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 with its cast of 75 dancers and a live orchestra. Instead, BBT has taken this full-length ballet and pared it down to a shortened version that will be broadcast virtually, to still give its dancers the opportunity to perform and to bring the ballet to the community and beyond.

 

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