Dec 2 & 3, 11 am and 1:30 pm; Dec 9, 10, 16, & 17, 11 am, 1:30 pm and 4 pm; Dec 22 & 23, 11 am and 1:30 pm
Mark Foehringer Dance Project|SF announces the 15th season of its annual holiday show, Mark Foehringer's Nutcracker Sweets, December 2-23, Cowell Theater, Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture.
Mark Foehringer's Nutcracker Sweets is a unique 50-minute version of the Nutcracker specifically designed for families with young children.
The production includes new choreography, scenic elements, costumes, and a scene where it snows on the audience. There is also a live 9-piece chamber orchestra with Keisuke Nakagoshi (San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Opera Parallele) as the pit conductor. Former ODC dancer Brian Fisher serves as the rehearsal director and artistic associate.
Cast Members include:
- Carlos Venturo (Director of School Programming, ODC) as Drosselmeyer
- Vincent Chavez (Oakland Ballet, Robert Moses' KIN) as the Nutcracker
- Theresa Knudson (Ballet 22) as Clara
- LizAnne Roman Roberts (Tulsa Ballet) as Sugar Plum Fairy
The Tchaikovsky score for the production was originally re-orchestrated by the late Maestro Michael Morgan of Oakland Symphony Orchestra; set design by Peter Crompton; costume design by Richard Battle; and production and projection design by Frederic O. Boulay.
$23.50-$49.50.
Presented by Mark Foehringer Dance Project|SF.
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Mark Foehringer Dance Project|SF announces the 15th season of its annual holiday show, Mark Foehringer's Nutcracker Sweets, December 2-23, Cowell Theater, Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture.
Mark Foehringer's Nutcracker Sweets is a unique 50-minute version of the Nutcracker specifically designed for families with young children.
The production includes new choreography, scenic elements, costumes, and a scene where it snows on the audience. There is also a live 9-piece chamber orchestra with Keisuke Nakagoshi (San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Opera Parallele) as the pit conductor. Former ODC dancer Brian Fisher serves as the rehearsal director and artistic associate.
Cast Members include:
- Carlos Venturo (Director of School Programming, ODC) as Drosselmeyer
- Vincent Chavez (Oakland Ballet, Robert Moses' KIN) as the Nutcracker
- Theresa Knudson (Ballet 22) as Clara
- LizAnne Roman Roberts (Tulsa Ballet) as Sugar Plum Fairy
The Tchaikovsky score for the production was originally re-orchestrated by the late Maestro Michael Morgan of Oakland Symphony Orchestra; set design by Peter Crompton; costume design by Richard Battle; and production and projection design by Frederic O. Boulay.
$23.50-$49.50.
Presented by Mark Foehringer Dance Project|SF.
Dec 2 & 3, 11 am and 1:30 pm; Dec 9, 10, 16, & 17, 11 am, 1:30 pm and 4 pm; Dec 22 & 23, 11 am and 1:30 pm
Mark Foehringer Dance Project|SF announces the 15th season of its annual holiday show, Mark Foehringer's Nutcracker Sweets, December 2-23, Cowell Theater, Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture.
Mark Foehringer's Nutcracker Sweets is a unique 50-minute version of the Nutcracker specifically designed for families with young children.
The production includes new choreography, scenic elements, costumes, and a scene where it snows on the audience. There is also a live 9-piece chamber orchestra with Keisuke Nakagoshi (San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Opera Parallele) as the pit conductor. Former ODC dancer Brian Fisher serves as the rehearsal director and artistic associate.
Cast Members include:
- Carlos Venturo (Director of School Programming, ODC) as Drosselmeyer
- Vincent Chavez (Oakland Ballet, Robert Moses' KIN) as the Nutcracker
- Theresa Knudson (Ballet 22) as Clara
- LizAnne Roman Roberts (Tulsa Ballet) as Sugar Plum Fairy
The Tchaikovsky score for the production was originally re-orchestrated by the late Maestro Michael Morgan of Oakland Symphony Orchestra; set design by Peter Crompton; costume design by Richard Battle; and production and projection design by Frederic O. Boulay.
$23.50-$49.50.
Presented by Mark Foehringer Dance Project|SF.
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Mark Foehringer Dance Project|SF announces the 15th season of its annual holiday show, Mark Foehringer's Nutcracker Sweets, December 2-23, Cowell Theater, Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture.
Mark Foehringer's Nutcracker Sweets is a unique 50-minute version of the Nutcracker specifically designed for families with young children.
The production includes new choreography, scenic elements, costumes, and a scene where it snows on the audience. There is also a live 9-piece chamber orchestra with Keisuke Nakagoshi (San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Opera Parallele) as the pit conductor. Former ODC dancer Brian Fisher serves as the rehearsal director and artistic associate.
Cast Members include:
- Carlos Venturo (Director of School Programming, ODC) as Drosselmeyer
- Vincent Chavez (Oakland Ballet, Robert Moses' KIN) as the Nutcracker
- Theresa Knudson (Ballet 22) as Clara
- LizAnne Roman Roberts (Tulsa Ballet) as Sugar Plum Fairy
The Tchaikovsky score for the production was originally re-orchestrated by the late Maestro Michael Morgan of Oakland Symphony Orchestra; set design by Peter Crompton; costume design by Richard Battle; and production and projection design by Frederic O. Boulay.
$23.50-$49.50.
Presented by Mark Foehringer Dance Project|SF.
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