Charleston Ballet Theatre, which recently celebrated its 20th anniversary as South Carolina's world-class ballet company, is directed by Don and Patricia Cantwell and boasts the award-winning choreography of resident choreographer, Jill Eathorne Bahr. Over the past several years, the 16+ dancers of the company have toured widely, from Maine and New York to Ohio, Indiana and Michigan, to venues throughout the South.In addition to performing works by Twyla Tharp, George Balanchine, Eddie Toussaint, David Parsons, and
other prominent choreographers, the troupe features the ballets of Jill Eathorne Bahr. Miss Bahr, recipient of two Choreographic Fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, has ballets in the repertories of the Boston Ballet, Eugene Ballet, Indianapolis Ballet Theatre, Ballet Omaha, Alabama Ballet, and Joffrey II Dancers, among others.For the holidays, the company will again tour the ever popular, full-length "Nutcracker," choreographed to the familiar Tchaikovsky score by Miss Bahr. Recent tours have taken this production to Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia, Maryland, Ohio, several venues in Florida including repeat engagements at the Jackie Gleason Theatre of Performing Arts in Miami Beach, and in 2007 to Michigan where the company performed with the Midland Symphony. Tour availability for "The Nutcracker" runs from mid November through December (except for the second week of December).
"The Nutcracker" can use a number of local children, which the company will audition, train, and costume with the help of a local dance instructor.
For the 2009-2010 season, in addition to “The Nutcracker,” Charleston Ballet Theatre will tour its newest full-length program, “Twisted Tango” which was a hit of the 2008 Piccolo Spoleto Festival in Charleston.
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