Energy of the Stage
Photo: Viktorina Kapitonova in “Swan Lake Bath Ballet” (photo by Ryan Capstick, courtesy Corey Baker Dance). Ever seen 27 ballet dancers perform Swan Lake from their bathtubs during a pandemic? …
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Welcome to the last column of the year. With it, a jolly holiday to all. Many holiday shows exit after this weekend, although four hold on a bit longer. Then set your sleigh’s GPS for some of the bigger openings of the season.
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Christmas, anyone? Your best bets this week range from concerts to a ballet and include musicals, puppets, dramas, satires, one-person shows and something for families, kids, grown-ups and the biggest “bah, humbugs” in your bunch.
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Festive outings await. The bad news: “Knead” (Alliance) closes Sunday. The good news: “Christmas Canteen” (Aurora), “A Christmas Carol” (Alliance), Atlanta Ballet’s new “Nutcracker” and “Frog and Toad” (Synchronicity) open or continue; and the ASO plays its first holiday concert. Intriguing: Aurora’s one-man “This Wonderful Life.”
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The opening of “Ripe Frenzy,” a world premiere at Synchronicity Theatre, tops this week’s curated BEST BETS. It’s joined by “Hospice + Pointing at the Moon” (Alliance Theatre) and “Out of Darkness: Two Remain” (Atlanta Opera), both in their final days.
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The best of our curated Best Bets picks this week includes “Hospice + Pointing at the Moon” (Alliance Theatre); the Holocaust-themed “Out of Darkness: Two Remain” (Atlanta Opera); and Out Front Theatre Company’s “Red Ribbon Readings.” Plus. Much. More.
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The Alliance Theatre’s “Hospice + Pointing at the Moon” and Serenbe Playhouse’s “The Little Mermaid” (opening tonight) top this week’s curated Best Bets column, which sees less action than usual, perhaps because of the Easter holiday.
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Atlanta Ballet’s 2018/19 season, its third under artistic director Gennadi Nedvigin, begins in September with a mixed-repertory program, ends in May with another mixed-rep program and includes the company’s first new “Nutcracker” in 21 years.
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The Alliance Theatre closes one show and opens another. Those two top this week’s curated Best Bets, which includes “Il Etait Une Fois,” closing Sunday at Théâtre du Rêve. Look, too, for Atlanta Ballet 2 to pop up at the High Museum of Art.
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After more than 500 performances and 23 seasons, Atlanta Ballet dances John McFall’s “Nutcracker” for the last time.
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