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"The Nutcracker" at the New York City Ballet is a holiday classic that draws thousands to Lincoln Center each year. The company has been performing George Balanchine's ballet every year since 1954.
Choreographer George Balanchine's production of Petipa and Tchaikovsky's 1892 ballet The Nutcracker is a broadly popular version of the ballet often performed in the United States. Conceived for the New York City Ballet , its premiere took place on February 2, 1954, at City Center , New York, with costumes by Karinska , sets by Horace Armistead ...
For 2015, the contestants were the 1993 film version of the New York City Ballet's Nutcracker, the Dutch National Ballet's The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, Das Wiener Staatsballett's 2014 Nutcracker and the Bonn Ballet's Nutcracker. The winner, shown on December 21, was The Dutch National Ballet’s The Nutcracker And The Mouse King.
Tickets to the Boston Ballet's Nutcracker start at $25 and go up to $350. All performances are at the Citizens Opera House, located at 539 Washington St. in Boston, MA. ... New York City Ballet ...
Tanaquil Le Clercq was the fourth and last wife (1952–1969) of George Balanchine, the pioneer of American ballet. He obtained a quick divorce from her to woo Suzanne Farrell (who refused Balanchine's marriage proposal and went on to marry another Balanchine dancer, Paul Mejia). Le Clercq died of pneumonia in New York Hospital at the age of 71 ...
In New York, a production some consider the quintessential American “Nutcracker” opened minutes after musicians agreed to a contract. In Los Angeles, a company gives audiences both options.
In February 2009, Kistler announced her retirement from New York City Ballet at the end of the 2010 season. [3] Her farewell performance took place on June 27, 2010, [ 4 ] and consisted of ballets choreographed by Balanchine and Martins:
OKC Ballet's 'The Nutcracker' With: Oklahoma City Philharmonic and Canterbury Voices. When: Dec. 14-23. Sensory-friendly performance: 7 p.m. Dec. 18. Nutcracker Tea ...