LAFAYETTE – Lafayette Ballet Theatre will present two performances of “The Nutcracker” at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 10, in the Heymann Performing Arts Center.
A Eunice girl Lily Stearns, 12, will be part of the performance. She will dance the role of a younger party child in the Sunday’s performance.
Stearns has been a ballet student at the Dance Conservatory for the past seven years. She is the daughter of Dr. Zeb and Christie Stearns.
Tickets are available now through the Heymann Center Box Office or any Ticketmaster outlet. Call or visit Heymann Center Box Office between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and on weekends during scheduled events, or visit www.ticketmaster.com anytime. Tickets are priced according to seat location, as follows: front orchestra, $53; back orchestra, $45; first balcony, $38, second balcony, $25. Prices listed do not include Ticketmaster fees.
This full-length classical ballet in two acts features Lafayette Ballet Theatre professional company dancers, principal guest artists from Pacific Northwest Ballet (Seattle) and approximately 140 children studying ballet in local academies. Audiences will enjoy a magical experience as talented artists, dazzling stage sets, spectacular special effects and Peter Tchaikovsky’s delightful musical score bring this engaging E.T.A. Hoffmann tale to life before their eyes.
An Acadiana tradition, this ballet presented this year by Lafayette Ballet Theatre only has sold out in the past, so organizers are advising patrons to purchase tickets early to ensure availability. For information about student discounts and group rates, contact the Heymann Box Office at 337-291-5555.
Stearns to perform in The Nutcracker in Lafayette
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