Champaign-Urbana Ballet’s ‘Nutcracker’ Opens Friday Night At Krannert
The 20th annual Champaign-Urbana Ballet production of Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker" opens Friday night at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts. Champaign-Urbana Ballet
Champaign-Urbana Ballet’s annual production of Tchaikovsky’s “Nutcracker” ballet opens Friday night at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts on the University of Illinois Urbana campus.
This is the C-U Ballet’s 20th year of performing “The Nutcracker.” Illinois Public Media’s Brian Moline spoke with Kay Greene, Executive Director of Champaign-Urbana Ballet about this year’s production, and how it’s grown over the last two decades.
"The first performance was not the full blown Nutcracker," Greene said. "It was just excerpts from 'The Nutcracker,' and it took place at the Champaign Public library in the lobby."
The full list of performances of Champaign-Urbana Ballet's "The Nutcracker" in Krannert's Tryon Festival Theatre is below:
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Friday December 3 at 7:30pm
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Saturday December 4 at 2:00pm and 7:30pm
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Sunday December 5 at 2:00pm
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Friday December 10 at 7:30pm
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Saturday December 11 at 2:00pm and 7:30pm
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Sunday December 12 at 2:00pm
Links
- Deena Shoshkes in Champaign and “The Sleeping Beauty” from Champaign Urbana Ballet
- Champaign Urbana Ballet presents The Nutcracker; trumpeter Jeff Conner of Boston Brass
- Preview of The Liturgical Arts Festival of Springfield, plus Champaign Urbana Ballet’s Coppelia
- Champaign Urbana Ballet’s annual production of Tchaikovky’s ballet The Nutcracker
- Champaign Urbana Ballet presents The Sleeping Beauty; Millikin University concerts
- Champaign-Urbana Ballet performs Swan Lake; Máirtín de Cógáin, writer of the musical Project
- Champaign-Urbana Ballet and Sinfonia da Camera’s annual production of Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker”
- Champaign Urbana Ballet’s The Nutcracker, December 5-7, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts