Ballet wows Sisters audience

The Snow Queen was a hit with a Sisters audience. photo by Sue Anderson

Sisters provided a large and rapt audience for Brigham Young University Theatre Ballet's production of "The Snow Queen" on Tuesday, March 9.

Children in particular were enthralled by the colorful sets and costumes and the evocative dancing in this ballet adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen tale of a young girl's quest to save a boy, her best friend, from the clutches of the evil Snow Queen.

The production was an unusual treat for Sisters audiences. It is the first time a major ballet troupe has visited Central Oregon.

The performance was a benefit for SOAR (Sisters Organization for Activities and Recreation) and Central Oregon Boys and Girls Club. SOAR board member Bonnie Malone did not have any official tally of the proceeds, but the nearly-full Sisters High School auditorium boded well for the results.

Malone said she expected SOAR to net several thousand dollars from the show.

Malone said she would like to see Sisters attract other ballet troupes to the area. It will be several years before BYU's Theatre Ballet will return, since the troupe tours in a different region of the country each season.

The Sisters stage hosted some of the most exceptional dance talent in the nation.

Theatre Ballet at Brigham Young University is the largest dance program at any American University.

Many of BYU's dancers graduate to become dance professionals.

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