Scenes from the Nutcracker
Sugar Loaf. An array of talent was on display this past weekend.
| 05 Dec 2023 | 12:49
Patrick McRoberts as Drosselmeyer. (
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Ava Torres as Clara. (
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Ava Torres as Clara and Omari Contaste, a professional guest dancer, as the Nutcracker. (
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Dancers from Northern Academy of the Arts emerged from Mother Ginger’s hoop skirt. (
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Director Melissa Padham-Maass joins the ensemble for a bow on Friday’s opening night. (
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The acrobatic Northern Academy dancers performed at the evening shows. (
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The highly anticipated Warwick Center for the Performing Arts’ Nutcracker ran for three days at the Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center, Dec. 1 through Dec. 3. Directed by Melissa Padham-Maass, the annual production of the Tchaikovsy classic included students from the Warwick Center for the Performing Arts, Fei Tian College at Middletown, Northern Academy of the Arts, and community members along with professional guest artists.