2023
NUTCRACKER REHEARSAL SCHEDULE
Saturday, December 2, 2023 – At VVAD
Studio A – 9:00am-9:30am – Warm-up (VYBC ALL)
Studio A – 9:45am-10:45pm – Party Scene with Clayton and Maria
Studio A – 10:45am-11:30am – Battle Scene with Clayton and Maria
Studio A – 11:30am-12:30pm – Act 1 Run Through – Party Scene and Battle Scene (No Snow, No Reindeer) with Clayton and Maria
12:30pm-1:00pm – LUNCH – VYBC in Studio C
VVAD Dancers Lunch – Studio D – You need to bring your own lunch. It needs to be easy to eat and clean up.
Studio A – 1:00pm-2:00pm – Snow and Flowers All with Clayton
Studio D – 1:00pm-2:00pm – Angels, Peppermints and Reindeer with Maria
Studio A – 2:00pm-4:30pm – Act 2 All (Reindeer released at 3:00pm) with Clayton and Maria
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
8pm-9pm - Lead Soldiers, Mouse Queen, Clara and Spirit of Christmas with Ms. Ashley
8pm9pm - Clara's Friends. Dolls, Spanish Lead, Arabian All, Chinese VYBC, Russian VYBC, Candy Canes, Marzipan, Toffee VYBC.
Thursday, December 7, 2023
Studio E – 8:00pm-9:00pm – Sugar Plum with Ashley
Studio C – 8:15pm-9:15pm – Clara and Snow Queen with Clayton
Saturday, December 9, 2022 – DRESS REHEARSAL AT VVAD
9:00am-9:30am – Warm-up
9:15am – Arrival Party Scene, get into costume – Studio C
9:30am – Arrival Battle Scene, get into costume – Studio C
9:45am-12:30pm – Dress Rehearsal Act 1 – Studio A
12:30pm-1:30pm – FULL CAST PIZZA PARTY!! – Studio D - Mandatory
1:45pm – Act 2 get into costume – Studio C
2:00pm-4:30pm – Act 2 Dress Rehearsal – Studio A
Monday, December 11, 2023 – Rehearsal at VVAD –
Dancers in Division 6, 7, 8 and Pre-Pro Only
4:15pm-5:15pm – VYBC and Guests Warm-up
5:15pm-8:15pm – VYBC and Dancers 12+ (Division 6 and up)
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PRODUCTION & PERFORMANCE WEEK 2023!
***ALL REHEARSALS AND PERFORMANCES AT THE VILAR***
Tuesday, December 12, 2023 – AT THE VILAR
4:30pm – Call Time for Vail Youth Ballet Company Dancers and All Dancers in Division 7 and 8
5:00pm-5:30pm - Warm-up class on stage
5:30pm – Spacing/Dry Tech
8:45pm – Release time, if everything runs smoothly.
Wednesday, December 13, 2023 - Tech Rehearsal at THE VILAR – FULL CAST
4:15pm – Call Time for all remaining dancers
4:45pm – Start Tech Rehearsal Act I
6:45pm – Break (All dancers and crew take a 30 Min Break)
7:15pm – Start Tech Rehearsal Act II (Reindeer released at 8:00pm)
8:45pm – Release time if everything runs smoothly
Thursday, December 14, 2023 - Dress Rehearsal at THE VILAR FULL CAST
4:15pm – Call Time for all remaining dancers (Dancers on pointe MUST warm themselves up prior to starting this rehearsal. NO EXCEPTIONS.)
5:00pm – Dress Rehearsal Act I Begins
6:30pm – BREAK
7:00pm – Dress Rehearsal Act II Begins
9:00pm – Release Time if everything runs smoothly
Friday, December 15, 2023 – Performance #1 at The Vilar
5:00pm – Arrival for Vail Youth Ballet Company and Division 7 & 8
5:30pm-6:15pm – Warm up class for VYBC and Division 7 & 8
6:15pm-6:30pm – Call Time for all remaining dancers
6:15pm – Stage Clear for Crew Break and Act I set up
7:30pm – Performance #1
9:30pm – Estimated End Time
Saturday, December 16, 2021 – Performance #2 and #3 at The Vilar
10:00am – Call Time for all VYBC and Division 7 & 8
10:30am-11:15am – Warm up for all VYBC and Division 7 & 8
11:45am-12:00pm – Call Time for all remaining dancers
11:45am-1:00pm – Stage Clear
1:00pm – Performance #2
3:30pm – Estimated End Time
**VVAD Dancers need to leave the Vilar in between both performances**
5:30pm – Call time for all VYBC
5:45pm-6:30pm – Warm up class for Vail Youth Ballet Company ONLY
6:15pm-6:30pm – Call Time for all remaining dancers
7:30pm – Performance #3
9:30pm – Estimated End Time
Sunday, December 17, 2021 – Performance #4 at The Vilar
10:00am – Call Time for all VYBC and Division 7 & 8
10:30am-11:15am – Warm up for all VYBC and Division 7 & 8
11:45am-12:00pm – Call Time for all remaining dancers
11:45am-1:00pm – Stage Clear
1:00pm – Performance #4
3:30pm – Estimated End Time
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