Holiday Favourite The Nutcracker Returns with Talent Trust Dance Scholarship Recipients in the Cast

Scene from The Nutcracker. This year's holiday favourite runs December 7-16 at the Rebecca Cohn in Halifax.

Holiday favourite The Nutcracker returns to the stage in Halifax December 7-16, with a number of Talent Trust dance scholarship recipients in the cast: Anais Grant Church, Ellery Jackson, Vivian Macnab, Alexis Milligan, Maggie Oates-Johnson, and Mollie Oates-Johnson.

Leica Hardy, who has taught many Talent Trust scholarship recipients through the Leica Hardy School of Dance, celebrates her 28th year as the director/choreographer.

Symphony Nova Scotia, in partnership with Halifax Dance and Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia, presents the magical tale, which features larger-than-life puppets, spirited dancing, and the beloved music of Tchaikovsky.

Details
Rebecca Cohn Auditorium, Halifax
December 7-16, 2018

Tickets
$15 and up (student/child)
$30 and up (adult)

Showtimes vary, with evening and afternoon performances. For more information and tickets, visit the Symphony Nova Scotia website.

Dancers Ellery Jackson, Vivian Macnab, Maggie Oates-Johnson, Mollie Oates-Johnson Perform in KiDanCo Spring 2018 Season

A talented group of choreographers and emerging dancers hit the stage when KiDanCo, the resident pre-professional company for emerging dance artists at the Leica Hardy School of Dance present their 7th annual Spring Season of contemporary dance repertoire.

When and where:

May 12 and 13 at 7:30 p.m.

Matinee May 13 at 2:30 p.m.

DANSpace-On-Grafton 

1531 Grafton Street, Halifax

Among the twelve engaging young dance artists from the Leica Hardy School of Dance who comprise the company are KiDanCo's 2018 spring poster gal (pictured above) Mollie Oates-Johnson, and (left to right, below) Ellery Jackson, Vivian Macnab, and Maggie Oates-Johnson.

  

Tickets are $23 for adults, $16 for students (12+) and seniors (65+), and $11 for children. 

To purchase, please contact info@leicahardyschoolofdance.com or phone 466-0101. Tickets at the door are cash only.

KiDanCo Presents Studio Sightings: An Open Public Rehearsal

What better way to mark International Dance Day than an open public rehearsal? Leica Hardy School of Dance invites you to bring a donation on Saturday, April 28 to see rehearsals and performances of six works, including two premieres. 

Among the talented group are a number of Talent Trust scholarship recipients:

• Ruth-Ellen Kroll Jackson
• Ellery Jackson
• Maggie Oates-Johnson
• Vivian Macnab

Here’s the lineup:

• To Pulsate by Ruth-Ellen Kroll Jackson
• Retraction by Kendra Armstrong
• Premiere of new work by Anastasia Wiebe
• A Tale of Obscure Sorrows (Premiere) by Darryl Tracy
• Dvorak Serenades by Leica Hardy
• Upstream by Leica Hardy

Performances run from 4:00 - 6:30pm in Room #5 at the North Woodside Community Centre, 230 Pleasant Street, Dartmouth.

Vivian Macnab is part of KiDanCo on May 21 & 22, 2016

KiDanCo Celebrates Five Years of Innovative Dance Performance and our NSTT summer scholarship recipient Vivian Macnab is a part of it.
Saturday, May 21 at 7:30 PM
Sunday, May 22 at 2:30 PM and 7:30 PM
DANSpace-On-Grafton, 1531 Grafton Street, Halifax

KiDanCo, the resident pre-professional company for emerging dance artists at the Leica Hardy School of Dance will present their 5th annual Spring Season of contemporary dance repertoire.

The company will present the works of Kendra Armstrong, Ruth-Ellen Kroll Jackson (former NSTT scholarship recipient), Darryl Tracy and Artistic Director, Leica Hardy in this dynamic program of original works.

Tickets are $22 for adults, $16 for students (12+) and seniors (65+), and $11 for children. To reserve or purchase, please contact info@leicahardyschoolofdance.com or phone 466-0101. Payment may be made by cash, cheques to The KiDanCo Dance Society or E-transfer. Tickets at the door are cash only. More information can be found at http://leicahardyschoolofdance.com/kidanco/performance-season/