Performances are returning to Straz s Morsani Hall
Justin Matthews reports
TAMPA, Fla. - Next Generation Ballet is performing Swan Lake on the stage of Morsani Hall at the Straz Center this weekend.
Performers haven’t hit that stage since March 13, 2020, because of the pandemic.
Swan Lake has three principal casts of almost 200 performers. Swan Lake is a big undertaking, especially during a pandemic. There s a lot to consider, space is for one, we re in the middle of a warm-up class right now but I ve got four warm-up classes going on simultaneously throughout the theater, then there are the dressing rooms, I have to make sure that they re socially distanced, said Philip Neal, the artistic director for Next Generation Ballet.