Point shoes and kilts are not a combination you’d expect to see in a performance, but when it comes to ”Director’s Choice” presented by the Orlando Ballet, anything goes.

I'm Brooke Savage, the writer behind the Setting The Stage newsletter, with what's happening in Central Florida's theatre and art scene just before Christmas

More than 200 students from Orange County Public Schools middle and high schools took part in the symposium.

The Orlando Ballet is celebrating its 50-year milestone with a revamped Nutcracker. We got an Insider look at their new costumes dancers tried on to go with a new production.

It’s a story of truth, lies, memory and desire told through dance. The Orlando Ballet presents, ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning play written by Tennessee Williams in the late 1940s. This particular production uses a simple object to create different scenes that bring the story to life.

The fear of an injury can be paralyzing for professional athletes but treating any potential problem early can significantly impact their careers.

ORLANDO, Fla. – After a four-day trial run with Sleeping Beauty, The Orlando Ballet Company has set the stage to perform The Nutcracker to a limited audience at the Dr. Phillips Center for Performing Arts. The Orlando Ballet Company is confident of the safety precautions put in place in partnership with DPAC. Officials with DPAC said they worked with The Orlando Ballet company for months to develop those safety protocols ahead of Sleeping Beauty. As far as seating, DPAC is only allowing 35% capacity inside the Walt Disney World Theater, seating every other row and parties at least three seats apart. The first showing of The Nutcracker is on Friday at 7:30 p.m.For more information on the safety precautions at DPAC, click here.

ORLANDO, Fla. – The Orlando Ballet is getting ready to kick off their season with ‘The Sleeping Beauty’-- only this time, some adjustments have had to be made due to the pandemic. Collins said special effects have been added and the choreography will be different to keep dancers and production staff safe. So, they [guests] will see less people on the stage but no less frame up for the story,” Collins said. The Orlando Ballet said it also made sure everyone involved with the production was cleared from coronavirus. “When guests first arrive, they will get their temperature checked outside,” Lorri Shaban, spokeswoman for Dr. Phillips Center, said.

ORLANDO, Fla. – Beginning next month, the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts said it’s ready to reopen its doors to major events, preparing to host Orlando Ballet for its performance of Sleeping Beauty. “We are still here,” said Cheryl Collins, executive director of Orlando Ballet. “We don’t know of anybody else that’s trying to do this in the ballet world in this juncture.”The Orlando Ballet had a devastating end to its season last spring, having to cancel two major performances due to COVID-19. However, after getting some advice with medical experts who sit on their board of directors, Orlando Ballet opened its doors to its new Harriet Orlando Ballet Centre. Click here for a list of postponed, rescheduled and canceled shows at Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts.