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One of the most magical shows to grace the stage at the Capitol Civic Centre all year is "The Nutcracker," which returns Dec. 15-17. Take in this classic Christmas fairy tale as presented by Jean ...
The Nutcracker (Russian: Щелкунчик [a], romanized: Shchelkunchik, pronounced [ɕːɪɫˈkunʲt͡ɕɪk] ⓘ), Op. 71, is an 1892 two-act classical ballet (conceived as a ballet-féerie; Russian: балет-феерия, romanized: balet-feyeriya) by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, set on Christmas Eve at the foot of a Christmas tree in a child's imagination featuring a Nutcracker doll.
The Nutcracker. Nolte Academy has presented the iconic Nutcracker for 20 years in Iowa City. With six different performances this weekend, the holiday classic will come alive on The Englert ...
Performances of “The Nutcracker” will take place over three nights, beginning Friday, and kick off a number of holiday-themed events, many of which ... A family affair: "Nutcracker" a proud ...
Christensen's Nutcracker continues in Salt Lake City, where it is performed annually by Christensen's Ballet West. [3] The stage success of the Christensen version marked the first step in making productions of The Nutcracker annual Christmas season traditions all over the world – a phenomenon that did not really come to flower until the late ...
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 ...
The Hip Hop Nutcracker kicks off a series of holiday events at the Wharton Center. The rest include: Dec. 9: Holiday Cheer with MSU Symphony Orchestra and Choirs.
Choreography: Alexander Gorsky (after Petipa) Company: Bolshoi Ballet, Moscow Premiere: 1919 Russian choreographer Alexander Gorsky, who staged a production of The Nutcracker in Moscow in 1919, is credited with the idea of combining Clara and the Sugar Plum Fairy's roles (i.e. giving the Fairy's dances to Clara), eliminating the Sugar Plum Fairy's Cavalier, giving the Cavalier's dances to the ...