Cast members in BYU theatre Ballet's word university premiere of 'Alice in Wonderland.' (Jaren Wilkey/BYU Photo)
BYU Theatre Ballet will become the world's first university theatre ballet program to perform 'Alice in Wonderland' starting Jan. 28 in the de Jong Concert Hall.
Artistic Director Shani Robison said the performance has been three years in the making. She said she has looked forward to taking a 'leap of faith' by being the first university production of this ballet.
It was important to Robison that students be heavily involved in the process of creating and preparing this ballet from the beginning. They put off the performance of the ballet for a year in order to have the most student involvement possible in carrying it out. Robison believed this would be a great opportunity and learning experience for the students.
(Sarah Averett)