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• The Orlando Ballet’s presentation of “The Nutcracker” is an annual holiday tradition for the organization. And the tradition is expanding, says the ballet, to reflect both growing ticket sales and the diverse makeup of the Central Florida community.
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• The Orlando Ballet is marking a special milestone this year: Robert Hill’s 10th anniversary as Artistic Director. The company is celebrating on a grand scale with this weekend’s performance of Carmina Burana.
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• A festival devoted to short films screening 80 shorts over four days is coming your way this weekend called the Love your shorts festival at the Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center in Sanford. Go to loveyourshorts.com. Young William Shakespeare’s life is changed after meeting a woman who inspires him to write one of his greatest plays in the stage adaptation of the film “Shakespeare in Love” playing all weekend at the Orlando Shakespeare Theatre. Go to orlandoshakes.org. And speaking of Shakespeare, Orlando Ballet is doing “Romeo and Juliet” set to Prokofiev’s rich score all weekend. For details google Orlando Ballet. Indie Folk Fest is back this year with live music, crafts, art and food Saturday noon to 5 at Mennello …
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• The Orlando Ballet turns to the big band era for the last performance of the season- with a 1950’s inspired take on Cinderella. We’ll hear how the show is put together. That’s ahead on Intersection, first the news.
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• A ballet program with choreography by George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins and Twyla Tharpe all set to music by Tchaikovsky, Leonard Bernstein and Frank Sinatra is coming up Saturday at 8 and Sunday at 2 from Orlando Ballet. For tickets go to orlandoballet.org. Enjoy a day full of wine tasting and seafood sampling at the Wine and Seafood Festival at Lakeridge Winery all day Saturday and Sunday. For info go to lakeridgewinery.com. World Puppetry Day is Sunday and it’s being celebrated locally in Maitland! Experience a day of hand-on family activities, performances and special guest Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, best known for performing Abby Cadabby on Sesame Street. The puppetry funnetry takes place Sunday at 11am at Lake Lily Park. Didn’t get your …
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• The Orlando Ballet’s getting ready for its annual performance of the Nutcracker. Artistic Director Robert Hill explains what keeps the crowds coming back to this holiday favorite, and the kinds of performances he sees in the ballet’s future.
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• Orlando’s arts community welcomes two new leaders. Both the Orlando Ballet and the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra have hired new executive directors.
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• After a financial rough patch and six changes in leadership in six years, the Orlando Ballet is bringing in someone widely considered an arts management maestro. Michael Kaiser has just started consulting with the Orlando Ballet in an effort to re-energize the 42-year-old organization.
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• “Swamp Stomp” at Orlando Harley. Listen to this…take an airboat ride, get a tattoo, drink a drink, vote on your favorite rebuilt bike, hang with snakes, watch an alligator fight and watch girls wrestle in mud all in one place at Swamp Stop March 7th through 15th at Orlando Harley.
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• Joseph Gatti is a professional ballet dancer. He’s been dancing for more than 20 years. Gatti got his start as an apprentice in Orlando, has been around the world, and is now back as principal guest artist for The Orlando Ballet for the 2015-2016 season.
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