The Nutcracker Tea – A magical tea time with the cast!
Join Clara, The Sugar Plum Fairy and many other characters of The Nutcracker for a special pre-performance tea party full of delights with The Brandywine Ballet Company! Enjoy tea sandwiches, fruit tray, cookies, favors and don’t forget to bring your camera! The Tea is held at The Philips Memorial Library. Simply walk downstairs to the Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall for the 2:00pm performance of The Nutcracker.
The Nutcracker Tea tickets – $25/person order here.
*Tickets sold separately for The Nutcracker performances.
**Please note, by attending The Nutcracker Tea guests consent to being filmed and having their photograph taken for possible publication on a special WCDish.com webcast documenting the event.
- Saturday, December 11, 2010 12:00pm
- Saturday, December 18, 2010 12:00pm
Ballet and Dinner Package:
A must-do Brandywine Ballet experience for “foodies” and lovers of the ballet alike! This dinner-and-the-ballet evening includes a 3-course dinner at Avalon Restaurant (one of West Chester’s best) and a ticket to The Nutcracker. Located a convenient two blocks away from Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall, patrons can simply walk to between the performance and dinner. Avalon Restaurant is a neighborhood BYOB offering casual dining in a stylish, upscale environment. In cooler weather, guests enjoy sitting by the romantic wood-burning stone fireplace. Don’t miss out on this delightful dinner-and-the-ballet package – purchase your Dinner Upgrade with your next Brandywine Ballet ticket order today!
– Dinner Upgrade is $35/person (gratuity not included), in addition to the price of a ticket to the ballet, which runs $22-$37.
– Dinner-and-the-Ballet tickets are available by clicking the link below. Simply order your ticket(s) to the ballet and add the upgrade for dinner at the end of the order process. Tickets also available by box office telephone (610) 696-2711.
– Dinner reservations must be made directly with the restaurant by calling Avalon at 610-436-4100 no later than 24 hours in advance of show time. In order for Dinner-and-the-Ballet ticket packages to be honored, diners must present their ticket to the restaurant host upon arrival. Please hold onto your ticket for admission to the ballet performance.
Performance Dates:
December 10, 11, 12, 16, 18 & 19, 2010
Friday, December 10, 2010 10am- School Show (snow date Monday, Dec. 13)
Saturday, December 11, 2010 2pm
Sunday, December 12, 2010 2pm
Thursday, December 16, 2010 10am- School Show (snow date Friday, Dec. 17)
Saturday, December 18, 2010 2pm
Sunday, December 19, 2010 6pm
SNOW DATE for public performances- Monday, December 20, 2010 7:00pm
Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall, West Chester University
About The Nutcracker Performance:
Brandywine Ballet proudly presents its 31st production of The Nutcracker under Donna Muzio, Founding Artistic Director. The Nutcracker runs Dec 10 – 19, 2010 (specific performance dates/times below). All performances take place at Brandywine Ballet’s resident theater at the Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall located at the southwest corner of High Street and University Avenue, West Chester, PA 19383. Tickets ranging from $22 – $37 are on sale now at www.brandywineballet.com and (610) 696-2711. Student, Senior, and Group discounts are available.
Special guest Jae Hoon Lim formerly of Koresh Dance Company returns for Brandywine Ballet’s 2010 performances of The Nutcracker. Set in the magnificent splendor of the Victorian Era during Act I, Brandywine Ballet’s The Nutcracker transports audiences to the enchanted Land of Sweets in Act II. The characters’ journey from a realistic setting to a magical realm is a pioneering plot motif that literary scholars agree paved the way for other beloved fantasy works such as Alice in Wonderland and The Wizard of Oz. Join Clara and her dream-weaving Uncle Drosselmeyer on their adventure full of imagination, in which Toy Soldiers and Mice ballet fiercely, the Sugar Plum Fairy reigns, and an all ages cast of over 80 dancers and actors create pure balletic magic. Comical high jinx, lavishly genteel romance, antique decors, and picturesquely animated action make Brandywine Ballet’s The Nutcracker a roller coaster of colorful intensity and emotions for the whole family. The Nutcracker, a long-running holiday tradition for ballet companies across the country, is sure to delight. Greater Philadelphia audiences are invited to experience the unique charm of Brandywine Ballet’s long-running production.
Brandywine Ballet’s popular children’s event The Nutcracker Tea returns this year Dec. 11 at 12:00 pm and Dec. 18 at 12:00 pm to Philips Memorial Library located at the southwest corner of University Ave and High St in West Chester, PA. Admission to The Nutcracker Tea is $25 and tickets are available at www.brandywineballet.com or (610) 696-2711. This special event is an opportunity for children of all ages to experience another dimension of The Nutcracker by joining Clara, The Sugar Plum Fairy and other characters for a special pre-performance brunch full of party delights including tea sandwiches, fruit trays, cookies, and favors! Simply walk downstairs for the performance of The Nutcracker at 2:00 pm! This event is designed to appeal to both newcomers and longtime patrons of Brandywine Ballet’s annual holiday performances of The Nutcracker. Please note: tickets sold separately for The Nutcracker performances and available at www.brandywineballet.com or (610) 696-2711.
About Brandywine Ballet: Artistic Director Donna Muzio founded the Brandywine Ballet in 1979. Brandywine Ballet includes pre-professional and professional dancers, as well as guest artists. Brandywine Ballet presents an annual season consisting of a fall series, holiday performances of The Nutcracker, and a spring series at the Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall. The company also makes a number of guest performances throughout the year at Longwood Gardens, Philadelphia’s Painted Bride, Immaculata University, and Delaware County’s Summer Festival at Rose Tree Park in Media, Pennsylvania. The Certificate in Ballet, a joint program with West Chester University, enables dancers to pursue the academic degree of their choice while participating in Brandywine Ballet’s classes, rehearsals, and performances. In recent years, the company has premiered works by guest choreographer’s Matthew Neenan (Ballet X), Ronen Koresh (Koresh Dance Company), Meredith Rainey (formerly Pennsylvania Ballet), and Resident Choreographer Nancy Page. By arrangement with The George Balanchine Trust, Brandywine Ballet has also performed several works in accordance with the Balachine Style® and Balanchine Technique® Service standards established and provided by the Trust. To date, the company has performed Balanchine’s Concerto Barocco, Tchaikovsky Pas De Deux, Serenade, and most recently Valse-Fantaisie. Brandywine Ballet’s annual performances of The Nutcracker are a popular Chester County holiday tradition. National publication Dance Magazine recently recognized Brandywine Ballet for its thought-provoking mix of classical and contemporary ballet programming. Brandywine Ballet receives support from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, and Chester County Conference and Visitors Bureau.
