"A Nutcracker" would like to especially thank the following donors for their generous support of the project and helping us travel to Minnesota: Anonymous Patricia Blakely Natasha Blakely Paul & Marcia Chapman Leslie Curtis D. Christian & Stephanie Derauf Cam & Victor Gelb Goodale Family Foundation Emily Hanlon Maureen Haworth Jelan Heidelberg Kris McLaughlin K. Evan Nowak Anne Rothstein Agency Randy and Jeanne Szarzynski United Bankers' Bank Jim & Rohanda Vict

Before Katie Rose sets off for Minnesota, she talks with Jay Gabler about the upcoming A Nutcracker workshop. Check it out here! "The body, as it moves, is expressing shapes, formulas, muscles, memory, balance, style, culture, emotion or lack thereof, story or lack thereof and I could go on but—as an artist, I look to capture the force of all aspects of movement and translate it into something else. I call myself a choreographer and I call what I do “dance,” but really it’s c