Mary Ellen Beaudreau

Dance Photography: NCDT's Cinderella

Artist director Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux’s ballet Cinderella comes to life as the North Carolina Dance Theatre dancers take the stage in the brand-spanking new Knight Theater in Charlotte. Costume designer A. Christina Giannini’s beautiful, colorful creations and some wonderful set designs by Alain Vaes help the talented NCDT dancers tell the fairytale. The shows runs March […]

Dance Photography: The Nutcracker 2009

The North Carolina Dance Theatre’s 2009 production of The Nutcracker opened last night and I wanted to share some images from the dress rehearsal Thursday. The show includes the usual mix of wonderful music from The Charlotte Symphony, colorful costumes and a great collaboration of local youngsters and professional dancers from NCDT and NCDT 2. […]