A Madison Holiday Tradition, The Nutcracker Celebrates 45 years
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Photo courtesy of JoJean Retrum
Ella Ginocchio (left), daughter of Martha and David Ginocchio, will be performing as an angel in The Nutcracker. Taylee Gilbertson (right), daughter of Lacy and James Gilbertson, will be performing as a bon-bon.
Dance Wisconsin, Madison's pre-professional dance company, will present its 45th annual performance of The Nutcracker this holiday season on December 17 and 18, 2022, at 2:00 p.m., in UW-Madison's Union Theater. The shows will include over 100 performers of various ages from southern/central Wisconsin, the Dance Wisconsin orchestra and the vocals of the Monona Grove High School Singers.
Dance Wisconsin's production of The Nutcracker was first performed in 1977 at West High School, then the Civic Center in the 80's and 90's and has resided at the Wisconsin Union Theater since 1999. Choreography is created by Artistic Director JoJean Retrum, based on the original by Marius Petipa. The music is the beloved compositions from Tchaikovsky, recognizable for those familiar and unfamiliar with classical ballet.
Many local dancers will be in the production including New Glarus residents, Ella Ginocchio and Taylee Gilbertson. Ella is the daughter of Martha and David Ginocchio and a student at Monona Academy of Dance. She is performing as an angel. Taylee is the daughter of Lacy and James Gilbertson and a student at Monona Academy of Dance. She is performing as a bon-bon.
Dance Wisconsin is a non-profit pre-professional dance company composed of dancers aged eleven through adult led by Artistic Director JoJean Retrum. Founded in 1977, the company prides itself as a nurturing environment for tomorrow's leaders. Dance Wisconsin has been a part of Regional Dance America's MidStates Region for over thirty years and is Wisconsin's only Honor Company within RDA. This project is supported in part by a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts. Further support by Dane County Arts with additional funds from the Endres Mfg. Company Foundation, The Evjue Foundation, Inc., charitable arm of the Capital Times, the W. Jerome Frautschi Foundation, and the Pleasant T. Rowland Foundation. Additional funding provided by Kramer Madison, North Central Utility of Wisconsin, LLC., Cardinal Heating and Air Conditioning and the Bank of Sun Prairie.
Tickets are available through the Dance Wisconsin website at https://www.dancewisconsin.org for $19-$50.
Performances are 2:00 p.m., at the Wisconsin Union Theater, Shannon Hall, 800 Langdon Street, Madison, WI 53705, Saturday, December 17th, and Sunday, December 18th, 2022.
