Presented by The Hot Springs Children’s Dance Theater Company
Magical toy soldiers, sparkling snowflakes, mischievous mice, and all the enchanting inhabitants of E.T.A. Hoffmann’s whimsical world returns to Hot Springs for the upcoming winter holidays. The Hot Springs Children’s Dance Theatre Company (HSCDTC) is the first organization to give the Hot Springs community the opportunity to participate in its own production of The Nutcracker ballet.
It features both the regional performers that have gone on to successful professional careers as well as the professional classical ballet performers from America’s mainstream arts community and children of all levels of talent who are interested in the theatre arts.
The 2017 Season will bring in two featured principal guest artists for this year’s Nutcracker performances; Deanna Karlheim Stanton and Zeek Wright. The HSCDTC has the primary goal of giving young people of all ages and levels of skill an opportunity to experience the art of theatre and dance alongside these guest professional performers while also learning from choreographers, directors, and set designers in an environment conducive to inspire artistic growth and interest in theatre arts.
Artistic Director, Edmond Cooper, grew up locally, studied dance and theatre, and went on to pursue and achieve a professional career nationally with Milwaukee Ballet, Ballet Arizona, and the Southwest Ballet. The Hot Springs audience will delight in the performances by Guest Artist Deanna Karlheim, a native of Clarksville, Maryland, and Zeek Wright originally from Amarillo, Texas while they are ushering in the finale of the ballet by performing the virtuoso roles of the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier.
Deanna Karlheim Stanton has made several guest appearances, most recently in Hot Spring Children’s Dance Theatre Company’s Cinderella and North Star Ballet’s The Nutcracker.
Zeek Wright (Cavalier) joined Ballet Arkansas after spending last season as a member of Ballet West II where he was featured in Ballet West’s production of John Cranko’s Romeo and Juliet as King of the Carnival.
For the new Holiday traditions for your family, please join The HSCDTC with their presentation of The Nutcracker. Performances are Nov. 23rd and 24th, Fri. and Sat. at 7:00 p.m., and Nov. 30thand Dec. 1st, Fri. and Sat. at 7:00 p.m. and a matinee, Nov. 24th, and Dec. 1st, at 1:00 p.m., at LakePointe Church, 1343 Albert Pike Road. Tickets: $10 for students. $20: adults general seating. Preferred prices: $15 students, $30 adults. For more information, visit www.hscdtc.org or call 501-655-6815.
