Alayna Wong will take to the Hot Springs stage in this season’s production of The Nutcracker at LakePoint Church.
Each year the Hot Springs Children’s Dance Theatre Company brings in great new ballet artists from around the country to ring in the holiday and inspire our own young aspiring dance artists. The season the theatre is excited to welcome Dagny Hanrahan (Indianapolis Ballet) back to the stage as the Snow Queen in this season’s production of The Nutcracker.
The Snow Queen sequence of variation during Snow is both challenging and impressive to experience. Dagny is best recalled as Princess Aurora in the 2019 production of Sleeping Beauty. Hanrahan is known for her brilliant footwork and incredible ballon (jump). Something to be admired and enjoyed and well worth the ticket price to experience.
Edmond Cooper, Artistic Director, will be introducing a new Sugar Plum Fairy, Alayna Wong, to The Children’s Theatre Stage, as the leading role in The Nutcracker. This will be Wong’s first visit to Hot Springs, and all are looking with great anticipation and excitement to her performance.
The brilliance of Tchaikovsky’s musical score, particularly the grand pau, is only matched by the challenges, both artistically and physically, of the traditional sequence of movement demanded on the Sugar Plum Fairy as she brings the ballet to the crescendo.
You don’t want to miss this annual holiday experience. Six public performances this season will offer audiences a variety of opportunities to attend. Friday, November 26, 27, and December 3 at 7 PM, and Saturday Matinee November 23, and December 4, at 1 PM. Performances are at LakePointe Church, 1343 Albert Pike Road, Hot Springs. Tickets are available at http://www.hscdtc.org/tickets/. Advance ticket purchase is required to assure seating based on health and safety guidelines.
