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The curtain falls: Longview Ballet Theatre stages what could be last performances

"Cinderella" will be Artistic Director Pat George Mitchell last ballet show before retiring.
Credit: Michael Cavazos/News-Journal
Pat George Mitchell gives instruction during her ballet class in April 2021 at Longview Ballet Theatre. Arts!Longview has selected Mitchell, the founder of Longview Ballet Theatre, as the organization’s first recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award for Artistic Excellence.

LONGVIEW, Texas — After 50 years of providing the community with intricately choreographed performances, the Longview Ballet Theatre is staging what could be its final production this weekend.

Founder and Artistic Director Pat George Mitchell has been teaching ballet for 53 years and has overseen numerous productions over the years, including "Swan Lake," "Nutcracker" and "Sleeping Beauty."

Mitchell said this weekend's performances of "Cinderella" at LeTourneau University's Belcher Center will be her last before retiring.

Read more from our CBS19 paper partner, Longview News-Journal.

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