FAYETTEVILLE -- Walton Arts Center is hosting auditions for the children's cast in Canada's Royal Winnipeg Ballet's production of The Nutcracker from 1-6 p.m. Sept. 18 in Starr Theater.
Children will have the opportunity to perform on the Walton Arts Center stage accompanied by some of Canada's finest dancers with all the beautiful scenery and costumes audiences have come to expect in this presentation of Tchaikovsky's classic ballet.
Canada's Royal Winnipeg Ballet is casting for the roles of Dieter, party children, Mounties, mice, angels, polar bears and reindeer. To audition, children must meet the following requirements:
• Age: 7-15 years old as of Dec. 31, 2022
• Height: Dancers must be between 3 feet, 8 inches and 5 feet, 3 inches
• Dance Attire for Audition: Girls -- Bodysuit (any solid color), tights, ballet slippers, hair in neat bun and no jewelry; Boys -- White shirt/bodysuit, black shorts or tights, ballet slippers, neat hair
• Children must be present when handing in the audition registration to verify height requirements, and a current photograph will be required to register for the audition. Headshots or school photos are acceptable.
• Children who are cast must be fully vaccinated against covid in order to perform.
Auditions take place Sept. 18. The schedule is as follows:
• 1-2:15 p.m.: Registration for all auditioning students in Starr Theater
• 2:30-3:45 p.m.: Audition class for children 7 to 8 years old
• 4-5:45 p.m.: Audition class for children 9 years and older
Tickets are on sale now for performances of The Nutcracker, which take place 7 p.m. Nov. 25, 2 and 7 p.m. Nov. 26, and 2 p.m. Nov. 27 in Walton Arts Center's Baum Walker Hall. Tickets range from $20 to $53 plus applicable fees and can be purchased in-person at the Walton Arts Center Box Office by calling 479.443.5600 or by visiting waltonartscenter.org.
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