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What Scares You?
Dance Theatre of Greenville
Peace Center Gunter Theatre, Greenville
October 3, 2015, 8pm; October 4, 2015, 2pm
Adults-$30, Students-$20, Children 12 and under, $15
Peace Center box office: 864.467.3000 www.peacecenter.org
Sandra Miller, Artistic Director
828.329.2721
[email protected]
[email protected]
GREENVILLE’S OWN PUMPKIN NUTCRACKER! BUILDING A NEW GREENVILLE TRADITION
WHAT SCARES YOU? PRESENTED BY DANCE THEATRE OF GREENVILLE
Greenville’s most innovative pre-professional dance company, Dance
Theatre of Greenville, will present What Scares You? a full-length Halloween inspired ballet, on October 3 at 8pm and October 4 at 2pm at the
Peace Center Gunter Theatre. Created by the company’s Artistic Director, Sandra Miller, this unique “Pumpkin Nutcracker” differentiates the
company from the usual fall and winter fare of Dracula and Nutcracker
and should become a fun family friendly tradition in Greenville. The
story centers on Emmaline’s nighttime adventure through the dreamscapes and terrors that haunt us all. Snuggled securely in her bedroom
with her beloved doll companions, Emmaline prepares for her nightly
trip to slumberland. Despite the security of all that is known to her, she
senses a foreboding presence that fills her with apprehension and fear. As is true for all of us, the anticipation of sleep can conjure the dread of
what scares you. As sleep over takes her, Emmaline is visited by a terrifying parade of her
deepest fears. Witches plot to cook her doll companions that have come
to life, and under the bed monsters with eerily glowing multiple eyes,
tango with the scheming cooks. Sirens that have called sailors to their
deaths upon rocky shores escape from the closet, and clowns overtake
her bedroom. Ravens and bats land from flight and descend the unending staircase to lure Emmaline to attempt to fly, and the lady in the lake
that perished the night of her prom and visits the parked cars of prom
dates, floats past. Snakes slither about and machete wielding, blood
thirsty vampires hypnotize their next victim. Zombies arise from the grave and ether bound spirits lure the innocent girl to a
horrifying fate at the edge of a razor sharp pendulum. But as dawn beaks, Emmaline is unsure of the reality of her nightmare. As she watches the chandelier swing, she questions was it real or imagined…..you decide.
A cast of some of the areas most talented dancers will bring the story to life. Several of the Dance Theatre of Greenville
members have attended some of the country’s most prestigious pre professional programs such as American Ballet Theatre
(NYC), Houston Ballet and Boston Ballet. Artistic Director, Sandra Miller, was a principal dancer with the Fort Worth Ballet
(now Texas Ballet Theatre), has trained at the schools of the Joffrey Ballet, Alvin Ailey, Washington Ballet, American Ballet
Theatre® and David Howard. She is one of two American Ballet Theatre® National Training Curriculum Certified Teachers
in South Carolina, has a BFA and MBA from Texas Christian University and has nearly 25 years of experience teaching and
directing dancers in the Carolinas. Come experience this exciting family friendly Halloween tradition at the Peace Center Gunter Theatre. What Scares You? has something for every age and will satisfy the audience with a full scale, richly textured, musically intriguing and expertly
danced story. Greenville’s only “Pumpkin Nutcracker”! Meet the characters that scare Emmaline after the Sunday afternoon
matinee…..What Scares You?