State of the Arts

A thieving rat king?

Posted at 10:00 AM on July 21, 2009 by Marianne Combs
Filed under: Dance

The Lakeville City Ballet has been robbed of dozens of costumes and some major set pieces for its annual production of "The Nutcracker."

So who would want to steal a bunch of tights and a big sleigh? A competing ballet company in dire financial straits? A Rat King determined to triumph in the end?

The lock on the storage facility was intact, so it looks like an inside job. Meanwhile neighboring city ballets have offered to lend costumes and/or hold fundraisers to help out. Fortunately dress rehearsals don't start until October.

July 2009
S M T W T F S
      1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31  


Master Archive

New Series

Art Heroes

MPR News
Radio

Listen Now

Other Radio Streams from MPR

Classical MPR
Radio Heartland

Services

This activity is made possible in part by the Minnesota Legacy Amendment's Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund