Local students perform in Butler’s “Nutcracker”
Published November 20th, 2008
Adam Battiato gets ready for the party scene in Butler Ballet’s production of the “The Nutcracker.” Photo by Sarah True
When curtain goes up on the annual Butler Ballet production of “The Nutcracker,” six southside students will take the stage. Local dancers performing in the classic holiday ballet are: Adam Battiato, St. Barnabas School; Madalynn Bright, Southwest Elementary; Shelby Burks, Center Grove High; Kelsey Burks, Center Grove Middle); Isabel Burks, West Grove Elementary; and Taylor Griffin, Rosa Parks-Edison. There are five performances at Clowes Memorial Hall on the Butler University campus. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4; 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6; and 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7. Tickets are $21.50-$28.50 for adults, $17-$23 for children, students and seniors, and $14-$20 for groups of 15 or more. They are available at the Clowes Hall box office, all Ticketmaster outlets, (317) 239-1000, and online at ticketmaster.com. This year’s production will feature the Butler Symphony Orchestra and the Indianapolis Children’s Choir under the direction of Richard Auldon Clark performing Tchaikovsky’s magnificent score. Thirty-three young dancers from central Indiana will join nearly 100 Butler Ballet students to present this classic ballet.
