After more than a year without a live performance due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Maine State Ballet is relaunching with neoclassical ballets “Britten” and “Souvenir.” These “storiless” ballets weave music and movement into visually powerful pieces, according to Maine State Ballet. The performance of “Souvenir” will also be available as a complimentary video performance on-demand […]
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Maine State Ballet to present “Nutcracker Behind the Mask”
FALMOUTH — Maine State Ballet kicks off its 44th season with a complimentary narrated film entitled “The Nutcracker Behind the Mask.” Set in early 19th century Germany, the ballet still tells the classic tale of the Nutcracker and Clara’s visit to the land of the Sugar Plum Fairy. Elizabeth Chadbourne dances the role of Clara […]
Out & About: Dance, music and theater
A variety of options for light indoor entertainment await those who are tiring of the dark, cold and snowy outdoor world this late January. The spectrum embraces dance, music and theater. Maine State Ballet opened its annual late-January potpourri of terpsichorean art last weekend in Falmouth. It’s called “Tap, Tap, Jazz,” and the show has […]