{"id":2997,"date":"2016-12-14T22:34:48","date_gmt":"2016-12-14T22:34:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theatreworldbackdrops.com\/blog\/?p=2997"},"modified":"2020-09-01T16:12:26","modified_gmt":"2020-09-01T20:12:26","slug":"tayb-nutcracker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theatreworldbackdrops.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/2997\/tayb-nutcracker\/","title":{"rendered":"TAYB presents The Nutcracker"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thomas Armour Youth Ballet<\/b>
\nCelebrates its 40th Anniversary of <\/b>The Nutcracker<\/i><\/b>
\n<\/b><\/h1>\n

In Collaboration with New World School of the Arts
\nAt the Miami-Dade County Auditorium
\nDecember 2016
\n<\/b><\/p>\n

Thomas Armour Youth Ballet \u2013 Creating Dancers for Life<\/b><\/h2>\n

Nothing promotes the holiday spirit more than the classical tale of <\/span>The Nutcracker.<\/span><\/i> It evokes childhood imagination and wonder and is brought to life through the dedication and diversity of a talented group of individuals.<\/span> One such especially talented group is Thomas Armour Youth Ballet (TAYB)<\/span><\/a>, who has been gracing the stage with boundless talent since 1949.<\/span> As Miami’s oldest ballet school, TAYB has impacted the lives of thousands of underprivileged students through the art of diversity and classical ballet.<\/p>\n

\"TAYB

Thomas Armour Youth Ballet presents “The Nutcracker” \u2013 Act II: The Kingdom of the Sweets<\/p><\/div>\n

For children who live in the poorest neighborhoods, an after-school program or summer camp can mean safety and security. Ruth Wiesen, Executive Artistic Director of TAYB and life-long advocate of the arts, wholeheartedly embraces this. Through TAYB, she creates a welcoming space where all children can learn and grow into remarkable young people. Ruth has been honored by the Arts and Business Council for her contribution to encouraging diversity in the world of dance in Miami-Dade County and for her impact on the lives of so many talented, underprivileged students. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOnly a few kids are going to go on to dance professionally, so what they\u2019re taking with them from studying any art discipline are life skills \u2014 the discipline, the focus, attention to detail, being able to work well with others. This really is about helping them for life and using dance as a vehicle for success.\u201d<\/b> – Ruth Wiesen, <\/span>Miami Herald <\/span><\/i>article, October 27, 2016<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Special Backdrops for a Very Special Nutcracker<\/h2>\n

Thomas Armour Youth Ballet\u2019s production of <\/span>The Nutcracker <\/span><\/i>is Miami\u2019s oldest presentation of this holiday classic and has been enjoyed by over 300,000 audience members. Its cast is a celebration of Miami\u2019s diversity. The ballet features students from all five TAYB outreach locations, advanced dancers from New World School of the Arts, and internationally-known guest stars. After 39 years of spellbinding performances, Ruth and her team decided to update and replace the original backdrops and set pieces.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"TAYB<\/p>\n

TheatreWorld Backdrops was lucky enough to become a part of this amazing group of volunteers, board members, dancers, choreographers, directors, and enchanting community. Ruth tells us, \u201cI looked at a few different companies, but after talking with [TheatreWorld] on the phone, I knew this was the one.\u201d She talks about the feeling of becoming like family and how it touched her that TheatreWorld really wanted to hear about the outreach programs that TAYB was doing in the community. Ruth says that she could feel the passion of the TheatreWorld directors. She told her Board of Directors that there was no need to look elsewhere.<\/span><\/p>\n

Over the course of a year, Ruth and the TheatreWorld team shared countless conversations, renderings, photos, and sketches. The goal was to \u201ccreate something new, while honoring tradition\u201d. We at TheatreWorld couldn\u2019t be more proud of our team of artists! <\/span><\/p>\n

\"Land

Land of Sweets initial design sketch & Land of Sweets finished color sketch<\/p><\/div>\n

Finally, after months of production and preparations, TheatreWorld delivered the backdrops to Ruth and her team in Miami. The completed backdrop package totaled nearly 40 individual pieces!<\/p>\n

\"TAYB

Lucia Abbatamarco, KiKi Bochi, Ruth Wiesen, and Tammy Modica<\/p><\/div>\n

\"TAYB

Lucia Abbatamarco, Ruth Wiesen, and KiKi Bochi<\/p><\/div>\n

Curtain Up on The Nutcracker<\/em><\/h2>\n

December arrived. The stage was set; the lights were dimmed. Ruth entered the stage and took the spotlight with the full humility and grace that only a genuinely kind woman can possess. Ms. Wiesen described how, over the past few days, more than 6,000 students from all around Miami-Dade County came to watch <\/span>The Nutcracker<\/span><\/i> and were able to see dancers who looked just like them. Some of the children in the audience were classmates of the dancers on stage. Many children had never seen anything like this production of <\/span>The Nutcracker<\/span><\/i> before, but they left knowing that they, too, could achieve greatness.<\/span><\/p>\n

First, Ms. Wiesen thanked all the donors and the people that helped make the production possible. She introduced and thanked her Board of Directors, who stood and waved from their seats. She also acknowledged and thanked the TheatreWorld team, whom she had graciously invited to see their wonderful performance. As she exited the stage, she welcomed everyone to experience the magic\u2026 and the curtains rose.<\/span><\/p>\n

A Look at TAYB’s Backdrops<\/h2>\n

For each of the following three scenes, TheatreWorld produced one main backdrop and two alternating sets of headers and legs. By doing this, we were able to create an extraordinary scene that was five layers deep! <\/span>(Good news for TheatreWorld fans — we are enhancing our header and leg packages for some of our most popular Nutcracker backdrops for the 2017-2018 season based on some of the presentation styles below!)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\"TAYB

Act I: The Christmas Party<\/p><\/div>\n

Additionally, TAYB had a special request for their ballroom scene \u2013 they wanted to honor their founders\u2019 legacies. TheatreWorld was able to build in portraits of the founding directors on four of the backdrop legs. From left to right, the front legs portray Thomas Armour and Martha Mahr. From left to right, the back legs portray Robert Pike and Renee Zintgraff.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"TAYB

Act I: The Land of Snow<\/p><\/div>\n

\"TAYB

Act II: The Kingdom of the Sweets<\/p><\/div>\n

The Thomas Armour Youth Ballet Mission<\/h2>\n

The mission of the Thomas Armour Youth Ballet is to create a pathway to educational and professional opportunities for the youth of Miami-Dade County, through the study and performance of dance. They serve interested youth, regardless of income level, reflect the diversity of the community in all programming and productions, and facilitate the removal of obstacles that may impede success in life.<\/span><\/p>\n

TAYB encourages all who perform and attend to \u201cbe the first\u201d in their endeavors. Be the first black or hispanic dancer in a classical ballet company. The first to graduate from college. The first to get a full scholarship, to travel the world, and to enlighten all those you encounter. Furthermore, TAYB\u2019s faculty and mentors do not merely teach the difference between a pli\u00e9 and a pirouette; they encourage and help to create successful individuals and serve as role models for their whole families and the neighborhoods that they live in.<\/span><\/p>\n

TheatreWorld is thankful to Ruth Wiesen and the whole creative team at Thomas Armour Youth Ballet for their confidence in us and for allowing us to share our talents with such an admirable, accomplished, and altruistic \u201cfamily.” We look forward to working with many other ballet and dance companies across the country. We’d love to refresh and enhance your custom backdrop collections<\/a>, whether it\u2019s <\/span>The Nutcracker <\/span><\/i>or any other major production.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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