Keeping tradition alive; Ventura County Ballet Company presents the Nutcracker, Nov. 19-20

The Ventura County Ballet Company will kick off the holiday season with their annual performance of the Nutcracker, featuring professional dancers from around the world. End Quote

Ventura, CA (1888PressRelease) September 28, 2011 - The Nutcracker ballet has become an essential part of the holidays in America, making Tchaikovsky's music some of the most recognizable of the season. This November, the Ventura County Ballet Company will reinvent this family classic and kick off the holiday season by delivering professionally choreographed and staged performances for Ventura County audiences on Nov. 19 and 20. Guests are invited to take an enchanting journey into the world of life-sized mice, dancing sweets and of course, a magical prince.

For the second year in a row, the VCBC will collaborate with the 52-piece Ventura College Symphony Orchestra (VCSO), creating a live and interactive musical compliment to the dancing.

The VCBC brings to life the timeless story by inviting world-renowned professional's to dance alongside the company's promising pre-professional dancers.

Tickets are $12-$25 for general admission, $17 for seniors 65 and older and $12 for children that are 10 and younger. A sugar plum cookie reception will follow each matinee performance and is complementary to ticket holders.

Additional Info:
What:
Ventura County Ballet Company presents "The Nutcracker"
When:
Saturday, November 19, 2011 at 2 and 7 p.m. and Sunday, November 20, 2011 at 2 p.m.
Where:
Oxnard Performing Arts Center, 800 Hobson Way, Oxnard CA
Cost:
Adults: $25, $20 (upper mezzanine). Children: 10 years and under $12 (excludes Center Orchestra). Seniors: 65 and older $17 (excludes Center Orchestra). A sugar plum cookie reception will follow each matinee and is complimentary to ticket holders.
Tickets:
Theater Box Office: 805-486-2424; http://www.venturacountyballet.com/Performances.html

About the Ventura County Ballet Company and Ballet Academy Ventura
Celebrating its 18th year, the Ventura County Ballet Company presents two to three large scale productions each year. The productions feature professional dancers as well as VCBC pre-professionals, students from Ballet Academy Ventura, the official school of the VCBC.

Kathleen Noblin, a recipient of the City of Ventura 2008 Mayor's Arts Award, founded Ballet Academy Ventura, as the official in-residence school of the Ventura County Ballet Company in 1992. She has served as executive director of the company since its inception. Students are taught creative movement as early as 2 to 3½ years and pre-ballet to the age of six. A complete and graduated ballet program, beginning through pre-professional, including adults is taught. Other classes include flamenco and Hip Hop for 5-12 year olds.

For more information, or to sponsor an upcoming ballet or educational program, call (805) 648-2080 or visit www.venturacountyballet.com.

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