Featured guest artists include Amy Earnest as the Sugar Plum Fairy and Lance Hardin dancing the role of Cavalier. Amy Earnest is the Owner and Co-Artistic Director of Avant-Garde School of Dance in Denver, Colorado. She has danced professionally with the Chautauqua Ballet, Hartford Ballet, North Carolina Dance Theatre, Tulsa Ballet, and Pacific Northwest Ballet. Co-Artistic Director of Avant-Garde School of Dance in Denver, Colorado, Lance Hardin has danced professionally with the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, North Carolina Dance Theatre, Chautauqua Ballet, and Milwaukee Ballet. Students from local dance schools portray many of the characters in this local production of the Nutcracker.
The Nutcracker Ballet will be staged on Saturday, November 27th at 7:00pm and on Sunday, November 28th at 2:00pm at Peabody Magnet High School Auditorium in Alexandria. Located at Broadway and Jones Streets in Alexandria, this venue is easily accessible from I-49. Tickets are available by visiting the RRDTC website at www.redriverdance.org, by calling Red River Dance Theatre at (318) 792-1699, or by mailing your payment to P. O. Box 486, Alexandria, LA 71309. Tickets are $15.00 for adults, $12.00 for seniors, $8.00 for students, and $35.00 for the special family 4-pack which includes admission for 2 adults and 2 children. Join us for a wonderful adventure at the 2010 Nutcracker and experience the magic!