In addition to classes, a large portion of the learning experience for all Conservatory students is performing. Students may audition for MCA's performing company, the Dance Repertory Company. A community favorite for three decades, the DRC presents two concerts per year, and performances feature Classical and contemporary ballet, tap, jazz and modern dance. The company performs the full length Classical ballet, The Nutcracker, every other holiday season, and the production has become a holiday favorite in the Winona area community. The company's other Classical ballet repertoire includes Sleeping Beauty, The Firebird, Paquita, Cinderella, and Excerpts from Swan Lake. The company also presents many original works encompassing contemporary dance forms. All DRC productions are choreographed and staged by Conservatory faculty and are performed in the Saint Mary's University Page Theatre.
Younger students have the opportunity to perform with our junior company, Dance Repertory Company II. Debuting in the DRC annual Spring Concert in May of 2004, this company was created exclusively to give younger students more opportunities to perform on stage. DRC II performs in a showcase every other December, opposite the Nutcracker season, along with Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts' Young Choreographers Showcase in the Valéncia Arts Center Academy Theatre. All DRC II productions are choreographed and staged by Conservatory faculty.
*For more information regarding performance opportunities for MCA students, please see Performance Opportunities on the About MCA page.
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