F or more than 150 years, Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland has captivated fantasy readers, from the hookah-smoking Caterpillar and the grinning Cheshire Cat to the Mad Tea Party and the croquet-playing angry Queen of Hearts. The tale was even more cemented into history in 1951 with Disney’s Alice in Wonderland . Today, the story lives on through film and literature, and this month, in the form of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra’s (FWSO) Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland — a world premiere at Bass Performance Hall from September 19 through 21.

In this production , ballet dancers from Bruce Wood Dance Dallas join the FWSO to create British composer Joby Talbot ’s musical rendition of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland . Talbot composes for the stage and screen,

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