CBYE Media Releases

This Nutcracker is a brilliant, evocative gift

Arts & Entertainment
The Dundas Star News
(December 12, 2008)

The world-renown Cuban National Ballet is poised to delight audiences of all ages at Hamilton Place this weekend.

It will also be an unforgettable experience for 101 local children who will share the stage with the professional dancers and play the coveted roles of mice in the classic fairy tale the Nutcracker.

Nutcracker runs this weekend, Dec. 12-14. For tickets, call Ticketmaster at 905-527-7666 or visit www.ticketmaster.ca . A Chocolate Dreams Brunch and show package can be purchased by calling CBYE 905-512-1453.

In May the Canadian Ballet Youth Ensemble(CBYE) held auditions for young dancers. Over 100 students were selected from local dance studios in the Hamilton, Dundas, Stoney Creek, Ancaster, Grimsby, Burlington and Niagara Regions to dance in the Nutcracker. See www.cbye.ca for more info.

Photo - from Dundas Star News, Dec 12, 2008. From left, Adrian Hucal, Sophie Leadbetter and Nathanial Crockett play mice during this weekend’s production of the Nutcracker.