Nutcracker December 12-21, 2008 TPAC
505 Deaderick St.
Nashville, TN 37243
Tennessee is on the cusp of its grand International Centennial Exhibition and the world is on the verge of an exhilarating new era - the twentieth century! Nashville Ballet's grand, all-new Nutcracker charmingly recreates this beloved holiday entertainment in 1897 Nashville, when the Parthenon was just erected and cotton candy was becoming all the rage!
Bluebird Café at the Ballet 2 February 16-18
505 Deaderick St.
Nashville, TN 37243
An appearance at the Bluebird Cafe is often vital to Music City stardom. Nashville Ballet revisits this landmark for up-and-coming singers and songwriters with an all-new production, Bluebird Cafe at the Ballet II, featuring two of the Bluebird’s most recognized performers — Jonell Mosser and Gary Nicholson.
Mosser, a fixture at Bluebird since 1987, will be joined by famed Nashville jazz pianist Beegie Adair and Nashville Ballet for an interpretation of classic Nashville songs and choreography by Paul Vasterling. The music of Gary Nicholson, another Bluebird regular who has penned hits for Garth Brooks, George Jones, Ringo Starr and more, will be interpreted by award-winning choreographer Gina Patterson of Ballet Austin, whose works have also been commissioned by Ballet Florida and Ballet Pacifica.
The evening will also feature Ploughing the Dark, choreographed by award winning independent choreographer Sarah Slipper which premiered in 2004 as part of Nashville Ballet and Vanderbilt University Blair School of Music’s collaborative project, Emergence.
It will feature dance to a score by Vanderbilt composer Michael Kurek. Plus, a capella legend The Princely Players will perform in a unique gospel ballet choreographed by Robert Philander-Valentine.
Mosser, a fixture at Bluebird since 1987, will be joined by famed Nashville jazz pianist Beegie Adair and Nashville Ballet for an interpretation of classic Nashville songs and choreography by Paul Vasterling. The music of Gary Nicholson, another Bluebird regular who has penned hits for Garth Brooks, George Jones, Ringo Starr and more, will be interpreted by award-winning choreographer Gina Patterson of Ballet Austin, whose works have also been commissioned by Ballet Florida and Ballet Pacifica.
The evening will also feature Ploughing the Dark, choreographed by award winning independent choreographer Sarah Slipper which premiered in 2004 as part of Nashville Ballet and Vanderbilt University Blair School of Music’s collaborative project, Emergence. It will feature dance to a score by Vanderbilt composer Michael Kurek. Plus, a capella legend The Princely Players will perform in a unique gospel ballet choreographed by Robert Philander-Valentine.