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Getting ready for a very special production of the Nutcracker this December, the Turks and Caicos Friends of the Arts Foundation is holding workshops to help children and adults rehearse for their parts.

The production will feature international dance artists side by side with local dancers for four spectacular Christmas performances. With special guest artists from Pages to Pirouettes and the University of Iowa Dance Department, as well as more than 60 local children and adults who came out to audition in April and May, Nutcracker will be a Christmas extravaganza for the entire family to enjoy.

The talented production team that brought you “A Little Caribbean Mermaid” last December is working on this production of Nutcracker, with spectacular and glittering sets, props and costumes, plus some surprise appearances of Pantos’ past!

So mark your calendars for Dec. 2-5 to relive the timeless and enchanting story of Marie and her Nutcracker Prince, who battle the Mouse King and his legions, where the Christmas toys come alive, and Marie and her Prince journey into the Snow Forest and the Land of the Sweets — all set to the most beautiful music by Russian composer, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, where it originally debuted in 1892!

There is a two-week Nutcracker Camp this summer, Aug. 2-14, to rehearse the many children and adults who will be part of the production. In addition, TCFAF is helping to sponsor the Summer Theatre/Music Workshops at the Edward C. Gartland Youth Centre, in the mornings during the week of Aug. 9.

For more information, contact Barbara Pankhurst at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , 941-4617 or 231-2288.