Posts Tagged ‘The Nutcracker’
Electrified, Hip Hop-Inspired ‘A Culture Shock NUTCRACKER’ is Crazy Good
…a shock for some eyes and ears. Contemporary music and culture mixed up with Tchaikovsky, and cranked up to eleven. You’ll feel the booming sound blowing your hair backward, and this production turns the story on its head with…
Read MoreCalifornia Ballet’s Vintage ‘Nutcracker’ for Your Children’s Children
Clara falls for Drosselmeyer’s nephew and imagines loving a prince instead of a nutcracker toy…Parents with preteens can talk about falling in love on the drive home…
Read MoreEqual Parts Sugar and Showy Performances in City Ballet’s Classic ‘Nutcracker’
Gonzalez, Alvarado, Candreva, Ogura and Company are thrilling. City’s production delivers a pretty and professional package, and there’s nothing better than dance performed to live music…
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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