Charlottesville Ballet Celebrates America’s 250th Anniversary

Imagine two and a half centuries of American triumph, anguish, joy, fear, and hope unraveling before you on a grand stage. This March, the Charlottesville Ballet joins forces with Opera on the James to give audiences precisely that, with a two-act multimedia show highlighting major historical moments that have led the nation to modern day. Beginning with the Revolution era, the performance dances through the Civil War, the Civil Rights movement, and the voices of today, ending with a look toward future generations of trailblazers. With guest violinist Virgil Moore, Juilliard student and Lynchburg native, the show will not only be a tribute to American history at large but a celebration of Virginia’s homegrown arts and culture scene. Showing at the Paramount Theater in…..

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