"The spirit onstage is wonderful. Most of these performers are children, and this performance seems to bind them all into a world where ballet and hip-hop exist on equal terms with other dance forms. Several sections of Tchaikovsky’s score are replaced by chunks of other music – “Green Onions” by Booker T and the MGs, Christmas carols, and authentic Chinese, African and Spanish music. But “Nut ReMix” isn’t obsessed with authenticity: Tchaikovsky’s Arabian dance is used for example. You have the feeling these people just like all kinds of dance."- Alistair MacCaulay, NY Times Dance critic

December 9, 2011 @ 7p; December 10, 2011 @ 7p; December 11, 2011 @ 2:30p

A "joyous, daring fusion of the old and the new", Tchaikovsky’s venerable Nutcracker leaps into the 21st Century, reconfigured with Ballet Hip-Hop, African dance and a score that honors the classical element. New Ballet is committed to providing a distinctly multicultural experience for audience members, which coincides with the mission of New Ballet Ensemble & School.

In this modern day ballet (set on Beale Street) the traditional score bows to contemporary rhythms as an exciting Hip Hop battle pits man against mouse, resolving peacefully as snow descends on a surprised Memphis.  Celebrating the diversity of Memphis, the production features the African dance and drumming of West Guinea, thrilling authentic Flamenco and captivating Chinese dance rooted in the traditions of these cultures. Audiences experience the classical ballet of the Sugar Plum juxtaposed with the raw energy of urban dance that has come to be associated with New Ballet.

In it's eighth year, Nut ReMix will be performed at the Germantown Performing Arts Center  to accommodate an enhanced production.

Tickets on sale now at GPAC: $15.00 - $35.00 www.gpacweb.com

1801 Exeter Rd Germantown, TN  (901) 751-7500

Many thanks to the following sponsors and in kind donors - The Hohenberg Foundation for sponsorship of Orange Mound community participants from Dunbar Elementary School, the TN Arts Commission (operating support),the Memphis Leadership Foundation (transportation), ArtsMemphis Mosaic grant (scholarships for training), Michael Overton for graphics and artwork, Michael Walker for set design, WMC TV and Soul Classics 103.5 for media coverage sponsorship Joyce Coleman for mentoring and transportation, Julie Dalton for costumes, Patti Possel for photography, Eric Brice Schwartz for video promotion, Starr Toof for printing, Champion Sports for commemoratve T-Shirts, our annual fund and capitol campaign donors (see program) and to the parents of our students whose dedication is cherished and appreciated.

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