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Asheville Contemporary Dance Theatre\u2019s The Nutcracker and the Mouse King<\/p><\/div>\n

Asheville Contemporary Dance Theatre (ACDT) and New Studio of Dance present their annual production The Nutcracker and the Mouse King<\/em> on Friday and Saturday, December 6 and 7. In addition to the 7:30 p.m. showing on both days, there will be a special school performance on Friday at 10 a.m. and a matinee on Saturday at 2 p.m. All performances will be held in the Diana Wortham Theatre at the Wortham Center for the Performing Arts.<\/p>\n

ACDT puts a special, unexpected spin on this classic holiday ballet, pulling less from Tchaikovsky\u2019s famous arrangement and more from the 1816 tale written by the German author E.T.A. Hoffmann. \u201cWe are trying to be faithful to the spirit in which it was written,\u201d says Susan Collard, director and founder of ACDT. \u201cWe select dancers\/actors who we feel can develop the specific characters in the story of The Nutcracker and the Mouse King. They need to understand the story line and their relationship with the various characters they dance and interact with.\u201d<\/p>\n

For those who are devoted to the more familiar holiday ballet, there will be two sections of Tchaikovsky music in the performance: during the street cleaners\u2019 dance after the snow storm, and the beloved finale, when Marie declares her love to the toy Nutcracker and thus breaks the spell that was imprisoning the young man.<\/p>\n

The performance will feature the ACDT adult company, White Dog ProjectX International, and the students of New Studio of Dance. \u201cThis year\u2019s performance is a celebration of life and community,\u201d says Collard. \u201cDancers of all ages, professionals to young students, are coming together with joy and excitement to live and perform in a magical world.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Wortham Center for the Performing Arts is located at 18 Biltmore Avenue, Asheville. Tickets start at $23. For reservations and additional information, call 828.257.4530 or visit DWTheatre.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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