ballet – The Cornwall Local

Riverfront is ideal setting for ballet

May 4, 2022 Ken Cashman

t’s that time of year. The Garden Club is hosting an outdoor plant sale. Cornwall-on-Hudson will soon be starting its concerts in Village Square. And the Town is planning for Music in the Park. So why not have an outdoor ballet – especially one that’s family friendly with a plot that’s easy to follow!

Technology transforming “Nutcracker”

November 27, 2019 Ken Cashman

The pews are gone. The former sanctuary has become a rehearsal space for the Hudson Valley Dance Theatre. What other rehearsal space has stained glass windows? On Sunday afternoon, the young dancers are practicing an

‘A Familiar Suite’ provides variety of dances

December 12, 2014 Jason Kaplan

For those who haven’t gotten their fill of holiday-themed productions, Step it up Productions offers a different take on “The Nutcracker.” About 100 dancers will appear in “A Familiar Suite” at 4 and 7 p.m.

Former dancer returns to the stage

December 13, 2013 Jason Kaplan

After a five-year hiatus, West Point resident Rachael V. Murdock (Cavanaugh) returns to the stage, this weekend, as Hudson Valley Dance Theatre presents “Nutcracker, Short and Sweet.”

Ballet dancer to study in Russia

June 14, 2013 Jason Kaplan

Emma Schilling is one of only 15 dancers selected to study at the Bolshoi Ballet Academy in Moscow, this summer, through the NSLI-Y (The National Security Language Initiative for Youth) Program.