# @franklin.performing.arts.co on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2025-11-26T17:43:37.000+00:00
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🎁Meet the Guest Artists of The Nutcracker presented by FPAC Holiday Productions: maritakayama_ballet and loudefelice !

🩰Mari Takayama (Sugar Plum Fairy) originally from Japan, currently resides in NYC where she has performed principal and soloist roles with the Eglevsky Ballet, Connecticut Ballet, City Dance NY, Neville Dance Theatre, and was a trainee with the American Repertory Ballet dancing the lead role of Clara in “The Nutcracker”. Prior to moving to the US, she graduated from the ballet course at Senzoku Gakuen College of Music in Japan with two scholarships. During her college years, she organized and choreographed ballet, musical, and contemporary performances. Mari has participated in various intensive programs, including those at American Ballet Theatre, Miami City Ballet, American Academy of Ballet in New York, Kirov Academy of Ballet in Washington, D.C., and Bolshoi Ballet Academy. Her repertoire includes roles such as Sugar Plum Fairy, Clara, and Dew Drop Fairy in ‘The Nutcracker,’ as well as roles in ‘Flames of Paris,’ ‘Dracula,’ ‘Paquita,’ ‘Don Quixote,’ and ‘Giselle.’ Additionally, she is an ABT Certified Teacher, successfully completing the ABT Teacher Training Intensive in Primary through Level 3 of the ABT National Training Curriculum.

👑Louis DeFelice (Cavalier) studied under Stanislav Issaev and graduated from the Kirov Academy in Washington, DC. He was most recently a company member with New Jersey Ballet, performing as a principal in Robbins’ Fancy Free, a soloist in Balanchine’s Rubies, and originating a part in the premier of Lauren Lovette’s Jewel Box. He also tours in Europe and the US as a guest artist in shows including The Nutcracker and Swan Lake. He is from Columbia, South Carolina and is the co-founder of the dance wear company Barre Trash.

🎟️Tickets available at FPAConline.com or by calling the box office at 508-528-3370!

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