“The Nutcracker” is a crowd favorite and one of the best-known ballets of all-time, but with nearly all companies across the country performing it every Christmas, the show can get a little tired for the dancers. Marjorie Kovich, artistic director at Norman Ballet Company, decided to put her own spin — or pirouette — on […]
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Girl with enamel eyes
Oklahoma City Ballet opens its 40th Anniversary Season with the classical comedic ballet “Coppélia.” Based upon two works by E.T.A. Hoffmann, “Coppélia” concerns mysterious inventor Dr. Coppélius and the life-size doll he has created. Franz, the village swain, becomes infatuated with the doll due to its lifelike appearance. Created at the end of the Romantic […]
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Raising the barre
With this concept in mind, many local studios ask fitness aficionados and beginners alike to step up to the barre. Barre is the latest fitness trend sweeping the nation. It combines the ballet barre, Pilates and yoga into one core-conquering workout, proving that being a ballerina isn’t a requirement when obtaining a dancer’s body. Barre3, […]
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Limitless movement
For many, the passion to learn dance comes from seeing dance. When ballet dancers float upon their toes as their arms sway through the air, their fluidity can seem magical. But the children, teens and adults at City Arts Center’s Movement Without Limitations ballet classes have never really seen dancing at all. Many have seen […]
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En masse
Three of the metro’s most prominent arts organizations — Oklahoma City Ballet, Oklahoma City Philharmonic and Canterbury Choral Society — have partnered to bring one of the most revered musical compositions of all time, Mozart’s “Requiem Mass in D Minor,” to the Civic Center stage. This marks the first collaboration between the three in several […]
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Masterful moves
Oklahoma City Ballet presents a showcase of four pieces in “Masters and Moderns.” The show includes two masterworks from two of the 20th century’s most influential choreographers, plus two world premieres from two artists making a name for themselves in 21stcentury dance. “Masters and Moderns” came about out of a desire to be able to […]
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Quartz Mountain’s summer arts program expands to piano
Held June 11-26 at Quartz Mountain resort in southwestern Oklahoma, OSAI offers instruction by nationally renowned professional artists in acting, creative writing, ballet, modern dance, orchestra, chorus, drawing/painting, photography and film/video. Students are selected by auditions beginning Jan. 16 at locations across the state. To attend, applicants must attend a Oklahoma public, private or […]
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On its toes
The Nutcracker7 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday Oklahoma City Ballet Civic Center Music Hall, 201 N. Walker 297-2264 $29-$54 While traditional in aesthetic, Oklahoma City Ballet’s annual production of “The Nutcracker” offers up some rousing music, exciting choreography and rich, colorful costumes and sets. It’s a show sure to delight a modern audience looking to […]