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Courtesy of Cindy Free
Nutcracker
The Birmingham Ballet will perform the Mutt-cracker this season to benefit the Greater Birmingham Humane Society.
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Courtesy of Cindy Free.
Nutcracker
The Birmingham Ballet is putting on its classic Nutcracker Ballet this month.
For the Birmingham Ballet’s 20th anniversary, the Vestavia Hills studio will perform not only the classic Nutcracker this season, but also a four-legged version.
The Nutcracker and Mutt-cracker will be performed at the BJCC concert hall Dec. 11-13, along with a prequel piece called Dross, which was written specifically for the Birmingham Ballet.
The Birmingham Ballet’s version of the Nutcracker is choreographed by studio Director Cindy Free and is the longest-running performance in the city. The Mutt-cracker is in its fourth year as a special production to benefit the Greater Birmingham Humane Society. It includes more than 20 dogs throughout the ballet, and this year’s cast will include the local celebrity Pig, a dog born with short spine syndrome.
Birmingham Ballet is located at 2198 Columbiana Road. For more information about their holiday performances, visit Birminghamballet.com.
-Submitted by Cindy Free
