Kieron Harper, Olivia MacLean, Mollie Oates-Johnson in Alice the Ballet at the Spatz Theatre Feb 17

Kieron Harper, Olivia MacLean, and Mollie Oates-Johnson are in the cast of Alice the Ballet, hosted by Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts and The Conservatory School of Dance. 

The ballet takes place February 17, 2019 at the Spatz Theatre in Halifax. There are two performances, at 1:00 and 4:00 p.m.

Kieron Harper, second from left, will play
the Mad Hatter in Alice the Ballet.

Kieron Harper will play the Mad Hatter in Alice. 

He received a Talent Trust dance scholarship in 2017 and attended the School of Alberta Ballet.

Kieron was one of the winners of the Collective Creation Award for choreography in the 2018 Dance Nova Scotia Taking Steps to Fly competition.

Dancer Olivia MacLean.

Olivia MacLean recently received a pair of Talent Trust dance scholarships to support her studies. 

She attended the four-week 2018 Summer Intensive at Canada’s National Ballet School (NBS) in Toronto, and in the fall of 2018 Olivia studied dance at the Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts in Halifax.

Dancer Mollie Oates-Johnson.

Mollie Oates-Johnson received Talent Trust dance scholarships in 2017 and 2018. 

She’s studied at the Leica Hardy School of Dance and attended summer intensive programs at the School of Alberta Ballet, Dallas Conservatory, Royal Winnipeg Ballet, and National Ballet School. 

Mollie was in the lineup for KiDanCo’s spring 2018 season and more recently appeared in the beloved holiday favourite The Nutcracker at the Rebecca Cohn in Halifax.

Alice the Ballet features 35 dancers ages eight to 18 from the conservatory’s award-winning School of Dance, including senior students from the professional program dancing the lead roles.

This adaptation, filled with elaborate costumes, outlandish characters and vivid sets, combines elements of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass. The ballet is set to the score of Edvard Grieg.

The School of Dance’s annual children’s production provides students and the community with a rare opportunity to experience a full-scale classical ballet.

Children of all ages are welcome to attend a pre-show Alice the Ballet craft event at 12:30 p.m. in the lobby of Spatz theatre. 

During intermissions the audience will be able to have posters signed and photos taken with the dancers from the ballet.

For more information, see the Alice the Ballet Facebook event page.

Details
Alice the Ballet
Sunday, February 17, 2019
1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.
Spatz Theatre, Halifax

Tickets $20 and $15
Purchase tickets online from the Spatz Theatre.