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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 Eveat the foot of a Christmas tree in a child's ...
The Nutcracker. (Balanchine) 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 ...
The company was the first in the U.S. to make the ballet an annual tradition, and for ten years, the only company in the United States performing the complete ballet, until George Balanchine's production opened in New York in 1954. (Annual productions of the San Francisco Ballet Nutcracker began in 1949.)
Ohio Contemporary Ballet, formerly Verb Ballets, will present a one-hour version of the classic "Nutcracker," created by Associate Artistic Director Richard Dickinson, at 7 p.m. Dec. 2 at ...
"The Nutcracker," a two-act classical ballet, is set to open at the Midland Nov. 24 and run through Nov. 26. 'Kids get their chance to just shine': 'The Nutcracker' set for 28th annual performance ...
Greater Milford Ballet Company's production began in 1980, in response to a lack of a production of "The Nutcracker" in the area. In the 43 years since, it has changed little, but is otherwise a ...
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 ...
John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts (the United States) Show map of Central Washington, D.C. Show map of the United States Show all. Address. 2700 F Street, NW. Location. Washington, D.C., United States. Coordinates. 38°53′45″N 77°03′21″W / . 38.8957°N 77.0559°W.