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Riley Wilson, center, performs a scene in Ballet Western Reserve s production The Nutcracker. This year s production was recorded and will be shown as a drive-in performance this weekend at the Eastwood Field parking lot.
(Submitted photo)
Most ballet companies perform “The Nutcracker” in December, and many of them have experimented with different ways to present the holiday classic changing the setting or altering Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s score.
A different kind of experimentation became a must in 2020.
Masked dancers from Ballet Western Reserve will appear on a movie screen instead of a stage this weekend as the dance company presents a drive-in version of the ballet that will be shown in the parking lot of Eastwood Field in Niles.