Nutcracker Ballet - Wabash (IN)

Experience Moscow Ballet’s Dove of Peace Tour  presenting world class ballerinas and danseurs in over 100 cities across North America this holiday season. CNNspoke with Producer Akiva Talmi about the ballet’s unique Dove of Peace character which was inspired by Bolshoi Principal Artists’ performance in NYC in 1957, and first presented by Moscow Ballet as a single ballerina costumed in 2 lightly feathered wings. Talmisays, “Masha flies on the wings of the Dove of Peace around the world seeking peace and harmony. She goes to France, Italy, Africa -- all around the world, and she finds peace and harmony through love.” In Act II Masha and her Nutcracker Prince arrive in the “Land of Peace and Harmony” (traditionally called the Land of Sweets) and celebrate the great heritages of the world including African, Asian, European, Hispanic and Slavic.

Moscow Ballet’s community engagement program “Dance-with-Us ” brings the historic Russian Vaganova ballet pedagogy to American children in each city on the N American Tour.  Moscow Ballet Audition Director Bogdana Кopiy arrives in Wabash on Monday, September 24 at 4:30pm to audition local dance students for roles in the Great Russian Nutcracker!

Bogdana Кopiy will audition and rehearse children ages 6 to 17 years with at least 1 year of ballet training. Children’s roles are as Party Children, Mice, Snowflakes, Snow Maidens, and more. Auditions are free, there may be a casting fee. Dress rehearsal is on stage with the Russian company and children’s costumes are provided by Moscow Ballet. Rehearsals run through the fall and take place at Moscow Ballet Host Studio The Dance Experience Company 1455 N. Cass Street Wabash, IN 46992. Sign up to audition today at www.nutcracker.com/auditions

The selected children will perform in the Great Russian Nutcracker Saturday, November 3, 2018 at a 3:00 pm matinee, at Honeywell Center.

The Dance Experience Company is committed to encouraging all dancers to strive for excellence and enjoy the journey along the way.  The studio goal is to provide quality dance instruction through caring, professional instructors in a friendly, family-oriented atmosphere.  The Dance Experience Company promotes strong self-confidence, self-respect, discipline, and appreciation through the fine arts of dance.  The goal is to inspire every dancer to find the creativity inside herself/himself as "we dance to tell a story" each year. The Dance Experience Company is dedicated to studio families to ensure that everyone is kept well-informed of the progress of each dancer. The success of each dancer is a result of great teamwork between the dance studio and our dance studio families. The Dance Experience Company values the Wabash community and supports many local fundraising efforts. “Together, We Can Make A Difference” is the studio's fundraising motto. 

The Honeywell Center in downtown Wabash, Indiana, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Center is operated by The Honeywell Foundation, Inc, which was established in 1941 by Wabash native, Mark C. Honeywell.  Building of the 45,000-square-foot (4,200 m²) Center began in 1940 but was delayed until 1952 due to the shortage of labor and materials needed for World War II. The Center’s gymnasium was informally opened November 19, 1947; however, the entire facility was completed in 1952 and included a roller rink and several meeting spaces. In 1994, a 75,000-square-foot addition expanded the Honeywell Center to include the 1,500-seat Ford Theater, Eugenia's Restaurant and an art gallery.