Once Upon a Pointe Shoe is a collection of four reimagined romantic ballets, retold as never before. The twists on these classic stories explore the many facets of love - what it is, and what is it not.

 

Each act can stand independently or the entire collection can be presented as a full-length performance.

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Act I 

The Face in the Window

An adaptation of La Sylphide

Runtime about 22 minutes

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Act II

The Swan and the Crossbow

An adaptation of Swan Lake

Runtime about 15 minutes

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Act III

Revenge of the Wilis

An adaptation of Giselle

Runtime about 25 minutes

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Act IV

Sugarplum, or, The Fairy Princess

An adaptation of The Nutcracker

Runtime about 45 minutes

 

Under the working title of The Fairy Princess, Act IV of The Four Seasons received a stand-alone staged reading on January 28th, 2023 at the Nazareth Center for the Arts in Nazareth, Pennsylvania. ​