From performing arts to street art, spoken word, dance, craftmaking, and the championing of young talent, the music center brings l. Find a performance in your state, or visit your city to find out when we will be in your area. Featuring brand new overthetop production and world class russian artists. Apr 05, 2014 our documentary film, getting to the nutcracker, takes you inside the herculean effort involved in gathering the resources, assembling the volunteers, casting the dancers, rehearsing and staging the performances of this classic ballet. The bolshoi ballet is streaming the nutcracker next week. Performances feature a range of talent, from international ballet stars to.
Arrested by a powerful evil, inner beauty lies dormant, to be awakened after 100 years only through the power of the purest love. This annual yuletide favorite tells the story of a young girl named clara who receives a magical nutcracker doll on christmas eve, and sets out on a wondrous. Join uncle drosselmeyer, clara and her beloved nutcracker as they battle the mouse king and his army, take a journey to the land of snow and to the enchanted palace of the dolls. Nutcracker performance listings are provided by state and city and by the company performing the nutcracker ballet. Moscow ballets great russian nutcracker tickets event. The nutcracker is widely known to enchant audiences including adults and children for more than a hundred years now. Dance with us includes partnerships with host your cities in each tour city, which are carefully developed by mary giannone talmi, coproducer of. Debbie allens hot chocolate nutcracker was an amazing display of dance and song. Nov 28, 2014 the holiday season isnt complete without at least one viewing of the classic ballet the nutcracker. Take home gifts and keepsakes from the nutcracker holiday boutique and meet clara and other characters after each performance. Southern californias 5 best the nutcracker ballets.
In 2014, ellen oconnell, who trained with the royal ballet in london, wrote, in salon website, on the darker side of the nutcracker story. Experience the excitement and beauty of worldclass performances when the bolshoi ballets the nutcracker is broadcast to select cinemas nationwide on sunday, december 21. Dance of the sugar plum fairy from the nutcracker the royal ballet duration. It is a story that was written back in the early 1800s, but it has been seen on stage since 1892. The nutcracker swings performs december 19 th and 20 th, 2014, at 8. The nutcracker by pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky is perhaps the most famous ballet ever written.
The nutcracker tickets are now available on our website. Throughout the five scenes in two acts you will find hints and. Shchelkunchik listen help info is an 1892 twoact ballet fairy ballet. The wiltern was built in 1931 and designed by architect stiles o.
Larger than life puppets, nesting dolls and gloriously handcrafted costumes bring the christmas spirit to life. Young dancers in a scene from getting to the nutcracker. More than just movement, more than simply dance but a movement in and of itself. This function has been disabled for westside ballet of santa monica. Celebrate this christmas with the one and only moscow ballet s great russian nutcracker. In this production, lab has stayed true to their classical roots with a little spin. The bolshoi ballet is streaming the nutcracker next week for free. Aszure barton les chambres des jacques lab premiere alejandro cerrudo lickety split lab premiere george balanchine western symphony. Acb invites artists and thinkers from diverse fields to talk with acb about what they see in the studio. Critically acclaimed inland pacific ballet s the nutcracker comes to life in this magnificent holiday ballet with dazzling sets, beautiful costumes, and more than 80 dancers on stage.
Tons of fun shops, plenty of food options over priced of course. A plethora of ballet companies perform this ballet every year, forming a funfilled holiday tradition for families throughout the globe. The nutcracker 2014 westside ballet of santa monica westside. Sep 17, 2015 dance of the sugar plum fairy from the nutcracker the royal ballet duration. Dine on classic teatime delicacies and specially blended teas, while the kids enjoy a craft area that includes dance lessons with some of labs star dancers. On christmas eve, marie is given a wooden nutcracker carved in the shape of a little man.
The name westside ballet refers to two separate organizations. The nutcracker 2014 westside ballet of santa monica. Southern californias 5 best the nutcracker ballets cbs. Nutcracker wouldnt be nutcracker without the local childrens cast. Founded and overseen by artistic director, marat daukayev, former principal and star of the kirov ballet, and winner of russias prestigious peoples artist award, marat daukayev school of ballet strives to cultivate in our students what mr. What a unique take on the traditional holiday story of the nutcracker. Southern california nutcracker ballet performance directory the nutcracker ballet nutcracker performance listings are provided by state and city and by the company performing the nutcracker ballet. Our documentary film, getting to the nutcracker, takes you inside the herculean effort involved in gathering the resources, assembling the volunteers, casting the dancers, rehearsing and staging the performances of this classic ballet.
Join clara and her beloved nutcracker as she travels to the land of snow, and to the palace of the. Join clara and her beloved nutcracker as she travels to the land of snow, and to the palace of the dolls where all of her favorite doll companions come to life. Set to tchaikovskys iconic score, you will be captivated as clara and her beloved nutcracker battle a most memorable mouse king, encounter dancing snowflakes and travel to the palace of the dolls. Hoffmanns original story, the nutcracker and mouse king, maries claras, journey becomes a fevered delirium that transports her to a land where she sees sparkling christmas forests and. Dec 28, 2017 the performance took place at the alex theater in glendale, ca. Tiny dancers in getting to the nutcracker the new york times. Westside ballet of santa monica, a nonprofit 501c3, and westside school of ballet. The company debuted december 2006 with an original performance of the nutcracker. Tiny dancers in getting to the nutcracker the new york. You will be captivated as clara and her beloved nutcracker battle a most memorable mouse king, encounter dancing snowflakes, and travel to the palace of the dolls. Presenting world class russian artists, handpainted sets, russian snow maidens, and a 2 dancer dove of peace with a 20 foot wingspan the great russian nutcracker brings the christmas spirit to life for all ages. Find shows, buy tickets, check seating charts, plan where to eat and how to get there. The nutcracker site provides a central location for nutcracker ballet information.
In addition, the nutcracker holiday festival by the pacific ballet. Dine on classic teatime delicacies and specially blended teas, while the kids enjoy a craft area that includes dance. The nutcracker 2019 westside ballet of santa monica. The wiltern theatre was originally designed as a vaudeville theater and opened as the warner brothers western theater. Be sure to check out the nutcracker site before you decide where you will see a holiday performance of the nutcracker. Christmas is coming and so is the one and only moscow ballets great russian nutcracker dove of peace tour. Photo of fox theatre atlanta the nutcracker ballet december 2014 atlanta, ga. Every christmas season, the nutcracker ballet is performed in cities all over the. This holiday season, experience moscow ballets great russian nutcracker acclaimed by the press and adored by audiences everywhere. This cherished fairy tale is about an enchanted sleep and the love between a beautiful princess and a handsome prince. Dec 01, 2014 heres a guide to select productions of the nutcracker in l. Moscow ballet will perform the great russian nutcracker from november through december in cities from coast to coast. Heres a guide to select productions of the nutcracker in l.
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