GALESBURG, Ill. — What would the holidays be without a performance of "The Nutcracker" to go see?
This year, Dancers' Studio out of Monmouth, Illinois is putting on a special, one-night-only performance of "The Nutcracker" at The Orpheum Theatre in Galesburg. The show will be Thursday, December 21 at 7 p.m.
Tickets are nearly sold out. You can purchase yours by following this link.
All of the performers, with the exception of the actors, have been trained at Dancers' Studio. Dance students with the studio hail from Monmouth, Galesburg, Roseville, Alexis, Little York, Kirkwood and Macomb.
As owner and director Arlene Smith wrote in an email to News 8, "Our program provides the students with an opportunity to perform in a theatre, in front of a live audience, and we look forward to another successful performance this year!"
One of the 2023 "The Nutcracker" performers and long-time supporter of Dancers' Studio, Julie King, joined The Current on News 8 to discuss the Dec. 21 performance, her favorite part of the show and the importance of fostering art everywhere, especially in the rural Midwest. You can watch her full interview in the above video.
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