World premieres showcase Las Vegas’ creativity

LAS Vegas may be renowned as “the entertainment capital of the world,” but the entertainment capital’s creativity isn’t confined to the Strip.

Nevada Ballet Theatre’s season finale this weekend at The Smith on” producing classics such as Tennessee Williams’ “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof ” (which Majestic did earlier this season), “you want to grow as well and develop new voices — who’s going to be the next canonical author?”

LVLT launched its New Works competition a decade ago “to foster new works when we were first putting together our Black Box,” geared toward edgier fare than the “tried-and-true standards” on the group’s main stage, LVLT president Walter Niejadlik says. “It hopefully makes us more well-rounded as a theater, not just catering to actors and directors but writers.”

As for this weekend’s NBT premiere, “being involved in the creative process of a new ballet is most important as we look to develop this company,” artistic director Roy Kaiser says.

And the chance to create reverberates for all involved, says Torke, who describes his visit to an “Until December” rehearsal as “one of the most exciting days in the studio — ever. And here we are in Las Vegas.” discovery of mountain howitzer carriage parts and the mountain howitzer believed to be explorer John Fremont’s lost cannon are among the objects on display in the exhibit “Finding Fremont: Pathfinder of the West.” Nevada State Museum, 309 S. Valley View Blvd., next to the Springs Preserve. nvdtca.org/ nevadastatemuseumlasvegas

Bill Hughes Las Vegas Review-Journal Christina Ghiardi rehearses with fellow Nevada Ballet Theatre dancers for this weekend’s world premiere of choreographer Matthew Neenan’s “Until December.”

Las Vegas Little Theatre Chase Dowden and Francis Stallings star in “/se-krits/,” Las Vegas Little Theatre’s 10th annual New Works Competition winner, which continues through May 13.