`NUTCRACKER' IS COMING IN THREES TRIO OF TROUPES WILL PERFORM CLASSIC TALE BY PATRICIA HESSELBACH SPECIAL TO THE DAILY NEWS : ``NUTCRACKERS'' ON SHOW.Visions of sugar plums acting, singing and dancing on stage are being offered this month by three local companies presenting interpretations of ``The Nutcracker nutcracker, common name for a small crow of the genus Nucifraga in the family Corvidae (crow family). The Old World nutcracker (N. caryocatactes) is found throughout the colder regions of Europe, including high mountain forests. .'' Accompanied by the New West Symphony, the Channel Islands Ballet Company Noun 1. ballet company - a company that produces ballets troupe, company - organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical); "the traveling company all stayed at the same hotel" opens tonight with a traditional rendering of the cherished old ``nut.'' On Sunday, the Rancho Simi Rancho San José de Nuestra Senora de Altagarcia y Simi is one of the land grants in California by the Spanish government. The name derives from Shimiji, the name of the Chumash village here before the Spanish. Recreation and Park District Youth Theatre Workshop offers a theatrical version of the E.T.A. Hoffmann favorite. Rounding out the holiday season on Dec. 20 and 21, the California Dance Theatre will take the stage. Monica Galindo, the dancer who portrays the Icicle Fairy and the Dew Drop Fairy with Channel Islands Ballet, also teaches dance in the Oxnard School District and many of her students attended a special advance ``Arts for Youth'' performance. ``I prepare them, make sure they know the story, and make sure they know which role I dance,'' said Galindo. She has danced the holiday ballet in four of the past five seasons. Inevitably, the sight of their instructor en pointe Dancing en pointe (pronounced /ɑ̃ poɛ̃t/, often anglicised as /ɑn pwɛ̃t/ or and the sound of the live orchestra leaves her students thrilled and amazed. ``I play a party boy and a fuzzy mouse,'' said a serious Becky Wolfe, a 10-year-old Channel Islands Ballet dancer from Ventura. A five-year veteran of ``The Nutcracker,'' Wolfe aspires to the role of Dew Drop Fairy or Clara. ``It takes a few months to learn the parts correctly,'' she said. ``We try to make it look like the technique doesn't show.'' Ashley Anderson, a 16-year-old Northridge resident enjoys her favorite role as a Sugar Plum in the California Dance Theatre company performance. ``Sometimes, my friends and I go in the back and practice the other parts,'' she said. The San Francisco Ballet San Francisco Ballet, or SFB, is a San Francisco, USA based ballet company, founded in 1933 as part of San Francisco Opera Ballet. The company is currently based in the War Memorial Opera House, where it is directed by Helgi Tomasson. full scholarship recipient shares the roles of Snow Queen and Sugar Plum Fairy with Pacific Northwest Ballet The Pacific Northwest Ballet is a ballet company and based in Seattle, Washington in the United States. Founded in 1972 as part of the Seattle Opera and named the Pacific Northwest Dance Association, it broke away from the Opera in 1977 and took its current name in 1978. scholarship recipient, Tara Sherwin. ``It's going to be really emotional for me,'' said Sherwin, who is leaving California Dance Theatre this year to pursue a professional career in ballet. The 17-year-old Agoura Hills resident has danced 10 seasons of the Nutcracker with the company, starting out as a youngster in the party scene. ``Our dancers this year are incredibly strong, and we have new set designs and costumes,'' she added. Ray Warren says he has a ball portraying the good Doctor Drosselmeyer in the Channel Islands production. ``It's a key role. I do the prologue in the toy shop, I'm in the party scene and, then, I'm out of there,'' says Warren. This is the second Nutcracker for Warren, who was discovered while folk dancing at The Greek Restaurant in Ventura Harbor. For several seasons, Steven Dean, of Oxnard, has portrayed one of the fathers in the party scene for Channel Islands Ballet. His two daughters have danced various roles over the years. ``I like to practice what I preach - parents getting involved with their kids,'' said Dean, a senior probation officer probation officer n. 1. An official usually attached to a juvenile court and charged with the care of juvenile delinquents. 2. An official charged with supervising convicts at large on suspended sentence or probation. with the county of Ventura. Dean commended the discipline and coordination ballet teaches. ``I have been trying to get my friends to go,'' said his daughter Jenelle Dean, 13, an eight-year veteran of the show. ``First, of course, I tell them they should get the book and read the story of The Nutcracker.'' Her sister, 7-year-old Meredith Dean is a lollipop this year. In a somewhat unusual treatment of ``The Nutcracker,'' the Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District Youth Theatre Workshop offers an evil Mouse Queen and some rather interesting characters from the Land of Toys. ``My objective is to get the princess and kill the Mouse Queen,'' said 12-year-old Ryan Huddleston of Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. . ``There's going to be fighting, refreshments, clean family fun, and it's free,'' he added exuberantly. Thirteen-year-old Simi Valley resident Sarah Johnson Sarah Johnson may refer to:
WHO: Channel Islands Ballet Company with the New West Symphony. WHERE: Oxnard Performing Arts Center A performing arts center, often abbreviated PAC, is a multi-use performance space that can be adapted for use by various types of the performing arts, including dance, music and theatre. , 800 Hobson Way. WHEN: 7:30 p.m. tonight; 3 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday. COST: Tickets: $28, $23, $17, $11. INFORMATION: Oxnard Performing Arts Center Box Office (805) 486-2424. WHO: Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District Youth Theatre Workshop Nutcracker. WHERE: District Complex Multipurpose mul·ti·pur·pose adj. Designed or used for several purposes: a multipurpose room; multipurpose software. multipurpose Adjective Room, 1692 Sycamore Drive. WHEN: 2 and 7 p.m., Sunday. COST: Free admission. INFORMATION: (805) 522-0449. WHO: California Dance Theatre 10th annual Nutcracker. WHERE: Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza The Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza is a performing arts and administrative center located in Thousand Oaks, California. It was built in 1994 on the former site of "Jungleland" at a cost of $63.8 million. , 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. Blvd. WHEN: 3 and 8 p.m. Dec. 20, 3 p.m. Dec. 21. COST:Tickets: $30, $25, $20, $15. INFORMATION: (818) 707-3267. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos, Box PHOTO (1 -- color) Ashley Anderson, 16, of Northridge will portray the Snow Queen in the California Dance Theatre company production Dec. 20 and 21. (2 -- color -- Conejo edition only) Tara Sherwin, 17, of Agoura Hills is leaving the California Dance Theatre this year to pursue a professional ballet career. Evan Yee/Daily News Box: ``NUTCRACKERS'' ON SHOW (See Text) |
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