This year, Ms. Calligan has again brought in professional dancers to dance alongside the lead roles in the ballet:

 

Nathan Crewe-Klug dances as the Nutcracker Prince alongside Tatum Prigge as Clara AND alongside Kylie Kirkham in the Spanish Chocolate Pas

Nathan Crewe-Kluge grew up in La Grange IL. He trained in Chicago under Claire Bataille in Lou Conte Dance Studio’s Scholarship Program, and in programs with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Giordano Dance Chicago, DanceWorks Chicago, and River North Dance Chicago. While training, he also performed as an apprentice with Chicago Repertory Ballet, and Winifred Haun & Dancers. In 2019, Nathan had the privilege of studying classical ballet abroad at Western Australia Academy of Performing Arts. In 2022, he graduated summa cum laude from SUNY Purchase College with a BFA in Dance Performance, concentrating in Composition. Nathan is currently dancing his 4th season with Mareck Dance. He is excited to be returning for another VVAD Nutcracker!

 

Oliver Greene-Cramer dances as the Sugar Plum Cavalier alongside Clara Goehring as the Sugar Plum Fairy 

Oliver Greene-Cramer was raised in southern Vermont and received his early training at the Brattleboro School of Dance and Burklyn Ballet Theatre. He obtained his BFA in 2013 from the SUNY Purchase Conservatory of Dance. Currently with Twyla Tharp Dance, Oliver has previously been a member of Lar Lubovitch Dance Company, Ballet Austin, and Los Angeles Dance Project. In his career Oliver has performed works by Twyla Tharp, Pam Tanowitz, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Lar
Lubovitch, Pontus Lidberg, Christopher Wheeldon, George Balanchine, Merce Cunningham, Anthony Tudor, Stephen Mills, Benjamin Millepied, Septime Webre, Salia Sanou, Thang Dao, Janie Taylor, Dimitri Chamblas, and others. Additionally, he has had the privilege of performing in such
festivals as Jacob’s Pillow (2019), Danza in Arte a Pietrasanta (2017), Edinburgh Festival Fringe (2011, 2013, 2019), and Vail Dance Festival (2023). Oliver has also performed in works by artists Rodney McMillian (2018 – Against a Civic Death), Jack Ferver (2019 - Mon Ma Mes), and Madeline Hollander (2023 – Devotion).

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