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Nonprot gives ballet students performance opportunities in Cy-Fair Local nonprot Houston Repertoire Ballet provides a space for local dancers to prepare for professional ballet careers. About the program Gilbert Rome and Victoria Vittum founded the Ballet Center of Houston in 1994 and soon after started HRB as a performing arts center for the Ballet Center’s students. Vittum said the program accepts 50-60 students each year, and it continues to grow. “In the beginning, we were performing at festivals outside and nursing homes, and we weren’t in a theater; and we just kept building and building until it grew into what it is today,” Vittum said. “And now we have dancers that are dancing all over the world that we’ve produced.”
Students from the Ballet Center of Houston have the opportunity to perform with the Houston Repertoire Ballet.
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What to expect During the fall, HRB’s sole focus is the annual production of “The Nutcracker.” The organization will stage its production at Cy-Fair ISD’s Visual and Performing Arts Center for the rst time this year. This larger venue will allow HRB’s dancers to elevate their performance, accommodate the organization’s in-house orchestra and bring a fresh angle to the “The Nutcracker,” Vittum said. Tickets will be on sale starting in October.
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