Filled with adventure, audiences of all ages will enjoy claras. Bruce steivels classic nutcracker returns this year with live music by bay pointe ballet orchestra, conducted by derek tam. Nutcracker performance off balance orlando sentinel. Bruce steivel, nbt artistic director, said the play is a natural for children to enjoy and to introduce them to the world of ballet. Based on the novel by bram stoker and brought to life by bruce steivels innovative choreography, this haunting tale of draculas eternal. Bruce steivel is currently artistic director of bay pointe ballet bpb, located in south san francisco, ca. This production will be held at the newly renovated san mateo performing arts center with a cast of 32 of the bay areas finest professional dancers. Bay pointe ballet presents performances of nutcracker annually at the san mateo performing arts center, with additional regional touring dates. Steivel professes a particular fondness for the snow scene.
This production of the nutcracker, conceived by bay pointe ballet founder bruce steivel, features members of his professional company in principal roles, with the cast supplemented by local. A behind the scenes look at the nevada ballet theatres production of the nutcracker. Bay pointe ballet presents bruce steivels nutcracker youtube. Artistic director bruce steivel on bay pointe ballet. In its second year of production, steivel s version of the christmas ballet keeps to the traditional story yet offers some very appropriate narrative additions.
Artistic director bruce steivel completely rechoreographed the work shortly after becoming nbts artistic director. Bay pointe ballet presents performances of nutcracker annually at the san mateo performing arts center, with additional regional. Artistic director bruce steivel has created a delightful nutcracker for one of the south bays charming professional companies, peninsula ballet theatre. Previous roles include albrecht in giselle, tea man in george balanchines the nutcracker, principal in alfonzo figerouras changes, hues and the awakening, furbo in graham lustigs pulcinella, russian in bruce steivel s the nutcracker, michael in bruce steivel s peter pan, and puck in bruce steivel s a midsummer nights dream. Bay pointe ballet is bringing the popular traditional story of the nutcracker to various venues in the us including reno, nevada. Bruce steivel s classic nutcracker returns this year with live music by bay pointe ballet orchestra, conducted by derek tam. This year there are three local stage productions, two of which have. Bay pointe ballet presents bruce steivels nutcracker. I plan to incorporate the dancers from both countries into several productions. Event details about bruce steivel s the nutcracker in san mateo on december 22, 20 watch, listen, photos and tickets.
Bay pointe ballet brings bruce steivel s nutcracker to the grand sierra resort in reno dec. Professional ballet company in sf bay area set bruce steivel ballets. For 42 years peninsula ballet theatre has delighted and entertained bay area families with nutcracker and this year promises the best of local. Bruce steivel s new production for ballet orlando, the student performing group affiliated with the royal school of dance, may need a year or two of seasoning to achieve that balance. As artistic director for nevada ballet theatre, steivel expanded the. Rehearsal footage from bay pointe ballet nutcracker rehearsal 12320. Nutcracker in ritual finery las vegas sun newspaper. Bay pointe ballet presents bruce steivel s nutcracker december 14, 15, 21, and 22 at the san mateo performing arts center.
Les patinuers, franz in bruce steivels coppelia, johnathan in bruce. Classical ballet performances include the nutcracker and coppelia and. Petersburg, russia, the city of the ballets birth, where ambassadors and their families gather in a stately home to celebrate the holidays. Bruce steivels the nutcracker at san mateo performing. Bay pointe ballet presents bruce steivels the nutcracker. As a student, he performed in their annual nutcracker and student showcase as well a few other ballets with the company. Bruce steivel, artistic director of bay pointe ballet and his dancers will be performing his choreographed performance of the nutcracker at the san mateo performing arts center on dec. Its such a wonderful childrens story, steivel said. Nevada ballet theatre dazzles audiences with its holiday favorite, the nutcracker. Guest performers anderson young ballet theatre, inc. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. Principal in bay pointe ballet, south san francisco, ca. Nutcracker ballet nutcracker ballet performances in nevada. Saul marziali talks to artistic director bruce steivel, former director of the ballet company of the stadtheater bern, hong kong ballet and the universal ballet of korea, about the company and school.
He has previously held the title of artistic director at several major companies around the globe including bern stadt theatre, hong kong ballet, universal ballet, nevada ballet theatre and serbian national ballet. Principal dancer edilsa armendariz as the sugar plum fairy in the nutcracker. I already have brought one male dancer from san mateo to perform with the company in belgrade and intend to bring three dancers from belgrade to san mateo to perform this season. Bruce steivel s classic nutcracker returns this year.
The popular ballet features choreography by bruce steivel and performances from 80 local children. Bruce steivels nutcracker at san mateo performing arts. On christmas eve she was presented with the gift of an enchanted nutcracker doll from drosselmeyer, her eccentric godfather. Steivel is the cofounding father of bay pointe ballet, a south san francisco dance troupe that specializes in such eternal classics as the nutcracker.
So grab the nutcracker reno tickets and enjoy the classic tale with your loved ones. Once upon a time there was a young girl named clara. Bay pointe ballet presents bruce steivels dracula 2016 promo. New professional ballet companies dont come along every day, so the emergence of bay pointe ballet in south san francisco is worth noting. Cathy colbert as arabian in bruce steivel s the nutcracker. Bay pointe ballet presents bruce steivels coppelia youtube. In meddecember, bruce steivel s nutcracker will be performed at the fox theatre in redwood city a bay area city in the san francisco region. Something about the nevada ballet theatres current performance of the nutcracker, running through. They have sold the three dance schools for an undisclosed price to the husbandandwife team of steivel, 36, and olivier, 38, who have moved to central florida from basel, switzerland. Being an artistic director of two companies an ocean apart is certainly an interesting assignment.
Nevada ballet theatre dazzles audiences with its holiday. Internationally recognized choreographer and teacher bruce steivel has served as artistic director for bern stadt theater in switzerland, hong kong ballet, universal ballet of korea, and nevada ballet theater, where he worked for over a decade. These lead roles include romeo in the ballet romeo and juliet, franz in coppelia, albrecht in giselle, and prince in the nutcracker. The views expressed in this post are the authors own. Under the brilliant choreographyby bruce steivel, the ballet will be performed at the theatre in grand sierra resort and casino. Founded in 20 by artistic director bruce steivel, bay pointe ballet presents a. The season also includes a new works program of new ballets created by emerging and established bay area choreographers.
The number of nutcracker ballets staged across the country seems to increase each time the calendar is flipped to december. A traditional favorite of the holiday season, nutcracker is directed by the artistic director of peninsula ballet theatre, bruce steivel, and will bring one of the most popular holiday ballets. Nutcracker choreographer keeps tradition on its toes. Dancings royal family decides to step aside orlando. Bruce steivel brings the nutcracker production to bay area. Childrens rehearsal for bruce steivels nutcracker youtube. Bay pointe ballet brings bruce steivels nutcracker to the. Filled with adventure, audiences of all ages will enjoy claras journey to the land of the sweets. Bay pointe ballet, the bay areas newest professional ballet company, debuts with bruce steivel s nutcracker.
Bay area dancers weigh in on the nutcracker and the. Edith royal retired and her role as teacher and ballet director at the royal studios is now filled by veteran dancers bruce steivel and. A bay area native, matthew began his formal training with san francisco ballet school. The original story of the nutcracker was set in germany, but bruce steivel brings it home to romantic st. Bay pointe ballet presents bruce steivels nutcracker 2017 promo.
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