Comments on: The Nutcracker

By: Home for the Holidays: Ballet Siblings

Home for the Holidays: Ballet Siblings — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 22:29:28 +0000

[...] in the love. But for most in ballet, it’s slightly different. Christmas means seemingly unending Nutcracker runs, accompanied by seemingly unending rehearsals and shows, maybe 30 or more in a season. This [...]

By: Shelby

Shelby — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:21:09 +0000

What an intriguing post this time of year especially, thank you for the insight into the history of this wonderful ballet that so many of us are performing and/or watching

By: The Ballet Bag (@theballetbag) (@theballetbag)

The Ballet Bag (@theballetbag) (@theballetbag) — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 10:47:53 +0000

It’s that time of the year again… http://t.co/cFsS6cMG #ballet #nutcracker

By: En Pointe Inquiry #Nutcracker « Yokittyjo

En Pointe Inquiry #Nutcracker « Yokittyjo — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 08:27:03 +0000

[...] http://www.theballetbag.com/2009/11/24/the-nutcracker/ [...]

By: Birmingham Royal Ballet’s The Nutcracker at The O2

Birmingham Royal Ballet’s The Nutcracker at The O2 — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 20:38:39 +0000

[...] Nutcracker and the Mouse King and premiered in 1892 at the Imperial Theatre in Saint Petersburg, The Nutcracker is now the most popular family Christmas show of all time. Widely regarded as the finest [...]

By: Aquara

Aquara — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 21:19:14 +0000

i actually took part in the nutcracker production by the minnesota ballet! it was very interesting! i actually have danced with the minnesota ballet for almost 9 years now it is a great ballet! by looking at the photos above though this ballet looks like it is just as good!

By: The Royal Ballet's 2011-2012 Season

The Royal Ballet's 2011-2012 Season — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 21:45:13 +0000

[...] 2011) over the holiday period, but it’s all relative. We’re ready to welcome back Peter Wright’s elegant production for The Royal Ballet after an overdose of Cinderellas and furry animals (Beatrix Potter, Peter and [...]

By: Swan Lake

Swan Lake — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 22:32:28 +0000

[...] died. The composer had created two important ballet scores – The Sleeping Beauty (1890) and The Nutcracker (1892) – and plans to bring Swan Lake to the Mariinsky had existed for a while. At a [...]

By: American Ballet Theatre at Sadler's Wells London 2011 - Review Roundup

American Ballet Theatre at Sadler's Wells London 2011 - Review Roundup — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 21:49:22 +0000

[...] The Nutcracker Pas de Deux – This was a chance to sample a tiny morsel of Ratmansky’s newest Nutcracker, with Marcelo Gomes and Veronika Part leading. Ratmansky again transforms music into steps and proves just about how much he loves Tchaikovsky’s haunting score; we feared for the couple as the choreography demands speedy footwork and very intricate lifts, but Gomes is a tremendous partner and Veronika is all elegance, even when she plays peek-a-boo with the audience. We only wish we could have seen the work in context; from this short extract Ratmansky’s Sugar Plum Fairy and Prince seem to have a story to tell and this aspect was lost in translation. [...]

By: American Ballet Theatre

American Ballet Theatre — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 19:56:55 +0000

[...] and Gelsey Kirkland perform the Act I Pas de Deux from Baryshnikov’s production of The Nutcracker recorded for TV [...]