Dancing Arts Center is pleased to announce the return of The Nutcracker at the Norwood Theater on December 16-18, 2022!
This will be Dancing Arts Center’s eighth production of The Nutcracker presented in Norwood and will feature fresh costumes, choreography, fun surprises, and guest artists. Telling the story of Clara’s Christmas Eve dream battling the Mouse Queen alongside her Nutcracker, dancing through the Land of Snow, sampling the Kingdom of Sweets, and meeting the Sugarplum Fairy and Cavalier, The Nutcracker has been captivating audiences and inspiring young dancers for generations. The beautiful and historic Norwood Theater located in downtown Norwood, Massachusetts makes an ideal setting for this family-friendly and professional production of the traditional holiday ballet.
Dancing Arts Center co-Directors Patrick Notaro and Gregg Saulnier anticipate their spirited, diverse cast will bring much joy to the community this holiday season. The role of Clara will be danced by 12-year-olds Brooke Holden of Medfield and Camryn Augustyn of Mansfield, while the featured roles of Spanish and Dew Drop Fairy will be danced by Gabrielle Schmid, aged 16, of Holliston and 17-year-old Alexandra Tokar of Ashland, with Meghan Bourque, aged 16, of North Attleboro performing Arabian and 17-year-old John Fumia of Hopedale as the Nutcracker prince. “While much effort goes into ensuring our dancers are physically prepared, we really emphasize the storytelling aspect of our production,” said Mr. Saulnier. “With Brooke and Camryn each bringing unique artistic interpretations to ‘Clara’ and our mix of newer and more seasoned dancers, our Nutcracker has a tremendous energy.”
These young dancers will be joined by professional guest artists Ruth Whitney as the Sugarplum Fairy and Boris Richir as the Cavalier. Ms. Whitney has danced many lead roles in her career with Boston Ballet, Teatrul De Balet Sibiu, and as a principal dancer with Festival Ballet Providence. Mr. Richir trained at Paris Opera Ballet school and went on to dance professionally with Semperproper Ballet, Boston Ballet, and Atlanta Ballet, and is now founder and director of United Dance, which offers high-quality instruction for individuals with Down syndrome. Dancing Arts Center is thrilled to have artists of such experience and caliber dance alongside its students for the 2022 production of The Nutcracker.
In an effort to support accessibility to the arts for the youth in our community, Dancing Arts Center will present a special Student Matinée performance of The Nutcracker at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, December 16. Student Matinée tickets are offered at a deep discount for public and private school groups of 10 or more. Home school and distance learning groups are also welcome.
We hope you’ll join us the weekend of December 16th-18th for one of four general public matinées and evening performances!
Tickets are available at https://norwoodstage.com/the-nutcracker-2022.
Playbill advertising packages with opportunity to reach over 2800 patrons are also available; please contact Dancing Arts Center at DancingArtsCenter@gmail.com or (508) 429-7577 for information (deadline of December 2, 2022).