The Creative Arts Guild and Ballet Dalton will present “The Snow Queen,” a ballet based on the Hans Christian Andersen story staring Thursday. The show features the Creative Arts Guild Chamber Orchestra, providing beautiful, live accompaniment for the production. The Snow Queen was performed for the first time with the live Creative Arts Guild Chamber Orchestra in November of 2016. Ballet Dalton principal dancers are typically high school students and Guild dance students range in age from 5 years old to high school. The orchestra includes 30 exceptional professional musicians. Dancers, musicians, costumes, props, scenery are woven together into a beautiful work of art that the Guild is proud to offer the community.
What is the Snow Queen story?
The Guild’s Snow Queen was adapted from a well-known Hans Christian Andersen story in 2005 and transformed into a full-length classical ballet and presents a magical journey through the seasons ending with the message that love conquers even the coldest of hearts. To whet your appetite for the show, read the synopsis at http://www.creativeartsguild.org/dance/the-snow-queen. Then, come to a performance and see how the rest of the story unfolds!
Performances are Thursday at 7 p.m.; Friday at 7 p.m.; Saturday at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m; and Sunday, at 2 p.m. (The Saturday matinee at 2 p.m, features an abridged, narrated format specifically designed for young audiences and their families.) Dalton High School Players will narrate the show performing as Hans Christian Andersen and his wife Anne. They travel through the story with the audience to demonstrate the traditions, techniques and artistic choices of a ballet and an orchestra; thus, offering the audience a greater understanding and appreciation for this experience and art form.
Performances are at the Dalton High School Theatre. Make your reservations today. Tickets, $20 for adults and $18 for students and seniors over 55, are available online only: https://bit.ly/TheSnowQueen23. Children three and under get in free.
More information on Facebook and at 706.278.0168. While attending a performance, be sure to peruse gift items in our Snow Queen Boutique in the lobby outside the theater during intermission and after the show.
