His fans, and fangs, are everywhere. Most recently, Dracula has swooped down on the world of ballet. A Dance Magazine story earlier this month took count of the dear Count onstage and came up with nearly two dozen companies performing more than a dozen different ballet versions of the novel in just the past two years. It's a new direction for the art form, even with its long-standing interest in the supernatural. It's all an effort to put some bite into ballet and to make the art form a little more appealing to younger audiences.
Success speaks for itself.
Dracula threatens to become the next most popular seasonal ballet in America, The Nutcracker's evil twin. The Count might give ballet eternal life, at least every Halloween. Artistic Director David Nixon's Dracula will be premiered in 11 performances this weekend and next at the Riffe Center's Capitol Theatre. It is clearly these thoughts that were crucial to my interpretation of Dracula, '' Nixon said. The company reportedly has created wonderful sets and costumes.