Concert Ballet of Virginia
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Concert Ballet of Virginia, a non-profit organization located in Hanover County
, near Richmond
, is a collection of non-salaried Virginians — dancers, choreographers, technicians, craft and stage people and volunteers — all of whom come together for the joy of producing and performing dance.
Established February 2, 1976, this company operates within the framework of a full-scale professional dance company. Annually the company presents a full season of performances from a repertory
including classical and contemporary dance pieces as well as a full length production of the Nutcracker
.
Supported by a membership ranging in age from 5 to 70, the Concert Ballet maintains its own rehearsal space, costume workrooms and storage as well as scenery construction and storage warehouses. The company preserves the choreography
, music, costumes and scenery for a varied repertory of over 200 dance works.
Hanover County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 86,320 people, 31,121 households, and 24,461 families residing in the county. The population density was 183 people per square mile . There were 32,196 housing units at an average density of 68 per square mile...
, near Richmond
Richmond, Virginia
Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area...
, is a collection of non-salaried Virginians — dancers, choreographers, technicians, craft and stage people and volunteers — all of whom come together for the joy of producing and performing dance.
Established February 2, 1976, this company operates within the framework of a full-scale professional dance company. Annually the company presents a full season of performances from a repertory
including classical and contemporary dance pieces as well as a full length production of the Nutcracker
Nutcracker
A nutcracker is a mechanical device for cracking nuts. Usually they work on the principle of moments as described in Archimedes' analysis of the lever...
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Supported by a membership ranging in age from 5 to 70, the Concert Ballet maintains its own rehearsal space, costume workrooms and storage as well as scenery construction and storage warehouses. The company preserves the choreography
Choreography
Choreography is the art of designing sequences of movements in which motion, form, or both are specified. Choreography may also refer to the design itself, which is sometimes expressed by means of dance notation. The word choreography literally means "dance-writing" from the Greek words "χορεία" ...
, music, costumes and scenery for a varied repertory of over 200 dance works.