Kansas Ballet
presents
The Nutcracker 2018
Saturday, December 15th 7:00pm
Sunday, December 16th 1:00pm
at the Topeka Performing Arts Center
Featuring the Topeka Symphony Orchestra and guest artists from the Joffrey Ballet of Chicago!
Tickets on sale NOW in person at the TPAC box office and online via Ticketmaster (12/15 show), (12/16 show)
Sunday, December 16th 1:00pm
at the Topeka Performing Arts Center
Featuring the Topeka Symphony Orchestra and guest artists from the Joffrey Ballet of Chicago!
Tickets on sale NOW in person at the TPAC box office and online via Ticketmaster (12/15 show), (12/16 show)
Miguel Blanco (Photo: Cheryl Mann)
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MIGUEL ANGEL BLANCO joined The Joffrey Ballet in 2009, and will perform in Kansas Ballet’s The Nutcracker as the Nutcracker Prince.
Born in Havana, Cuba, Mr. Blanco trained at the National Ballet School of Cuba. Prior to joining the Joffrey, he performed as a principal dancer with the Ballet Nacional de Cuba, under the artistic direction of Alicia Alonso. While dancing with the Ballet Nacional de Cuba, Mr. Blanco performed in Paris, London, Mexico, Venezuela, Dominican Republic, United States, Netherlands, Spain, Italy, China, and Egypt. Some principal roles with the company include Swan Lake (Prince Siegfried), Don Quixote (Basilio, Espada), Giselle (Albrecht), and Coppélia (Franz). |
April Daly (Photo: Cheryl Mann)
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APRIL DALY joined The Joffrey Ballet in 2003, and will perform in Kansas Ballet’s
The Nutcracker as the Sugar Plum Fairy. Ms. Daly, a native of Rockford, Illinois, studied with the Rockford Dance Company and later attended the New School University/Joffrey Ballet BFA program in New York. Ms. Daly also danced for two seasons with The Washington Ballet prior to joining the Joffrey. Since joining The Joffrey Ballet, Ms. Daly has performed a variety of works, including lead roles in Christopher Wheeldon's Swan Lake (Odette/Odile), John Neumeier's Sylvia (Sylvia), Yuri Possokhov's Don Quixote (Kitri, Mercedes, Queen of the Dryads), Lar Lubovitch's Othello(Desdemona), Frederic Franklin's Giselle (Myrtha, Moyna), Frederick Ashton's Cinderella (Cinderella, Fairy Godmother, Autumn Fairy), Ronald Hynd's The Merry Widow(Valencienne), Krzysztof Pastor's Romeo & Juliet (Juliet), Stanton Welch's La Bayadère (Gazmatti), and Joffrey's The Nutcracker (Sugar Plum). |