Moscelyne Larkin & The Tulsa Ballet
Moscelyne Larkin was born in Miami, Oklahoma, back in 1925. Her mother was a Russian dancer, and her father an Eastern Shawnee-Peoria Indian. Her amazing story takes this would-be dancer to the East Coast, then around the world...before settling back in Tulsa where she would start a world-class ballet and create a one-of-a-kind institution: The Christmastime production of the iconic "Nutcracker." Over the past fifty years, three-quarters of a million people have been thrilled by the Tulsa Ballet's peerless performances of this classic, as well as many more exceptional, innovative shows. Experience the story of "Moscelyne Larkin & The Tulsa Ballet."
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