In The Enchanted Toy Shop, the dolls sit all day long as customers come in to look at the toys. Sometimes, a doll goes home with a very excited child, but dolls that are left behind have something to look forward to as well. Each evening, after darkness begins to fall, the shop closes and the fairies of the night fly in and wake up the dolls to perform fantastic dances in the spirit of the ballet world’s favorite stories, including selections inspired by The Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker, Cinderella and La Sylphide. The dolls all dance with great joy until the clock strikes midnight, when the fairies carefully put them back to sleep until the next night. With a rotating collection of dolls, The Enchanted Toy Shop has proved to be a memorable piece of the performing repertory for The School of Richmond Ballet, complete with a variety of roles designed to suit the ages and abilities of the young dancers.
Audiences will be quick to recognize the music of Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev, and Mendelssohn and will be happy to see the hallmarks of some of the ballet world’s most beloved choreography from Petipa and Bournonville, with additional pieces bearing the choreographic talents of Ms. Stoner Winslett, Richmond Ballet Artistic Director, Ballet Master Malcolm Burn and The School of Richmond Ballet Director, Judy Jacob.
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