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Charleston - Gaillard Auditorium - Charleston Ballet 
Columbia - Township Auditorium - Carolina Ballet
The Carolina Ballet with Columbia Music Festival Orchestra presents The Nutcracker at The Township Auditorium in Columbia, SC.
Ticket information: 803-771-6303 www.CarolinaBallet.Net
Columbia - Koger Center for the Arts - Columbia City Ballet invites audiences to be
captivated by the timeless, magical dream-world of its most joyous holiday gift, William Starrett's enchanting Nutcracker at the Koger Center. The city's most bel oved holiday family
tradition, Columbia City Ballet's Nutcracker has it all – a cast of more than 100, glorious sets and costumes, magical special effects, beautiful music and
exceptional dancing by Columbia's most talented professional dancers. "My goal is to create a Nutcracker experience that guarantees to put you in
the holiday spirit," says Starrett, executive and artistic director, who is celebrating his 20th anniversary directing Columbia City Ballet. "My job as the artistic
director is to surpass the standards already set by the previous seasons and keep the production fresh, magical and with enough new surprises that audiences
look forward the returning to the Koger Center to see our Nutcracker."
This season marks the 28th consecutive year that Columbia City Ballet has presented
Nutcracker for Columbia audiences. The sets were commissioned by the Ballet in 1990 from Adirondack Stu dios in New York (which has also done sets for The Lion King and Radio
City Music Hall), and they have the distinction of being the only fully-staged repeating production designed specifically for the Koger Center.
Audiences can expect a few surprises in the production this year, the company's 28th annual staging of Nutcracker. Starrett has added a new opening scene and a new twist to the story of
Clara, the little girl who receives a magical nutcracker on Christmas Eve. The role of Clara will be danced by 13-year-old Nicole Carrion, at student at Columbia Conservatory of Dance who
is dancing the role for the sixth season in a row, and Soloist Kathryn Smoak in the dream sequences. "Clara was my favorite role growing up," says Smoak, who danced the role for
Columbia City Ballet in 1995. "I'm very excited to have the opportunity to re-invent the role as a more mature dancer. It also helps to add a new twist to Nutcracker, to keep it fresh
year after year." Columbia City Ballet will give eight performances of Nutcracker at the Koger Center.
Columbia City Ballet Ticket information and sales: 803-251-2222 www.ColumbiaCityBallet.com
Greenville - McAlister Auditorium - The Greenville Ballet presents The Nutcracker at the
McAlister Auditorium, Furman University. 864-233-5321 www.greenvilleballet.com
Greenville - The Peace Center - Carolina Ballet Theatre - (864)297-1635 - www
.carolinaballet.org
 Mt. Pleasant - Mt. Pleasant Performing Arts Company presents The Nutcracker 2009.
Saturday, December 12th at 3pm
Charleston Southern University
Lightsey Chapel Auditiorium
Advance tickets
Adults $15 - Children (under 6 yrs old) $12
At door - $18 & $15
Advance ticket sales can be purchased through Etix.com
Use this link to purchase your tickets
https://www.etix.com/ticket/online/venueSearch.jsp
?venue_id=6579
For more information - call 843-971-7880 or on the web at www.mpspa.com
Spartanburg - Twichell Auditorium, Converse College - Ballet Spartanburg presents The
Nutcracker at the Twichell Auditorium For ticket information call 864-596-9725 or 864-583-0339. You can find Ballet Spartanburg on the web at www.balletspartanburg.com or by phone at 864-583-0339
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