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The Elf of Elkview: JADCO to present "Thistledown Faeries" ballet
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Charleston Gazette
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January 22, 2004
- Author:
- Clint Thomas
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Where: WV Cultural Center Theater When: Jan. 23, 9 a.m., 11 a.m.
and 8 p.m. Tickets are $3 per student (chaperones free)
cthomas@cnpapers.com
A "faerie" tale can be quite the learning experience.
Three performances this Friday, Jan. 23 will spotlight the JADCO
Contemporary Dance Company as its members present "The Thistledown
Faeries" at the West Virginia Cultural Center Theater in the state
Capitol Complex in Charleston.
A full-scale ballet, "The Thistledowne Faeries" will feature 13 of
the JADCO dancers, ages 13 to 23, and nearly 40 area schoolchildren.
A sort of "Lord of the Ring-lets," the ballet is the first of a three-
part series set in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is designed to ...