Houston ballet nutcracker market has become the signature holiday fundraising shopping event in texas that kicks off all the. You can help our relief efforts by purchasing your tickets now to the 40 th anniversary nutcracker market, november 1215 at nrg center. Dec 24, 2014 the nutcracker ballet is a wonderful performance for both adults and children. Dancing dolls, delicate snowflakes, violent swordplay and a christmas tree that towers above the stage are all part of one of houston s favorite traditions the houston ballet s production of the nutcracker. The 2016 houston ballet nutcracker market the twelve days of christmas will feature over 280 merchants from across the country selling unique gift items. The houston repertoire ballet s 21st annual performance of the nutcracker will occur dec. I was really shocked to see how reasonably priced they are. Take your nutcracker experience to the next level with an exclusive vip experience addon where you can meet the dancers in full costume, enjoy food and drinks, and take memorable photos vip experience is available for these select dates 7. Barrie, the ballet is set to the music of sir edward elgar in an arrangement by niel deponte.
Nov 11, 2019 houston ballet has come a long way since its humble beginnings in 1955 as a school offering ballet classes for children in a converted montrose garage at 8 lovett boulevard. During 2012, houston ballet celebrates its 40th anniversary of performing the nutcracker. A magical dolls house, an evil governess, and a nutcracker doll who may just be a handsome prince in disguise this winter, prepare to enter a. Houston ballet s new the nutcracker a superb production. If you think you might want to come to even 2 shows during the year, look into season tickets. An onstage meet and greet with your favorite characters after the show. The houston ballet first presented the family classic in 1987, with choreography by ben stevenson. Boasting choreography by the houston ballet s stanton welch to go along with. The nutcracker the waltz of the snowflakes the royal. Celebrate this christmas with the one and only moscow ballet s great russian nutcracker.
The land of sweets the prince escorts clara to the land of sweets where they are greeted by the sugar plum fairy. Houston ballet, operated by houston ballet foundation, is the fourthlargest professional ballet company in the united states, based in houston, texas. A texas native, molly grew up in houston and has lived not too far away in the bucolic town of brenham since 2012. Houston ballet tickets houston ballet schedule cheaptickets. Allegro has been setting the barre for almost 70 years. Sarah kaufman of the washington post called pacific a creation of unalloyed beauty may 22, 2010. Whether youre a nutcracker purist or a diehard christmas carol fan, houston has something for everyone. Everyone knows about the nutcracker, and they should, but i personally enjoy the rest of the season even more. Houston ballet nutcracker market takes spring event online. Houston ballets the nutcracker 201718 sugar plum fairy. The houston ballet s performances of the nutcracker begin on november 23, the day after thanksgiving. From november 23 december 30, 2012, houston ballet celebrates the 25th anniversary of ben stevensons breathtaking production of the nutcracker, seen by over 1,000,000 people since its premiere. Be sure to check out the nutcracker site before you decide where you will see a holiday performance of the nutcracker.
The houston ballet has performed this family classic for more than onemillion people since its premiere in 1987. Jeanne doornbos, a former principal dancer, who appeared with houston ballet from 1973 to 1988 is one. Smart financial centre at sugar land is a stateoftheart, indoor performance venue, and is strategicallylocated 22 miles from downtown houston. Each year, houston repertoire ballet shares its gifts with the community via its firstclass familyoriented productions of the nutcracker during the holiday season and a celebration of dance in april. Your houston ballet tickets are guaranteed to be authentic and exact to the seats you chose. That same year, houston ballet performed frederic franklins nutcracker for six postchristmas performances in. The nutcracker site provides a central location for nutcracker ballet information.
Houston ballet the nutcracker ballet may be the most popular ballet of all times, certainly of the. Nov 08, 2012 from november 23 december 30, 2012, houston ballet celebrates the 25th anniversary of ben stevensons breathtaking production of the nutcracker, seen by over 1,000,000 people since its premiere. Houston ballet 2020 all you need to know before you go. Houston ballets the nutcracker kicks off holiday season, 11. Welcome to the home of moscow ballet s great russian nutcracker in houston. Houston ballet presents the nutcracker tickets event dates. Houston ktrk the houston ballet has a brandnew production of the nutcracker. Nutcracker open auditions houston ballet academy will hold open auditions on sunday, august 25th for the childrens roles in stanton welchs 2019 production of the nutcracker. Sugar plum performed by brigit kuhns, hb2 at houston ballet. Dec 12, 2012 during 2012, houston ballet celebrates its 40th anniversary of performing the nutcracker.
Houstons favorite holiday tradition is returning to the brown theater beginning on november 29, 2019 and running for exactly one month and because tickets for every nutcracker houston performance are on sale now, you can experience the magic, live and in person. If you book with tripadvisor, you can cancel up to 24 hours before your tour starts for a full refund. Luke curtis parentspost had the pleasure of talking to one of the young dancers from the nutcracker who tells us what it has been like to be part of this christmas tradition. The nutcracker market events typically benefit houston ballet programs, though merchants keep most of their proceeds. Scottish ballets the nutcracker 2012 trailer youtube. The holiday ballet was first performed by the houston ballet in 1972. We recommend booking houston ballet tours ahead of time to secure your spot. More than one million people have seen the houston ballet s performances over 26 seasons.
Houston ballets the nutcracker rings in holiday season. In this, the most traditional tale, clara and drosselmeyer travel together to the land of the sweets where the sugar plum fairy is reunited with her prince and where the magic happens. Other favorite roles include the slave in le corsaire and basilio in don quixote. Though the offering is through aarp nevada, members in other states can also take advantage of it as well. Every november the houston ballet kicks off the holiday season with the huge nutcracker market at reliant. Houston repertoire ballet prepares for 21st annual. With grand sets and stunning costumes, the nutcracker features the entire company of dancers as well as many houston ballet academy students playing hundreds of fun and exciting roles. Vivid seats is a leading source for affordable dance tickets and ballet tickets. The performance time was two hours with a 15 minute intermission. Houston ballet, operated by houston ballet foundation, is the fourthlargest professional ballet. The prince tells her about their daring battle with the army of mice and she. The foundation also maintains a ballet academy, the houston ballet academy, which trains more than half of the companys dancers. To say that it embodies spectacle is a wild understatement. However, infants and children under 2 years of age are not allowed in the theater.
Your houston ballet tickets will be delivered to you before the show starts. As the largest single event fundraiser for houston ballet, nutcracker market needs your support now more than ever. Houston ballet s lavish version of the nutcracker, which artistic director stanton welch unveiled in 2016, contains enough characters to fill dozens of toy boxes. Get your cheap houston ballet tickets here today before they are gone. Monica gomez as clara with artists of houston ballet in stanton welchs the nutcracker, photo by amitava sarkar, 2016, from the collection of. There are new sets, new costumes, and new choreography. The holiday season is full of our favorite shows with beautiful dances and songs we all know and love to sing. As a frequenter of the houston ballet and the nutcracker, i was very excited for a new rendition of the ballet that got me loving the ballet.
Larger than life puppets, nesting dolls and gloriously handcrafted costumes bring the christmas spirit to life. The nutcracker houston tickets the nutcracker houston. It is the most spectacular nutcracker i know, and my jaw remained dropped for the entire first act and most of the second. The inner city nutcracker project presented by city ballet of houston. Discovering stanton welchs the nutcracker part 2 of 3 en. Nov 08, 2012 aarp nevada has teamed up with the nevada ballet theatre to offer aarp members a 20% discount on the holiday production, the nutcracker, this season. Following his retirement in 2012, conner continued in an advisory capacity as managing director emeritus.
At that time, it was the companys first use of a live orchestra. Houstons beloved nutcracker market goes virtual amid. Prnewswireusnewswire houston ballet artistic director stanton welch has announced the companys 2011 2012 season. Nov 27, 2016 stanton welch and his team have done an amazing job with their version of the nutcracker for the houston ballet. This exciting opportunity allows young dancers ages 714 to be part of one. Houston repertoire ballet ballet center of houston. Very few dancers have appeared in all three of the. Morris morriss pacific is a light and joyous ensemble piece for nine dancers set to the music of lou harrisons trio for violin, cello and piano. Houston ballet the rite of spring celebration 2012. Houston s favorite holiday tradition is returning to the brown theater beginning on november 29, 2019 and running for exactly one month and because tickets for every nutcracker houston performance are on sale now, you can experience the magic, live and in person. The ballet has a special place in houston ballet s history. Evergreen city ballet the nutcracker 2012 waltz of the. Houston the houston ballet spring nutcracker market, scheduled to begin april 17 at nrg center, has been canceled because of coronavirus. Browse our huge selection of tickets for every the nutcracker show.
Hb at home stay connected with our dancers and staff from home visit. Houston ballet opened its 2012 season with artistic director stanton welchs signature work madame butterfly on a program with his oneact ballet clear, set. Enhance your houston ballet performance with vip experience. Houston ballet tickets houston ballet theater tickets.
Houston ballet celebrates its golden anniversary on december. Houston ballets nutcracker is a feast for the eyes. Dec 18, 2014 this years battle of the nutcrackers features four unique and celebrated versions. Houstons nutcracker market is still happening this spring. How you can shop the houston ballets spring nutcracker. Featuring brand new overthetop production and world class russian artists. Dec 16, 2016 tickets for houston ballet performances of the nutcracker are on sale now by phone or online at our website with performances running until tuesday december 27 be on the look out for the finale of this threepart blog series here at en pointe about stanton welchs the nutcracker. Houston ballet s performances of the nutcracker generously sponsored by. Springer and hb artists the nutcracker houston ballet llgudj. Stanton welchs opulent new production promises everything you love about the nutcracker, brighter and more splendid than ever. With each transaction 100% verified and the largest inventory of tickets on the web, seatgeek is the safe choice for tickets on the web. The royal ballet performs the waltz of the snowflakes in the nutcracker, with meaghan grace hinkis as clara, ricardo cervera as the nutcracker and gary avis as drosselmeyer, recorded in 2012. The houston ballet nutcracker market spring, which was originally set to launch april 17 at nrg, will still happen.
Boston ballet welcomes children and families to all of our performances, and attending the ballet is a wonderful experience to share with your children. Since we went to a saturday matinee we had no trouble finding parking just a block away from the the theater. Add on vip experience to your performance tickets, and youll receive. Proceeds from this event goes to fight teenaged human trafficking in houston.
Dec 23, 2014 the nutcracker ballet is a wonderful performance for both adults and children. The nutcracker 2012 in this wonderfully traditional, russian nutcracker, performed by the mariinsky ballet, tchaikovskys glorious score is conducted by valery gergiev. Allegro ballet of houston was founded in 1951 by emmamae horn, and celebrates its 68th anniversary this year. November 12 to 15, 2020 nrg center, 8400 kirby drive, houston 77054 for more than 39 years, the houston ballet nutcracker market has been a holiday shopping staple in houston. Its hard to believe it is already that time, but the market starts tomorrow. Houston ballet s 2012 mixed rep program the rite of spring celebration featured the houston ballet premiere of mark morris pacific 1995, the world premiere of edwaard liangs murmuration 20, and the world premiere of artistic director stanton welchs the rite of spring 20. Where to watch the nutcracker in houston this holiday. Cohost derrick shore introduces houston to harper watters, the man playing the role of the nutcracker prince in this years production of the houston ballet s the nutcracker. Jeanne doornbos, who danced with the houston ballet from 19731988, is the only surviving member who performed as a professional in all three of the ballet s productions of the nutcracker. Houston ballet s the nutcracker runs at the wortham theater center from november 29december 29. Houston ballets performances of the nutcracker generously sponsored by. Thursday, november 8, 2012, 10 am 9 pm friday, november 9, 2012, 10 am 9 pm.
Very few dancers have appeared in all three of the different stagings of this work that houston ballet has performed. The houston ballet nutcracker market announced this week that the houston ballet spring nutcracker market wouldnt sprawl across the halls of nrg center april 17 to 19. The nutcracker houston tickets the nutcracker houston tickets. At some point, houston ballet artistic director stanton welch must have decided his company would have its cake and eating it too, resulting in his own take on the nutcracker. Houston ballet s the nutcracker kicks off the holiday season in november 2012 company celebrates 25th anniversary of beloved holiday. Events and theaters in houston area nutcracker market. Vip experience addon join us onstage in the kingdom of sweets after the show with vip experience to meet your favorite nutcracker characters. Houston ballet principal dancer connor walsh injured an ankle during the world premiere performance of stanton welchs the nutcracker. Houston ballets new nutcracker loses a star dancer. The nutcracker did not make it to america until 1944, when it was first presented at the san francisco ballet. Closing the 2012 season, houston ballet presented trey mcintyres enchanting threeact work peter pan.
Welch created son of a chamber symphony for the joffrey ballet in 2012, and it entered houston ballet s repertoire in 2016. The nutcracker ballet provides the history of the nutcracker ballet, nutcracker music, nutcrakcer links, nutcracker movies and information on nutcracker ballet performances in your area. Allegro hosted regional dance americasw festivals in 1981, 1991, 2001, and in 2011 in celebration of its 60th anniversary. Vote for your favorite throughout december watch the winner december 23 8et5pt since tchaikovsky created the nutcracker almost 125 years ago, its become a worldwide sensation. Nutcracker performance listings are provided by state and city and by the company performing the nutcracker ballet. Join free the captives for the 2nd annual exquisite performance by the moscow ballet of the great russian nutcracker on november 17, 2016 at houston baptist university. Based in houston, texas, it is the fifth largest ballet company in the united states. Writing in dancing times in june 2012, dance critic margaret willis praised houston ballet and highlighted the fact that during his own tenure, stanton welch. Houston ballet spins a magical tale with return of holiday.
Training more than half of their dancers in house at the houston ballet academy, they perform over 85 shows in a year. While participation in the company is by invitation only, there are opportunities for ballet center of houston students aged eight and up to perform various roles in the nutcracker. He has been dancing since he was nine years old, and this will be his fourth year performing in the nutcracker. We asked 14yearold luke curtis to share with us how he became a professional dancer and what it entails.