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Berks County Living Feature: A Holiday Classic Returns to the Stage!

Following a virtual performance of The Nutcracker in 2020, the Berks Ballet Theatre (BBT) holiday classic is making a live and in-person return to the stage. With the accompaniment of the Reading Pops Orchestra, audiences have three chances to see the show on December 18 (at 1 and 6pm) and December 19 (at 2pm). BBT’s Artistic Director, Kelly Barber, and Ballet Master

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BBT’s ‘Nutcracker’ set for Dec. 18-19

Berks Ballet Theatre has announced that tickets are on sale for its production of “The Nutcracker,” being staged Dec. 18 at 1 and 6 p.m. and Dec. 19 at 2 p.m. at the Scottish Rite Cathedral, West Reading. The production will feature live accompaniment by the Reading Pops Orchestra, under the direction of conductor Willis Rapp. BBT Artistic Director Kelly

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“The Nutcracker” To Make a Return to the Stage with Three Live Performances December 18 and 19

Following a virtual performance in 2020, this season, the dancers of Berks Ballet Theatre will reprise the holiday classic now in its 45th year with the accompaniment of the Reading Pops Orchestra.  Berks Ballet Theatre (BBT) announced the sale of tickets to the upcoming performances of The Nutcracker. A three-show run of the annual holiday classic will take place live

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Blue Songs: By Jonathan Phelps

Join us May 22 – June 5th for “Breathing Space“. The Company is reviving the late choreographer Jonathan Phelps’s piece, Blue Songs, set to four songs by Aretha Franklin. The power and emotion in the piece will surely move our audience. Jonathan Phelps was most widely known for his performances with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre (1992-1998), while he was

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Berks Ballet Theatre Presents Virtual Performance of ‘The Nutcracker Suite’

Few things herald the coming of Christmas with more festive nostalgia than does Tchaikovsky’s classic holiday ballet, “The Nutcracker”. In a turbulent year where few things were certain and even fewer brought joy, Berks Ballet Theatre was determined to provide a dose of festive cheer by providing a virtual performance of the beloved stage production for all to enjoy that

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Berks Ballet Theatre Set to Unveil its Virtual ‘Nutcracker’ [Spotlight]

Berks Ballet Theatre opens its 45th season on Saturday with a new take on its annual production of “The Nutcracker.” The company is adopting what ballet companies across the country are doing and entering the world of digital performances. This winter season, due to COVID-19, BBT is unable to continue the tradition of three live performances of the holiday classic

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