Dracula, Valse-Fantaisie and Ballet: Tango presented by the Nashville Ballet

Nashville Ballet presents Dracula, Valse-Fantaisie and Ballet: Tango at TPAC

October 26 - 28

A charming ballet from one of the giants of twentieth-century choreography, George Balanchine. The New York Times praised its "windswept pattern of pure dancing, attuned to the joyfulness of its waltz rhythms." The second piece will be Ballet Tango, which explores the essence of one of the world's most passionate and complex of dances. And to round out the evening, just in time for Halloween, Paul Vasterling's chilling take on the classic Dracula myth.

Visit the TPAC website for more info and tickets.

Samson and Delilah at the Nashville Opera

Andrew Jackson Hall

Tennessee Performing Arts Center

Thursday October 11, 2007, 7:00 PM and Saturday October 13, 2007, 8:00 PM

Adapted from the famed biblical tale, this powerful French Opera tell the story of Samson, a man full of strength and godliness. Until he meets…Delilah. This famous couple has been immortalized in Hollywood and literature. Now see the bible come alive as the passionate music of Camille Saint-Saëns weaves its way through this gripping story of betrayal, forgiveness, and redemption.

An Evening of Wine at Thoroughbred Motorcars

Tuesday, May 22
6:00-9:00 P.M.
Tickets are $50, while quantities last!

Thoroughbred Motorcars
2350 Franklin Road

Tasting over 100 various wines from around the world, live music, a cigar/cordial on the terrace and complimentary hors d'oeuvres and cheese!

Sponsored by TPAC and Nashville Lifestyles

2007-2008 Broadway Season at TPAC

My Fair Lady
October 23-28, 2007

Irving Berlin's White Christmas
November 27-December 2, 2007

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
January 8-13, 2008

Monty Python's Spamalot
February 12-17, 2008

Lerner & Loewe's Camelot
starring Lou Diamond Phillips
March 11-16, 2008

Twelve Angry Men
starring Richard Thomas
May 6-11, 2008

Grace Is Thy Name

We went to see the Nashville Ballet perform Swan Lake and this was an amazing night that provided inspiration in the way the dancers moved and the ability to tell such a moving story without words. This was my first ballet in many, many years and I'm so glad I went and experienced the beauty and talent that I witnessed. The way they moved to portray geese were amazing in the way they used their bodies to mimic the movements of geese. The way love shown through the entire production and showed how it can overcome so many things that get in its way.

If you get a chance to see Swan Lake, please do because you won't regret it. Make a whole evening and experience of it. Enjoy some champagne or wine, good food and the person who has your heart and let the music and dance take you to another world.

Swan Lake

We are going to see Swan Lake, performed by the Nashville Ballet, this Saturday. This will be my first visit to the ballet in...umm.....I don't even know how long. I look forward to a fascinating experience and performance. I will let you know what I thought either Sunday or Monday.

C. S. Webbspun
(creator of the Nashville Experience)

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Swan Lake
Friday, April 27 at 7:30 pm
Saturday, April 28 at 7:30 pm
Sunday, April 29 at 2:00 pm
Andrew Jackson Hall at TPAC
Ticket Information

Perhaps the world’s best-known classical ballet, Swan Lake tells the timeless story of love found, lost and recaptured. Featuring a full cast of extraordinary dancers, beautiful sets and choreography, the ballet is accompanied by The Nashville Symphony, performing Tchaikovsky’s enduring score.

In the story, Prince Siegfried falls in love with Princess Odette after watching her beautiful moonlit dance. But Odette is turned into a swan each morning by an evil sorcerer. The spell can be broken only if a prince pledges eternal love to the princess. However, Siegfried is tricked into proclaiming his love for the sorcerer’s own daughter Odile, who is Odette’s evil twin.

For more than a century, Swan Lake has engaged audiences and inspired new generations of dancers, who are challenged by the ballet’s technical demands and full range of human emotions — from hope to despair, terror to tenderness, melancholy to ecstasy.

This project is funded under an agreement with the Metropolitan Nashville Arts Commission, the Tennessee Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts.