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2. National Ballet of Washington, D.C. - Wikipedia

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   The National Ballet of Washington, D.C. was an American national ballet company founded in 1962 by Jean Riddell, [1] [2] granddaughter of the founder of PET Evaporated Milk and artistic director Frederic Franklin, [3] with financial support from the Ford Foundation. [4] Its studios were located at 2801 Connecticut Avenue, NW, in Washington, D.C ...

3. Leavenworth Nutcracker Museum - Wikipedia

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   Leavenworth Nutcracker Museum is a museum dedicated to nutcrackers and nutcracking devices, located in Leavenworth, Washington. Founded by Arlene Wagner and her husband George in 1995, the museum housed over 7,000 nutcrackers in 2020, and over 9,000 in 2023. Wagner taught multiple productions of The Nutcracker and became enamored with ...

4. National Theatre (Washington, D.C.) - Wikipedia

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   During the Washington run of Porgy and Bess in 1936, the cast, led by Todd Duncan, protested the audience's segregation. [7] Duncan stated that he "would never play in a theatre which barred him from purchasing tickets to certain seats because of his race." Management allowed for the first integrated performance at National Theatre. [8]

5. How Nutcrackers Became a Classic Symbol of Christmas

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   First performed by the San Francisco Ballet in 1944, The Nutcracker became a smash hit when it was reworked by George Balanchine for the New York City Ballet in 1954. And the rest, they say, is ...

6. Carter Barron Amphitheatre - Wikipedia

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   This plan was expanded upon by Carter T. Barron in 1947, as a way to memorialize the 150th anniversary of Washington, D.C., as the U.S. national capital. As Vice Chairman of the Sesquicentennial Commission, Barron envisioned an amphitheatre where "all persons of every race, color and creed" in Washington could attend musical, ballet, theater and other performing arts productions.

7. Orlando Ballet’s all-new ‘Nutcracker’: Tickets on sale today

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   The production will debut this December, but tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. July 25. Those who buy in person at Harriett’s ... Orlando Ballet’s all-new ‘Nutcracker’: Tickets on sale today

8. OKC Ballet opening 2024-2025 season with free ... - AOL

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   The company is planning a weekend of free dance Sept. 13-14 with "Ballet Under the Stars" at Scissortail Park and Dance Day at OKC Ballet's home. OKC Ballet opening 2024-2025 season with free ...

9. List of productions of The Nutcracker - Wikipedia

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   The 2010 "Battle of the Nutcrackers" began its run on December 6, 2010. It included two very traditional versions - the 1989 Bolshoi Ballet's Nutcracker and the 2009 Royal Ballet Nutcracker - as well as the Berlin State Opera Ballet's Nutcracker, Maurice Bejart's Nutcracker, and the Ballet of Monte Carlo's Casse Noisette Circus.