Fairfax Academy students will be performing their version of the Nutcracker on Saturday, Nov. 22, at Lanier Middle School at 12:30 p.m. Photo contributed
Students in the Dance classes at Fairfax Academy will be performing their version of the Nutcracker, called Mixed Nut, in one public performance on Saturday, Nov. 22, at Lanier Middle School at 12:30 p.m. Fairfax Academy is one of six high school academies in Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS).
This is the fourth consecutive year that Mixed Nut is being performed by Fairfax Academy students. The performance features selections from the original Tchaikovsky score as well as the Duke Ellington jazz rendition. Fairfax Academy Dance instructor Andrea Heininge explains that the performance is a contemporary take on the classic, fusing the traditional music with contemporary jazz. The performance will include swirling snowflakes, waltzing flowers, and kicking candy canes. New to the show this year is a hip-hop scene choreographed by Fairfax Academy alumna Melrose Pyne.
Tickets for the public performance on Nov. 22 are $5; FCPS employees can receive one free ticket when they present their FCPS identification badge.