Chloe Shader, Jessica Markiewicz, Melissa Lineburg, Amanda Willingham. Photo by Jen Lowe.
Forget flowers. Chocolate can wait until Christmas. For this Mother’s Day, treat your mom to the ballet, and we promise she will enjoy a live performance. No better place to watch a delightful live ballet program is the Chrysalis at Merriweather Park on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 9, at 2 p.m. “Ballet Boutique: A Mother’s Day Dance Celebration” features the Misako Ballet Company, directed by Misako Aoki who knows how to put on a beautiful ballet program.
Spring is the time of year to showcase young dancers who have been rehearsing ballets ever since the virtual “Nutcracker” season ended. Sunday’s program offers a glimpse at pure, classical training under the tutelage of Japanese-born, European-trained Misako Aoki who once danced with Rudolf Nureyev.