Hyde Park School of Dance News – NUTCRACKER 2019 Preview

When:
December 13–15
Friday, December 13 at 7 p.m.
Saturday, December 14 at 1 and 6 p.m.
Sunday, December 15 at 2 p.m.

Where:
Mandel Hall on the University of Chicago campus
1131 E. 57th Street
Chicago

Hyde Park School of Dance (HPSD) brings together fans of ballet, modern, and hip hop with its annual presentation of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker, with more than 175 dancers—primarily children ages 7 to 18. The cast includes weekly students and members of the school’s pre-professional Studio Company and features high school seniors who have grown up at the school, all supported by hundreds of volunteers.

Staged by HPSD’s founding Artistic Director August Tye, longtime ballet mistress for Lyric Opera of Chicago, the 90-minute narrated production follows Clara, Fritz, and the mysterious Uncle Drosselmeyer from the family holiday party and a midnight battle between the Nutcracker’s toy soldiers and the Mouse Queen’s squeaky troops through the Land of Snow to the Kingdom of Sweets.

 Unlike other versions of this holiday classic, HPSD includes a breakdance battle to showcase the range of dance genres the school offers while sending a message of peace—instead of battling with swords, mice and soldiers tap into the power of hip hop to work out their differences through creative self-expression.

Tickets:

General admission tickets are $25 for adults, $20 for seniors (65+), $10 for children ages 6 to 18 and students with ID and free for children 5 and younger (but must reserve).

Tickets and more information are available at Hyde Park School of Dance website or call 773-493-8498 .

Photos: Marc Monaghan

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