Arts Council welcomes Nutcracker performance to WMPAC

The Arts Council of Big Sky is pleased to bring a production of Montana Ballet Company’s The Nutcracker to the Warren Miller Performing Arts Center on Sunday, December 2nd, at 4pm. This fifth annual Big Sky performance is generously underwritten by the Yellowstone Club Community Foundation, the Spanish Peaks Community Foundation and NorthWestern Energy.
MBC’s production of The Nutcracker, set to Tchaikovsky’s beloved score, is one of the largest artistic collaborations in the region featuring the work of accomplished dancers, local and national level choreographers, guest artists, live musicians, seasoned stage technicians, lighting and costume designers and a host of dedicated volunteers. For this special performance at the Warren Miller Performing Arts Center, a live chamber orchestra will perform the music and local dancers will again be part of the cast.
“Having a production like The Nutcracker in Big Sky is a real treat for our community,” notes ACBS Executive Director Brian Hurlbut. “It’s one of the most popular ballets in the world and great for audiences of all ages.”
Montana Ballet Company is thrilled to welcome guest artists Rachel Van Buskirk and Christian Clark, principal dancers with the Terminus Modern Ballet Theater in Atlanta, who will be appearing in the Big Sky performance. Both guest artists have notable careers and have danced professionally throughout the United States and abroad. They will share the stage with MBC’s own company dancers and local dancers from Big Sky. Also featured in the cast is Soren Kisiel, co-director of Broad Comedy, who will once again dance the role of Drosselmeyer.
Tickets $15–$35 and can be purchased in advance at www.warrenmillerpac.org. For more information about the performance, please call (406) 995-2742 or visit www.bigskyarts.org.