Join the River Raisin Centre for the Arts to celebrate this holiday season with the River Raisin Ballet Company’s annual performance of The Nutcracker Ballet. The RRB’s production of this classic holiday ballet returns to the stage as a truly spectacular collaboration with lavish sets, scenery, and costumes. The Nutcracker, which is being generously sponsored by Agua Dulce, is a spectacle that both children and adults of all ages will cherish forever. The show will take place on December 7th at 2 pm and 7 pm and December 8th at 3 pm. Tickets are $18 for adults, $16 for seniors and $12 for students and children. They are now on sale by calling (734)-242-7722, stopping by the box office at 114 South Monroe Street or visiting our website at www.riverraisincentre.org.
The RRB’s two act Nutcracker is directed and choreographed by RRB director Gail Choate-Pettit and assistant company director Melissa Moore. They are joined by dancers from Monroe County and surrounding areas, Costume Mistress extraordinaire Dyanne Howland, Josh Mohler debuting as Drosselmeyer and Mother Ginger and Tim Lewandowski debuting as Father Ginger. To add to the onstage delight of holiday viewers, the RRCA lobby will be transformed into the land of sweets for each performance with decorations, merchandise, baked goods and beverages.
The RRB dancers will be joined by two principal soloists, Lindsay Navarre and Daniel Davenport. Lindsay Navarre received her ballet training at the River Raisin Centre for the Arts under the direction of Gail Choate-Pettit and Melissa Moore. She has spent her summers receiving additional training at the Cecchetti International Summer School at Hope College, The Grand Rapids Ballet and The Boston Ballet. Lindsay has danced lead roles in many RRB productions including Wizard of Oz: The Ballet, Alice in Wonderland: The Ballet, Peter Pan: The Ballet, and more. Daniel Davenport hails from Ypsilanti and received his dance training at Randazzo Dance Studio. He has also danced lead roles in RRB productions including Cinderella, Peter Pan: The Ballet, and Alice in Wonderland: The Ballet.
For the seventh year, the RRB will be putting on a condensed school performance of The Nutcracker for students in the Monroe County area. All Monroe elementary schools were invited to participate in this arts education and holiday fun performance.
