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BY ATIRIKTA KUMAR
Houston Repertoire Ballet’s 2023 performance of “The Nutcracker” took place in Tomball.
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Students from the Ballet Center of Houston have the opportunity to perform with the Houston Repertoire Ballet.
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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
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. Other than this annual holiday performance, the organization has “The Choreography Project” in May, Vittum said. “The older, more experienced dancers in HRB choreograph new works for their peers, and they learn that process of how you create a ballet, and they have to learn how to rehearse and coach. ... It’s really an exciting time for the kids,” she said.
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.” 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
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