December 20-22
Agape Dance Academy is so thrilled to be preparing for their eighth Nutcracker Suite. On the weekend of December 20th-22nd, 2019, the curtains of Cabrillo’s Crocker Theater will rise to reveal stunning artistry, high levels of training and the love for dance and one another that the company is known for.
The Party Scene, including with Jacob’s Heart Director Lori Butterworth and Cabrillo President Matthew Wetstein.
Winners of the 2018 & 2019 Aptos Parade, featuring classically trained dancers, alumni home for the holidays and honored guests from within our own community, including appearances by TLC Pastor Rene’ Schlaepfer, Supervisor Zach Friend, Jacob’s Heart Director, the all amazing Lori Butterworth, Times Publisher, Patrice Edwards and Sentinel Editor Steve Bennett as well as Cabrillo President Matthew Wetstein!
This timeless tale of imagination, celebration, heroism and Christmas spirit will dance to life once again. This is a show you will not want to miss!
The Nutcracker is the ballet for everyone! Nutcracker Ballets fill theaters in November and December throughout the world for good reason. It is like an heirloom of the holiday season that appeals to the entire populations!
Some of the historical ballets are quite old fashioned and are more appreciated by balletomanes, (ballet lovers), and appeal to historical replica of original ballets with their distinct styles. But not the amazing Nutcracker, filled with beautiful dancers, costumes, scenery, fabulous Tchaikovsky musical scores and the thrill of battle scenes and the awe of falling snow.
Agape Dance Academy Owner/ Director Melanie Useldinger had the privilege of performing in San Francisco Ballet’s Nutcracker when Michael Smuin was the director. She was so inspired by the amazing technical aspects of those Nutcrackers including company dancers emerging as soldiers from the door of the mighty fortresses, and the Nutcracker leaping in the air into the great ceiling of the SF Opera house, and soldiers on horse back!
The Agape Dance Nutcracker combines the love of professional trained ballet dancers with state of the art technical production that bring the best of theater and dance to the stage with Sully Taylor’s company, Indigo Lighting, bring the epic expertise to create a stunning light show for the whole Nutcracker, but especially his special effects for the Battle Scene and the Snow should not be missed!
This year the technical team will be adding the surprise thrill of the flying Mouse Queen and a flying Drosselmeyer finale! As written in one review, Agape Dance Academy has a growing reputation of, “the most amazing and entertaining Nutcracker we have ever seen.”
All of this and still including Agape Dance’s original mission/vision of impacting our dancers, audience and community with a way we can use our dance for great purposes. Agape’s Nutcracker continues to support the Jacob’s Heart Children’s Cancer Support Services who make a profound difference in the lives of families who have a child battling cancer.
In the spirit of agape love, the “highest form of love and charity,” Agape Dance Academy provides high quality classical ballet training in an environment of love and support for dancers of all ages. Agape’s Nutcracker Suite is truly a show full of inspiration and heart.
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Show Times
Friday, December 20: 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, December 21: 2:00 & 7:00 p.m.
Sunday December 22: 1:00 & 4:30 p.m.
Crocker Theater: 6500 Lower Perimeter Road, Aptos. Tickets: $21-$35. Get your tickets early. Last season all seats sold out! AgapeDance.com or Cabrillo Box office 831-479-6154
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For more info: Agape Dance Academy 831-359-0850.