104340 <p style="text-align: center;">Ballet Austin brings the 47th Annual Production of&nbsp;<em>The Nutcracker&nbsp;</em>to The Long Center for the Performing Arts for the second consecutive year with its characters, costumes, sets, and an unforgettable story set to a timeless score. The decades-old tradition is set to enchant more than ever.</p> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;">&ldquo;Ballet Austin deeply embraces the community we serve and always strive to reduce as many barriers to participation as possible. The 47th annual production of this classic holiday favorite will be as magical as ever and even more inclusive than before,&rdquo; Stephen Mills, Artistic Director of Ballet Austin. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re raising the bar on accessibility in the hopes that as many as possible can experience this beloved masterpiece.&rdquo;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;">In the effort to expand accessibility Ballet Austin presents performances of&nbsp;<em>The Nutcracker&nbsp;</em>with audio describers for the visually impaired community on both December 12 and 20. &nbsp;Additionally, these services will be available to students from the School for the Deaf at a special performance for local school children on December 8.</div> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;">Unique traditions continue this year as well. Local notables will once again fill the dress of the favorite Mother Ginger role in each performance. Each of these local personalities will transform into the larger-than-life character and climb atop a platform into an eight-foot satin skirt, from which the 14 children cast as Bon-Bons will spill out to dance onto the Sugar Plum Fairy&rsquo;s court. <br /></div> <p>&nbsp;</p> http://do512.com/event/2009/12/05/ballet-austins-47th-annual-production-of-the-nutcracker http://do512.com/event/2009/12/05/ballet-austins-47th-annual-production-of-the-nutcracker.xml Saturday 12/05/09 20091206T013000Z/20091206T013000Z 0 3.0 07:30 PM Sat, 05 Dec 2009 19:30:00 -0600 Sat, 05 Dec 2009 19:30:00 -0600 3 SAT http://www.balletaustin.org http://s3.amazonaws.com/do512/photos/293439/nutcrackerpic_sq_90.JPG The Long Center for the Performing Arts 3513 http://do512.com/venue/the-long-center-for-the-performing-arts http://do512.com/venue/the-long-center-for-the-performing-arts.xml

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