consists of professional dancers, ballet students, and community members, both from the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area and other states. TCB's cast includes select student dancers from as many as nine Twin Cities area dance schools and professional dancers from several local and national ballet companies. This popular original production has become a cherished holiday tradition for many. In addition, as part of its outreach initiatives, every year since its inception in 2003 TCB also performs a special daytime performance of The Nutcracker for 4th Graders, Seniors, and Special Education students.
Twin Cities Ballet is the resident dance company of, and presents its full-length original production of the beloved Holiday Classic "Nutcracker Ballet," at the state-of-the-art professional theater at Burnsville Performing Arts Center.
2013 Performances of
The Nutcracker
December 13 - 15, 2013
Burnsville Performing Arts Center
Burnsville Performing Arts Center
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Directions to Burnsville Performing Arts Center :
I-35W to US Hwy 13-North Exit; Hwy 13 North to Nicollet Ave (first light); turn Right (south) on Nicollet; Turn Right on Travellers Trail; BPAC is on the Left (about ½ block)
BPAC Address: 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville , MN 55337
History of TCB's Nutcracker:
Twin Cities Ballet's Nutcracker had its origins in the mid-1990's as a school show directed by Denise Vogt, which was developed and presented over several years. After the 2002 performances Lakeville City Ballet (TCB's former name) was created as a separate and independent non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation to enable Ms. Vogt, TCB's Board of Directors, and hundreds of volunteers, students, parents and the community to move to the next level and continue performing and expanding the scope and quality of The Nutcracker. Lakeville City Ballet (as TCB was then known) independently produced and performed its Nutcracker ballet annually from 2003 through 2009, primarily at the 1000-seat Lakeville South High School Theater.
The Nutcracker's popularity, performance quality, and geographic breadth of its cast and audience continued to increase over the years. Finally, in 2010 TCB's Board of Directors determined that to more accurately embody the scope and quality of the organization and its productions, a new name was called for, reflecting the broader regional make-up of its cast, staff, collaborators and audiences, and a more professional performance venue was needed. Therefore in 2010, Twin Cities Ballet of Minnesota became the official new name of the company, and the performance venue was moved to the premier professional theater of the south metro, the Burnsville Performing Arts Center.
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