Willimantic – Dance students from EASTCONN’s Capitol Theater Arts Academy (CTAA) will present a Winter Holiday Extravaganza at 7 p.m. on Sat., Dec. 12, and 2 p.m. on Sun., Dec. 13, 2015, on the main stage at EASTCONN’s Capitol Theater, 896 Main St., Willimantic.
This production features more than 75 young dancers, ages 3 to 17, from 26 northeastern Connecticut towns.
CTAA’s Winter Holiday Extravaganza is choreographed by CTAA dance instructors Amy Chibeau, Alana Mahdalik, Paige Woods, Maya Shieber, Emily Sandall, Chloe Chibeau and Hillary Bowling. It will feature performances celebrating the multi-ethnic, multi-faith winter holiday season.
Tickets are $10 and can be purchased by calling 860-455-1601, or visiting http://ae.registereastconn.org/performance-tickets.html. The Capitol Theater box office is open one hour before each performance for walk-up ticket sales. Free parking is available on Main Street and on Walnut Street, adjacent to the theater.
CTAA is EASTCONN’s regional community arts-outreach program for young people, ages 3 and up, with classes in dance, music, theater, creative writing, cartooning, and more. Classes take place at the Capitol Theater, located across from the Willimantic post office and library. Learn more at www.eastconn.org/ctaa.
Watch for CTAA’s new winter/spring 2016 catalog, which will be released soon. To learn more about CTAA programming, call CTAA Coordinator Jim Williams at 860-456-1601 or e-mail him at jwilliams@eastconn.org.
EASTCONN is a public, non-profit, Regional Educational Service Center that has been serving the education needs of northeastern Connecticut’s schools and communities since 1980. Learn more at www.eastconn.org.