THE NUTCRACKERFriday, December 16, 2011@7:30 PM
“It wouldn’t be the Holiday Season without the Nutcracker!” Become entranced by the beauty of the Sugar Plum Fairy and her dazzling Court, enchanted by the swirling snowflakes and breathtaking snow, and cheer for the tiny toy soldiers and their leader, the handsome Nutcracker Prince. A sparkling production with beautiful costumes and sets, this is truly… ‘the all-time family favorite’. Dance Alive National Ballet was fortunate to receive a large grant from a generous anonymous donor allowing for all new costumes and sets. This changed an already enjoyable production into a dazzling experience for our audiences. Act I is a warm and friendly Christmas Party at the home of Judge Silberhaus with guests waltzing in silk gowns and elegant tuxedos. The young girls are dressed in jewel toned satin dresses with lace edged pantaloons and the boys are proud in their velvet knickers. Our Nutcracker, danced by the fleet and boyishly charming Ben Slayen, is an instant favorite, especially to Clara, our heroine, the Judge’s daughter. She is even more smitten by him when he fixes her Nutcracker doll, a Christmas gift from her mysterious Uncle Drosselmeyer which was broken in a fit of envy by her little brother, Franz. When she falls asleep that night, she dreams of a fierce battle between an army of toy soldiers and huge wicked rats. The Nutcracker battles the Mouse King, and is saved at the very last minute by Clara, who fells him with her shoe.
To thank her for saving his life, he takes her on a wonderful journey.
They travel through the land of the swirling snowflakes whose Queen, danced by the elegant Elitsa Zafirova, sends them on a beautiful journey to the Kingdom of the Sweets. There they are awed by the grandeur of the palace and the wonder of the many representatives from different countries – Chocolate from Spain, Coffee from Arabia, Tea from China, the comically endearing Marzipan Shepherdesses, the twirling and flying Russians, the delightful tumblers that come out from Mother Goose’s enormous skirt, the exquisite Waltz of the Crystalline Flowers, with a scintillating Dewdrop and her Cavalier, and the most wonderful of all, the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Prince danced by our radiant principal dancers.
She is complete entranced and captivated by this amazing experience. And you will be, too.
Truly the all time family favorite.
For tickets, click on Ticketmaster or contact the Phillips Center Box Office at 352/392-ARTS
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