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experience BFan’s Emmy®-nominated jazz ballet movie

If you had one night to learn the lessons of the past, present, and future — would you take it?

Ballet Fantastique Choreographer-Producers Donna Marisa and Hannah Bontrager reimagine the classic Christmas Carol story in iconic post-WWII America
— set to a swinging 40’s jazz score from international award-winning vocalist Halie Loren.

Watch as Scrooge is visited by the “Ghost of Smokey Joe” and the Spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come.
Let us bring the holiday spirit to you!

Filmed at iconic locations across Oregon in 2020. Aired on NBC Dec. 25, 2022. Learn more about the Emmy® nominations

Experience the movie.

on the silver screen
sun. dec. 10 | 2 & 6:30 pm
eugene art house movie theater
tickets $10 kids | $15 adults | $30 vip

on demand/streaming through jan. 31, 2024
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ALSO AVAILABLE: GIFT THE MOVIE

Add—or gift—a movie experience box:

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For enhanced movie viewing, Ballet Fantastique artists are delivering Movie Experience Boxes to local patrons.
(Packaging is also ship-ready, so you can mail a unique gift experience to anyone on your list!)

Your beautifully bundled American Christmas Carol Experience Boxes are ready-to-gift, and feature curated movie treats by NW artisan vendors:
An American Christmas Carol: A Ballet Movie souvenir DVD with bonus features and artist/director interviews
Autographed Halie Loren holiday CD: Many Times, Many Ways
Luxe holiday super fleece blanket
Organic Quinn popcorn kit w/ toppings
Hot cocoa and/or hot toddy kits (with organic spices from Mountain Rose Herbs in Eugene)
Autographed American Christmas Carol movie poster
And more.

what people are saying about bfan experience boxes:

“The Experience Box has been a huge hit. Thank you for adding extra posters! Each kiddo was so excited to receive their very own. You and BFan never cease to amaze me by constantly surpassing my expectations. Thank you for your thoughtfulness and creativity.”

—Nicole C.

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Photos from on the movie set — by gustavo ramirez

AUDIENCE MEMBERS ARE SAYING:

THANK YOU for your creative energies and brightening the world! Excited to see this version of our favorite Christmas ballet!

Love the creativity of this project. So excited to watch the movie.

Yay! So excited by this and for you all. (And us too.)

Congratulations on this great achievement. Looking forward to seeing it!

We have to keep making performance happen!

All the sets... and the lush, vintage glam of the costumes... so looking forward to this!

I can’t wait to see the results of your latest extraordinary production. Best wishes!

Keep up the great work!

Have so appreciated BFAN's creative support during the pandemic- means so much.

Thank you for bringing your innovative dance forms to the Eugene community!

So excited! Looks amazing.

I support your creative ideas to help art survive the pandemic.

We’re excited to see it!

Thank you so much!! The one thing I miss most during this time is seeing you perform in person! =)

I love and appreciate your performances even if we're not in person!!

Thank you so much for your gift of dance! We want to see you in person again when the pandemic allows.

Best wishes to all!

Can't wait! BFAN was the last live "arts" I attended before the world fell apart...looking forward to seeing what you've come up with!

Love the creativity and ingenuity! Keep going!!

Looking forward to watching this together( different states) at Christmas!

I'm an Adult ballet student at BFan—What a wonderful holiday treat.

Season ticket holders, so excited to watch!

Love your ingenuity

Thanks for all the great work, not easy this year!

Thanks to Ballet Fantastique for making this possible!!!

So looking forward to sharing this movie with my family...thank you so much for doing this

Thanks for all the great work, not easy this year!

This is such a creative project! So excited to watch!

Thank you for still doing shows during this time.

This is one of my favorites from you. The trailer looks amazing and I'm looking forward to seeing the movie.

So impressed with you all! Can't wait to watch this!

this is a gift to me

I hope you had fun making the movie! We will enjoy watching it.

Good Luck ! So exciting ❤️

You are so worthy of support! Thank you!

Love this idea. Could not be happier you are doing this!

Extremely proud & grateful to be a part of this amazing film & company!

Thank you for making this movie available!

All of our love to everyone in the cast and at Bfan! You guys are incredible!

Thank you for your hard work! So happy we can still watch this year!

Merde! I love BFan! Thanks for making this happen!

I absolutely love all of you and so excited for this movie!

Way to keep to creativity alive during these trying times ♡

I hope ballet can survive the plagueLove your creativity!

So happy you guys are continuing to make beautiful art and share ballet with the world!

Thanks for sharing the beauty of dance and music so creatively combined to our community!

Looking forward to seeing the show!

Love your performances

So excited!! Thank You!

Really looking forward to seeing this show (even though we’re all the way in Minnesota!)

Merde to the whole cast and crew!

Thanks for keeping your work out there in difficult times.

Thank you for finding a way to create and provide art during this time.

Enjoy and Merry Christmas!!!

Looking forward to watching this! This is a True Christmas Gift! Bravo to All of the Dancers.

Wow!!! -- we were floored from the opening scene. A-MAZING way to raise to the challenge and execute with quality and vision of your live production.