Shelburne residents may recognize a familiar face starring in “Vermont’s Own Nutcracker” this year as Champlain Valley Union student Marina Dunbar takes the stage in the lead role, Clara.
Shelburne residents may recognize a familiar face starring in “Vermont’s Own Nutcracker” this year as Champlain Valley Union student Marina Dunbar takes the stage in the lead role, Clara.
Vermont Ballet Theater School closed shop in March as the COVID-19 pandemic reached Vermont, but the group has worked to keep its students dancing, providing 10 weeks of online courses in the spring â with dancers practicing in their own homes.
In-person training resumed in July, according to a press release, and the question on everyoneâs mind was, âWhat about the Nutcracker?â
Every December since 2005, Vermont Ballet Theater has brought âVermontâs Own Nutcrackerâ to the stage, often selling out the 1,400-seat Flynn Center for the Performing Arts.
That, of course, couldnât happen this year.
Artistic director Alexander Nagiba decided to hold Nutcracker auditions and rehearsals.