The Nutcracker tradition
The City Ballet of Houston will perform The Nutcracker at The Grand 1894 Opera House in Galveston Dec. 14 at 2 and 6:30 p.m. and Dec. 15 at 2 p.m. The ballet is under the artistic direction of Luis Fuente and Mary Beth Arrington. It has put on the holiday classic for over 40 years. The production was choreographed by Frederic Franklin. Twenty of the elite youth dancers this year are Memorial-area students. Pictured are (back row, from left) Faith Davis, Liza Kuznetsova, Teigan Ferrier, Delaney Hart, Roan Ferrier, (middle row, from left) Carolyn Branca, Audrey Chan, Anne Marie Grabeel, Moeka Ishiyama, Aubrey Mock, Caroline Thomas, Kharis Ferrier, Kaylie Dyer, (front row, from left) Liz Grace Brack, Garance Malbrel, Claire Dinh, Alexa Questell and Myra Mock. Not pictured: M.E. Harp and Allison Liles. Students attend a variety of schools including British International School, Cornerstone Academy, Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart, Memorial Middle School, Memorial High School, Spring Forest Middle School, Westside High School and the University of Houston. Tickets are available at thegrand.com or at 1-800-821-1894.
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