When China Smith was 9 years old, her elementary school music teacher chose her to be in a production of Porgy and Bess at Bass Concert Hall.
“The director let me sit on the side of the stage and watch some of the show,” Smith said. “I fell in love with the arts right then and there.”
At the time, she never imagined she would be back on that stage. But last December, she returned with her dance academy in tow and brought Ballet Afrique’s Nutcracker to Bass…