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'Nutcracker' sightings
In order of appearance: Kintz-Mejia - Kintz-Mejia Academy. Dec. 6-7, Saturday-Sunday, 2 p.m. George Mason High School Theater, 7124 Leesburg Pike. $25. Call Linda Kintz, 703-506-1039.
NOVA Performing Arts
Northern Virginia Performing Arts Company. Saturday, Dec. 6, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, Dec. 7, 3 p.m. Heritage High School, 520 Evergreen Mill Road, Leesburg. Features dancers from Leesburg's Dance Academy of Loudoun. Advance tickets $12, seniors and children $10, children 2 and younger free. Tickets available at the Dance Academy of Loudoun, 705-H E. Market St. Call 703-443-1093 or e-mail danceloudoun@verizon.net.
Ravel
Ravel Dance Studio of Reston. Saturday, Dec. 6, 12:30 p.m. Lansdowne Resort Grande Ballroom. Performance is accompanied by brunch. Finale will be caroling and holiday piano music. $55, children $35. To reserve tickets, call 703-437-9664 or e-mail Rhall1006@aol.com.
Mia Saunders
The Mia Saunders School of Ballet. Saturday, Dec. 13, 2 p.m.; Sunday, Dec. 14, 3 p.m. Centreville High School Theatre, 6001 Union Mill Road, Clifton. $12, senior citizens $10, students and children $8. Benefits CVHS Drama Boosters and the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. For tickets, contact Linda Peterson, 703-830-8302, or Patti Kelly, 703- 830-0195.
The Washington Ballet
The Washington Ballet. Dec. 11-28. Warner Theatre, 1299 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, D.C. Production preview Friday-Saturday, Dec. 5-6, at THEARC, 1901 Mississippi Ave. in Washington, D.C.
Artistic Director Septime Webre’s D.C.-themed adaptation transports the audience back in time to historic Washington, with George Washington as the heroic Nutcracker and King George III as the villainous Rat King. Accompanied by the Nutcracker Orchestra. Features students from its three school campuses in northwest Washington, D.C., southeast Washington, D.C., and Alexandria.
Other special events include a luncheon and performance at The Inn at Little Washington Dec. 7 and a Nutcracker Tea Party at the Willard Hotel Dec. 14; call Special Events Manager Mary Alice Nay at 202-362-3606, ext. 125. There will also be a holiday party between performances at THEARC Dec. 6, 3-5 p.m.; call 202-484-3272 or visit www.thearcdc.org.
Tickets for Warner Theatre performances available at Warner Theatre, ticketmaster.com or 202-397-SEAT. For tickets for THEARC, call 202-889-8150 or visit washingtonballet.org/thearc.
Loudoun Ballet
Loudoun Ballet Company. Friday, Dec. 19, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Dec 20, 1 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.; and Sunday, Dec. 21, at 1 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Heritage High School, 520 Evergreen Mill Road, Leesburg.
Production is artistically adapted from the work of Loudoun Ballet Company founder Sheila Hoffmann-Robertson, a descendant of E.T.A. Hoffmann, as well as Artistic Director Maureen Miller’s choreography.
Includes more than 200 local performers, 175 of them children. The role of Cavalier will be performed by Norbert Nirewicz; the role of The Sugar Plum Fairy will be performed by Louisa Ireland, Ashlynn Jones and Christine Jordan; and the role of Clara will be performed by Taylor Gladstone, Kathryn Nachajski and Emma Stockton.
Advance tickets $20; children 12 and younger and seniors 60 and older $15. Premium seats $25 (no discounts). All seats at the door are $25 on performance weekends. For tickets, call the LBC ticket box office at 703-771-8074 or log on to www.loudounballet.org.
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