Posts Tagged ‘Ballet’
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Read MoreHip Hop “Nutcracker” Features Menacing Mice, Best Party Scene Ever
Forget about cute little mice in the battle scene. In “A Culture Shock Nutcracker,” the rodents are rats in slashed tights, creeping in low like a street gang, wonderfully nasty. This hip hop take on “The Nutcracker” ballet gets a lot right its first time out; but there’s room for some redos the next time around.
Read MoreCalifornia Ballet’s Old ‘Nutcracker‘ Needs a Makeover
As we watched the production on Thursday (Dec. 19) at the Civic Theatre, my companions and I were struck by the old faded sets and costumes. The choreography was even less inspired than I remembered from 2011.
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