NORTH Vancouver Pro Arte student Stephanie Lowe (in red in foreground) will be part of a large ensemble cast when Alberta Ballet's The Nutcracker returns to the Queen Elizabeth Theatre Dec. 28-31 with three evening performances and two matinees. Choreographed by Edmund Stripe, with sets and costumes designed by Emmy Award-winning designer Zack Brown, The Nutcracker is set in turn of the 20th century Imperial Russia with Tchaikovsky's musical score played live by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. For a chance to win tickets to the Dec. 31 matinee tell us who originally choreographed the ballet for its première at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg on Friday, Dec. 18, 1892. Email your entry to Nutcracker Contest at [email protected]. Deadline for the contest is Dec. 17, 5 p.m. Only residents living in the Lower Mainland/Greater Vancouver area are eligible to enter. Winners will be chosen in a random draw.
