Saturday, August 20, 2011

Making Magic


The Magic of the Nutcracker celebrates 22 years.


For more: www.dancenter-north.comUnder the glittering chandeliers of the Genesee Theatre, children squeal with delight as a giant Chinese dragon with flashing red eyes peeks from around the curtain. A life-size gingerbread house bursts with tiny clowns, who skip around the stage blowing kisses and turning cartwheels. From their pink settee, Clara and her Prince watch the Kingdom of the Sweets unfold around them. It's all part of Dancenter North's The Magic of the Nutcracker, December 4-5 at Libertyville High School's Butler Auditorium and continuing December 10-12 at the Genesee Theatre in Waukegan, Illinois.The Magic of the Nutcracker sells 6,000 to 8,000 tickets each year. To lure audience members back, Lindell says: "We try to do something different every year, whether it's new costumes, sets or new choreography." She beams with pride over the production's success. "Audience members say it's extremely colorful," she says. They enjoy it from beginning to end, which is ultimately our goal."Top Luxury Hotels in Mumbai:Another 5 star hotel in Mumbai which is the favorite spot for cr�me de la mare of Mumbai and the foreign tourists is the Taj Mahal Hotel which to an extent has become the symbolic identity of the city. Built in 1903 this grand architectural edifice is well designed in typical Moorish and Florentine style. This hotel is also home to varied beautiful paintings and serves as great artistic delight for art lovers. The beautifully decorated interiors of the hotel will leave you spell bound as the hotel has well embellished archways, beautiful handwoven carpets of silk, crystal chandeliers and elegantly designed antique furnitures which makes it look stunning. There are nearly 565 rooms out of which 46 are suites and each room of the hotel exhibits myraid aesthetic styles well reflected in the spacious interiors of the room.Iride cake stand pounds 20 (www.ziggiziggi.com, 01707 275 333)THIS colour goes with everything and has been chosen by Dulux for the autumn winter paint trends season. Spot it on the catwalk at Burberry, Pucci, and Matthew Williamson.

Amy Brandt dances with the Suzanne Farrell Ballet and is a columnist for Pointe Magazine. She's performed as a guest artist with Dancenter North.




Author: Brandt, Amy


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