Brooklyn High School of Arts Select Choir to Perform in Moscow Ballet's THE GREAT RUSSIAN NUTCRACKER

Brooklyn High School of Arts' Select Choir will accompany Moscow Ballet for a special performance of The Great Russian Nutcracker, December 9, 2:00 pm matinee and 7:00 pm, at Kings Theatre. As part of Moscow Ballet's acclaimed Musical Wunderkind program, the choir will accompany dancers in the "Waltz of the Snowflakes" at the end of Act I, and present a special pre-performance showcase. Moscow Ballet's "Musical Wunderkind" program, presented annually in cities featuring the company's Great Russian Nutcracker tour, provides experiential art enrichment for youth in communities in which it performs via Musical Wunderkind, New Horizons - A Children's Program for Life and Dance with Us programs. More information and tickets at www.nutcracker.com/your-city.

Brooklyn High School of the Arts was established in 2000 as the first academic arts high school in Brooklyn. The Women's Choir consists of 35 talented singers and is led by Vocal Director Christian McLeer. Vocal students receive four years of intensive study of music theory, vocal production and performance. Their repertoire includes classical, jazz, gospel and folk. The Brooklyn High School of the Arts' new Drama Program produces major productions such as William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and Arthur Miller's "The Crucible." The Brooklyn High School of the Arts' Performing Choir and Jazz Band received a rating of "Gold, with Distinction" on level 6 at the New York State School Music Association Competition in 2010.

"Musical Wunderkind" featured on the 2017 tour are: Spokane, Nov. 8, Crescendo Community Chorus; Oklahoma City, Laura Deng, Nov. 19; Memphis, Nov. 25, Sarah Beth Overcash; Albany Dec. 6, Helene Ryu; Rochester, NY, Dec. 7, Benjamin Doane; Birmingham, Dec. 2, Shelby Camp; NYC, Dec. 9, Brooklyn High School of the Arts Women's Choir; Cleveland, Dec. 16, Sam Rosenthal; Baltimore, Dec. 16, American Kodaly Children's Choir; Detroit, Dec. 17, Nohemi M. Perez-Barradas; Syracuse, Dec. 17, Irene Yee; Fairfax, Hannah Whitcock, Dec. 21; Tucson, Dec. 22, Lilly Cottam; Bethesda, Dec. 23, Malva de Boor, San Antonio, Dec. 27, Emily Averyt,

Education Programs - Moscow Ballet's three distinct education programs, Dance with Us, New Horizons: A Children's Program for Life and Musical Wunderkind, have been benefitted North American children for over 20 years. President Obama's daughter performed as a Mouse and Snow Maiden in the 'Dance with Us' program along with 60 other aspiring dancers in 75+ tour cities; thousands of students experience cultural immersion in the interactive 'New Horizons: A Children's Program for Life' and young musicians accompany the Moscow Ballet Principal Ballerina live in Saint Saens "Dying Swan" in the "Musical Wunderkind" program. For 25 years, 'Dance with Us' has provided generations of once-in-a-lifetime experiences for tens of thousands of North American student dancers, a program unparalleled by other professional touring ballet companies. 'New Horizons - a Children's Program for Life,' offers cultural immersion developing children's confidence, coordination, and creativity while working one-on-one with Moscow Ballet soloists for a week, or a day, at a time. Musical Wunderkind provides a sought-after performance experience for student musicians and brings a snippet of classic ballet to thousands of audience members.

Moscow Ballet - 2017 marks Moscow Ballet's 25th consecutive year touring North America performing the acclaimed story ballets the Great Russian Nutcracker, Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Romeo and Juliet, Cinderella and more. The company is known for presenting award-winning Ballerinas and Danseurs, from Lilia Sabitova in 1994 to Honored Artist of Russia Tatiana Predenia in 2002 to Andrey Batalov, former Principal Danseur with the Mariinsky Theatre in 2016. The company performs more than 100 engagements annually across Canada and the United States' to sell-out audiences in the some of the finest performing arts venues. In addition to public performances, Moscow Ballet's North America tours have always included community engagement programs. "Dance with Us" shares the Russian Vaganova ballet training with over 6000 American dance students annually bringing them on stage in ancillary roles to perform side-by-side with the professionals. Underwritten by Moscow Ballet, the program was developed by choreographer and co-producer Mary Giannone Talmi. "New Horizons - A Children's Program for Life" is a cultural immersion program benefitting thousands of children across the country annually and Musical Wunderkind also connects the Russian dancers directly with American children and young adults. In addition, many Moscow Ballet performances have a fund-raising component for organizations such as hospitals, children's museums and more. www.moscowballet.com.

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