FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 6, 2003
CONTACT: Mark Fleisher
Festival Ballet Providence, 401.353.1129
Spice up the Holiday Season with Clara’s High
Tea & Brunch and Uncle Drosselmeyer’s Nutcracker Christmas Party
December 14, 2003 at Federal Reserve
Providence, RI - Festival Ballet Providence uncorks new family holiday traditions Sunday, December 14th to make a memorable day sparkle! Clara’s High Tea & Brunch, and Uncle Drosselmeyer’s Nutcracker Christmas Party will both take place at Federal Reserve’s elegant dining room just three short blocks from Festival Ballet Providence’s annual production of The Nutcracker at PPAC.
Clara’s High Tea & Brunch is a brand new event making its debut this season. This elegant meal is complete with costumed characters from The Nutcracker, dozens of Nutcrackers adorning the holiday-themed dining room, tea sandwiches, brunch items, pastries, desserts, and teas from around the world. Partaking in the high tea makes the visit to the Kingdom of Sweets even more special. Tea and Brunch are served from 11 am to 12:30 pm, preceding the 1:00 performance of The Nutcracker. Tickets for Clara’s High Tea & Brunch are $25.00 per person including tax and tip.
Uncle Drosselmeyer’s Nutcracker Christmas Party returns after a highly successful first run in 2002, when revelers joined Clara’s Uncle in a holiday feast and a tradition of cracking nuts with a life-size Nutcracker Doll. The menu is set and tables awaiting their theater-bound guests for this scrumptious holiday feast, complete with roast Christmas turkey, baked ham, numerous side dishes and a Sugar Plum Assortment of Sweets. The meal is served from 4:00 to 6:00 pm. The price is $25 per child and $50 per adult, including tax and gratuity.
The Nutcracker follows a young girl, Clara, whose gift of a Nutcracker doll from her beloved Uncle Drosselmeyer leads her from a joyous family Christmas party complete with dancing dolls and a tree that grows 30 feet in height, to a midnight battle pitting a battalion of life-size toy soldiers against gigantic mice lead by the Mouse Queen. Protected by her gallant Nutcracker, Clara survives the ordeal, finding her Nutcracker doll has been transformed into a human. He leads her through a snowstorm of dancing snowflakes to the delectable Kingdom of Sweets, where the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier reign over a colorful troupe of dancers from round the world. They celebrate the victory over the Mouse Queen with brilliant dances that culminates in a grand finale.
To reserve seating for Clara’s High Tea & Brunch or Uncle Drosselmeyer’s Nutcracker Christmas Party, call Festival Ballet Providence, 401.353.1129. Reservations and full payment must be received by December 11, 2003. Federal Reserve is located at 60 Dorrance Street, a short walk from the theater.
Performance Tickets: Performances take place at the opulent Providence Performing Arts Center, 220 Weybosset Street, in Providence, RI. Performance times are Friday at 7:30 pm, Saturday at 2:30 and 7:30 pm and Sunday at 1:00 and 6:30 pm. Tickets priced from $17.50 to $52.50 are available by contacting the PPAC Box Office at 401.421-ARTS, or at all Ticketmaster locations, online at Ticketmaster.com, or by calling 401.331.2211 in RI or 508/617.931.2000 in Massachusetts. Group discounts are available by calling PPAC at 401.421.2997 extension #3162.
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The Festival Ballet Providence and the Festival Ballet Providence Center for Dance Education are together a not-for-profit arts organization whose EIN is 05-0377245 and whose Rhode Island Corporate ID number is ND-27-137.
Clara’s High Tea & Brunch Holiday Brunch Buffet
An assortment of teas and herbal infusions from around the world
Sugar Plum Assortment of Sweets:
Uncle Drosselmeyer’s Nutacracker Christmas Party Menu:
