The Moving Light Dance company is proud to present Vermont's only interpretation of the holiday classic, told with it's signature local twist. Performed annually at the Barre Opera House in late December, Moving Light Dance's Green Mountain Nutcracker introduces a Maple Sugar Fairy, Loggers and moose instead of reindeer. The 60-member cast is made up of professional company dancers and local students and performs to original choreography by Christine Harris, Willow Wonder, Avi Waring, Natalie Wheeler and Vladimir Roje. Vermont musician Colin McCaffrey adds his own music to Tchaikovsky’s familiar score.
Event Details
- December 21st and 22nd
- Sat: 7pm; Sun: 2pm
- Barre Opera House: 6 North Main Street, Barre, VT 05641
Info For Cast & Crew
For a complete overview, please consult the Nutcracker '24 info PDF.
Audition Schedule
In addition to paying the company fee, dancers are required to attend the audition to participate as a company member. Attending the audition shows commitment to the project as well as giving the directors a chance to best cast the production. The auditions are informal, and all dancers receive a part.
| Sat, Sept. 7 | Sun, Sept. 8 |
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1:45-2:15pm Youth Co. 2 |
1-4pm Senior Co. + adults |
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1-3:15pm Junior Co. |
The Green Mountain Nutcracker really is a celebration of what it is to be living in Vermont — the snow, the leaves, the community, the culture, the stacking wood. It’s an exalting of those qualities. Vermonters are hardworking people; dancers are hardworking people, and there’s joy in hard work. I think you feel that in our ‘Nutcracker'.
