Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre cancels season; offers virtual ‘Fireside Nutcracker’ for free
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Adjustments to choreography were made to accommodate safety restrictions like social distancing and masking. Lead couples were cast using pairs of cohabitating dancers, to limit close contact between dancers outside of a single household.
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Filming began in October at the Pittsburgh Playhouse at Point Park University.
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The theatre无毛视频檚 education department has created more than a dozen Nutcracker-themed programs, available to the public for $5 each.
News of the streaming holiday classic came as PBT canceled the remainder of its 2020-21 season, including performances of 无毛视频淐inderella无毛视频� and 无毛视频淎lice in Wonderland.无毛视频�
The theater plans to present an Open Air Series in the spring.
Registration for the 无毛视频淔ireside Nutcracker无毛视频� performance and more information on the educational programs can be found at pbt.org/nutcracker.