NUTCRACKER!

CENTER STAGE IS PROUD TO PARTNER WITH THE NUTCRACKER


The performance will be held at Harrah’s Cherokee Center- Asheville on December 17, 2023 at 2:00 PM and 6:00 PM.

AUDITIONS:
Date & Time: October 27 at 4 PM & October 28 *Times: TBA*
Location: Center Stage Dance Studio
38L Rosscraggon Rd, Asheville NC 28803
Attire: Black Leotard, Pink Tights & Ballet Slippers. Please have hair in a bun.

REHEARSAL SCHEDULE:
November 4
November 11
November 18
December 2
December 9 
– Please bring undergarments
December 16 – Full cast run through at the studio
December 17 – Dress Rehearsal and Performance at Harrah’s Cherokee Center Asheville

REHEARSAL TIMES (NOV. 4-DEC.16):
Snowflakes 9:00-10:00 AM
Party Guests 10:00-10:45 AM
Mice 10:45-11:30 AM
Snow Maidens 11:30-12:00 PM
Slavic/Spanish/Chinese 12:00-12:45 PM

IMPORTANT MANDATORY DATES:
October 28  Choreography *Times: TBA*
December 16 – Full cast run through at the studio 9:00 AM-1:00 PM
December 17 – Dress Rehearsal and Performance at Thomas Wolfe (All dancers should arrive at 8 AM.)

COSTUME INFORMATION:
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INFORMATION FOR PARENTS:
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Ballerina Anna Trofimova was born in 1994 and at just 8 years old she was invited to study at the Vadim Pisarev School of Choreographic Mastery. During her four years there, she took part in the International Ballet Festivals “Grand Pas” and “World Stars Ballet” where she was able to be on the stage with the famous ballet dancers including Ilze Liepa, Nikolay Tsiskaridze, Vladimir Vasiliev, Farukh Ruzimatov, Daniil Simkin, Svetlana Zakharova, Diana Vyshneva, and Vladimir Malakhov! She was accepted at the Ukrainian National University of Culture and Arts in 2012 and in 2014, graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree.

She was asked to perform at the Donetsk National Opera House between 2012 and 2014, and more recently at the Kharkov National Opera House. Since 2016 Anna has held many positions: as Ballet Dancer with the Ukrainian Ballet Theatre, as teacher at the Lvov Ballet School, as instructor at the summer choreographic camp “Ballet-Dance” which teaches classic ballet, pointe, technique, stretch and more training. Anna has an extensive repertoire including all of the classics: Swan Lake, Nutcracker, Giselle, Sleeping Beauty, La Bayadere, Don Quixote, Romeo and Juliette, Le Corsaire, Cinderella and more. Anna has performed in many countries including France, Belgium, Switzerland, Hungary, Austria, Slovakia, Canada, the USA, Italy, Poland and the Netherlands.