she looked at me and said, ‘Daddy, put the ballet back on’. Having only seenThe Nutcrackeron YouTube up to that point, she didn’t understand that I couldn’t just make the ballerinas dance at will through the power of the internet. ...
What’s beautiful aboutThe Nutcrackeris that we see none of it. This ballet was created in that great time of innocence when all the world foresaw a beautiful future of unstoppable and unending peace, prosperity, and justice. Here’s what else moves me about this ballet. Fully formed and j...
The Abilene Ballet Theatre presents its annual Christmas ballet presentation of The Nutcracker at the Paramount Theatre in downtown Abilene on November 18-20.
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The SF Ballet is the oldest ballet company in the United States. They got their start here in 1933. The San Francisco Ballet Company was the first to perform the Nutcracker in the US. It premiered at the War Memorial Opera House on Christmas Eve, 1944. ...
I can't say enough about how great the symphony orchestra was and the dancing of the ballet. It has been nine years since I last went to see it, and it makes me want to go back again next year. If you're considering going, please do! Will be making it a yearly event w...
When reviewing the Royal Ballet’s thoroughly enjoyableThe Nutcrackerrecently (reviewclick here) I mentioned its rather ‘old-fashioned’ magical effects and commented: ‘Indeed, children will see pantos in their local towns and cities this Christmas with much more real magic in ...
She did so, and immediately the shepherds and shepherdesses danced a very pretty ballet, while the hunters very obligingly blew their horns, and then all disappeared again in the bushes. "Pardon, pardon, kindest Miss Stahlbaum," said Nutcracker, "the dance was miserably performed, but the ...
“No, I don’t intend to be,” Madame Fokine said. “I have to earn my keep. And just having pudgy little kids running loose, having fun, making noise, and me saying nice, and collecting money, what does it do? “I’m here to teach them the only thing I know, ballet. If you...
During the Act II finale, when the Sugarplum Fairy (Evelyn Kocak) and her Cavalier (Ian Hussey) spun dizzyingly across the stage, Thelma explained, “My ballet teacher told me that if you start in third position, you’ll be able to spin for that long.” When I gasped in awe at the...