Ballet with all the essential ingredients.VIENNA Festival The Vienna Festival (Wiener Festwochen) is a cultural festival in Vienna that takes place every year for five weeks in May and June. The Vienna Festival started in 1951, when Vienna was still occupied by the four Allies. Ballet brings The Nutcracker ballet to William Aston Hall Aston Hall is a Jacobean-style mansion in Aston, Birmingham, England. Construction commenced in April 1618 and Sir Thomas Holte moved into the hall in 1631. Construction was completed in April 1635. It was designed by John Thorpe. at Glyndwer University, Wrexham, on November 3. Tchaikovsky's tale, one of the best-loved ballets, centres around Clara and her nutcracker doll, which magically transforms into a princely soldier. Their adventures see the Prince and Clara combat the Mouse King and join the Sugar Plum Fairy for a wonderful trip to a Kingdom made entirely of sweets. The company's founder, the hugely experienced Austrian dancer and artistic director, Peter Mallek, has hand-picked a group of young, international talented dancers for the show. . Tickets from pounds 11 from Wrexham Tourist Information Centre tourist information centre tourist (Brit) n → Touristen-Informationszentrum nt (01978 292015 or glyndwr.ac.uk/events) or Glyndr University Print Shop, in the Students' Guild. See also www.viennafestivalballet.com CAPTION(S): The Vienna Festival Ballet perform The Nutcracker |
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