…Allie Maki Maya with this Oregon inspired coffee laced recipe: Coffee Toffee with Oregon Hazelnuts 1 cup (2 sticks or 8 ounces) butter 1/2 cup light brown sugar 1/2 cup white sugar 1 1/2 teaspoons molasses (can swap corn syrup or honey) 1/4 teaspoon salt (or a heaping 1/4 teaspoon flaky sea salt) 1 1/2 […]
November 12, 2012
Welcome To the Land of Sweets A Menu of Delectable Confections Inspired by George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker Tickets are on sale now for George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker at OBT. Grab yours early to get the best seats and beat the holiday rush! It’s November, which means the season of holiday feasting is upon us with […]
December 19, 2011
Click here to make a donation to send an underprivileged child to The Nutcracker for free! Your gift of $15 will cover the cost of one child’s ticket and OBT will match it with another $15 to send a second child. Our goal for this year is 1,000 children. Will you help us share the […]
December 13, 2011
OBT Holiday Gift Guide: Nutcracker Edition Still on the hunt for the perfect gift for that hard-to-shop-for boss, brother, second cousin or significant other? We’ve got you covered this holiday season! Click on the photos below to buy or get more information. For the person on your list who loves George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker – […]
December 7, 2011
Matt, our playbill editor from Skies America, interviewed one new dancer that will be featured in each of the holiday ballets. Meet A Holiday Revue‘s Michael Linsmeier! Photo: Renata Kosina Michael Linsmeier YOUNG PUNK By Matt Williams, Playbill Editor Michael Linsmeier has silver rings in both ears and one in his nose. His black Misfits […]
December 7, 2011
Matt, our playbill editor from Skies America, interviewed one new dancer that will be featured in each of the holiday ballets. Meet The Nutcracker‘s Kate Oderkirk! Photo: Renata Kosina Kate Oderkirk WORK AND PROGRESS By Matt Williams, Playbill Editor Fans of Oregon Ballet Theatre will get their first real look at company artist Kate Oderkirk […]
December 6, 2011
Nutcracker Special Guests! Want to see which special guests will be making your Nutcracker experience even more magical? Check out all our walk-on guest artists and outdoor carolers below! In addition, we’re thrilled to announce that the role of Mother Ginger will again be performed by Kevin Cook, aka local drag queen and philanthropist Poison […]
December 5, 2011
Make It Magic! This year, we’ve got all kinds of treats to make your Nutcracker experience even more special, from holiday gift shopping to capturing family memories! Take the magic home with you . . . from toy swords to sparkling tiaras, we’ve got your Nutcracker keepsakes covered! We’ll be selling an amazing […]
December 1, 2011
New Dancers, New Traditions OBT’s Ten New Company Members Join the Casts of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker and A Holiday Revue Meet the ten new members of OBT’s company who you’ll be seeing in our two holiday shows. We thought we’d give them a chance to introduce themselves before you see them onstage! Get your […]
November 7, 2011
“Sturm und Drang”: How Freud, Faust and the Napoleonic Wars Gave Us the Great American Holiday Tradition His works of fiction are widely credited by literary experts as the origins of the horror story. Many of the greatest minds of the 19th century – from Freud and Jung to Poe and Hawthorne – credit him […]
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November 16, 2012
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