Visions of Sugar Plums - The Nutcracker 2016

Clara and her dream prince will return to the stage once again this holiday season when the Golden Isles Ballet Company presents Tchaikovsky’s Christmas classic “The Nutcracker” on December 9-11. Produced by Bess Chambliss and Val Salnikov, performances will take place the Brunswick High School Auditorium  Friday at 7:00 p.m., Saturday at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. and Sunday at 2:00 p.m.

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The Nutcracker Golden Isles Ballet Co.

This annual production by Golden Isles Ballet Company incorporates a cast of almost 70 members with both local dance students and seasoned professionals. Rehearsals began in September and the cast is hard at work perfecting the show. Producer Bess Chambliss will reprise her roles as the Snow Queen and the Arabian Princess. Artistic Director Val Salnikov will take the stage as Clara’s father. Instructor Stacy Paulk fills the role of Clara’s mother. Clara will be performed by Emma Stutzer and Anna Grace Malone. Due to the demands of the role, the young dancers split duties and will each appear as Clara in two shows. With sets created by students from Golden Isles Career Academy and fantastic costumes, this ballet vividly brings a little girl’s Christmas dreams to life.

Golden Isles Ballet Company was founded in August 2015 by Bess Chambliss in order to bring more ballet art and performance opportunities to the Golden Isles. Bess has been a student and teacher of Pilates and yoga since 2000 and began her first ballet class in 2013. The company’s Artistic Director and producer Val Salnikov was a dancer with the world-famous Kirov Ballet in Russia. It was none other than Mikhail Baryshnikov who later helped him launch his career in the United States. He has worked with internationally acclaimed dancers, choreographers, and musicians, such as Wynton Marsalis, for almost thirty years. Val has served as a Ballet Master Instructor with the Jacksonville Center for the Arts since 2011. Golden Isles Ballet Company recently opened the doors to its school at Frederica Academy Arts Center, 200 Murray Way, on St. Simons Island, and is the only ballet-centered dance school in the region.

Advance tickets for The Nutcracker can be purchased for $20 adults, and $15 students at goldenislesballet.org. Tickets will also be available at the door of each performance for $25. Support ballet and the arts in the Golden Isles by bringing the family out to see this holiday classic and make it one of your traditions this season.