With the help of a magical nutcracker, this brave girl will risk the darkness, fight the rat king, and save her family. A sadsweet, hopefulheartfelt peek into how to keep the holidays. I recently had the pleasure of visiting washington d. The house theatre of chicagos balletfree production of the nutcracker has been nontraditional from the getgo, incorporating original.
Nutcracker and more live theater events this holiday. The nutcracker presented by ballet theatre of maryland. The company is once again bringing its production of the nutcracker to the mcpherson opera house, sans symphony, at 2 and 7 p. With over 100 dancers and musicians bringing this christmas treat to life, nutcracker is based on e. Mobileconnect uses wifi to deliver superior quality audio to a smart device such as an ipod or iphone, either through headphones or via a necklace for hearing aid users. The nutcracker maryland hall for the creative arts. The nutcracker delights a full house at the downey. After a triumphant premiere last year and a recently announced engagement at the kennedy center in november 2019, atlanta ballets reimagined production of the nutcracker returns to the fox theatre this holiday season. The house theatre of chicago is a 501c3 notforprofit organization and is proud to present original plays and immersive events in service of its mission to unite chicago in the spirit of community through amazing feats of storytelling.
Christmas gold label nutcracker suite animated wooden. A winter wonderland awaits at pittsburgh ballet theatres the nutcracker. San francisco ballet auxiliary invites you to an exciting night celebrating the 75th anniversary of san francisco ballets nutcracker. Orchestra of the mariinsky theatre, valery gergiev licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of decca music group ltd. Metropolitan ballet theatres the nutcracker suite is a perfect, shorterlength introduction to the theater and ballet, geared to young audiences. Written in the early 1890s, this was the last ballet score tchaikovsky wrote. Enjoy a magic of christmas in fairytale story full of adventure and love in tchaikovskys ballet the nutcracker in prague. The most magical of christmas traditions is returning to theaters across north america this holiday season, and this website can help you find amazing tickets for any the nutcracker 2020 performance. Hoffmanns story the nutcracker and the mouse king and features a famous score by tchaikovsky. Tchaikovskys score to transport you to a land of dreams. The nutcracker the house theatre of chicago performing. The opera house is close to the deansgate station and also the oxford road station is 10 mins away. Playing at the chopin theatre, 1543 w division st in chicago through december 29, 2019. Current subscribers can renew now for the 20202021 season and the nutcracker.
Reimagined for season 15, experience the nutcracker with new design elements and an updated script. For the tenth consecutive year, the house theatre of chicago is offering their balletfree version of this familyfriendly holiday classic. Join us for a thrilling journey through space and time, where everyday objects grow in extraordinary. Created by jake minton, phillip klapperich, kevin odonnell, and tommy rapley. From the legendary new york city ballet production at lincoln center to the moscow ballets great russian nutcracker tour, and from big cities to small. Orr, set to tchaikovskys enduring score, the pittsburgh ballet theatres production of the nutcracker has been a longstanding holiday tradition since the production premiered in. Wichita can choose from five versions of the nutcracker. The production was directed by william christensen. Complete with eyepopping sets and costumes, and set to tchaikovskys beloved score, the nutcracker is the family tradition that cant be missed. During the battle, clara saves the nutcrackers life so breaking a magical spell that turned him from a boy to a toy and the mouse king is defeated.
One of the most imaginative tap choreographers working today the new yorker, michelle dorrance and her tap dream team arrive just in time for the holidays with a threeweek run of a world premiere by michelle dorrance, hannah heller, and josette wigganfreund, set to duke ellington and billy strayhorns sublime interpretation of tchaikovskys nutcracker. In celebration, drosselmeyer sweeps clara and the nutcracker off to the kingdom of sweets, where they meet the sugar plum fairy and take part in a wonderful display of dances. Balletmet returns for its eighth visit to the detroit opera house with its beloved traditional production of the nutcracker. Coaches operate from the coach station at manchester central. Olney ballet theatre obt presents mary days the nutcracker, considered to be one of the most beautiful versions of this holiday classic staged in the washington metropolitan area today.
Over 100 dancers and musicians bring nutcracker to life with exquisite dancing, beautiful sets and tchaikovskys glorious score played live on a sparkling christmas eve in a frostdusted edwardian london, clara and her enchanted nutcracker doll discover a magical world, where she battles with the mouse king. Allow yourself to be magically swept away by the tale of the young heroine clara and her adventures to rescue her beloved nutcracker from the rat queens evil spell. Tickets for the nutcracker go on sale to the general public on jul 21, 2020. Clara amaris sanchez marvels at the magical gift of a nutcracker. The house theatre celebrates 10 years of the nutcracker. That time of year is approaching its nutcracker season at the benedum center. Jazz renditions of popular christmas tunes such as let it snow, happy holidays and baby its cold outside the. As advertised, no tchaikovsky and no ballet, but that doesnt mean no music and no dance. Connecticut ballets holiday blockbuster and perennial audience favorite, the nutcracker, returns to the palace theatre, 61 atlantic street, stamford for four performances on saturday, december 16 and sunday, december 17.
Lots of wouldbe young ballerinas and leaping barishnikovs were in the audience, and at least 100 dancers came on stage, each well coached and obviously giving the performances of their young lives. A heartwarming fairytale ballet to lighten the dark days of winter, the nutcracker. We follow clara on a journey through the worlds of her imagination, as she drifts to sleep on christmas eve. She meets the dashing nutcracker prince, takes on the largerthanlife rat king, and is whisked into the luscious land of sweets by the sugar plum fairy. If you wish to bring your guide or hearing dog to the theatre, please advise the box office when booking your tickets and a seat next to the aisle will be reserved for you. Celebrating a full decade of making holiday memories with more than 30,000 audience members, the house brings this wholly original, balletfree show back for its 10th anniversary production. House theatre of chicago updates nutcracker with nontraditional. Experience the wonder of this timeless holiday tradition. This productions concept is the work of wayne eagling and toer. Nutcracker performing arts maryland olney ballet theatre. Join us for this holiday event and you will enjoy a night of specialty cocktails, fabulous hors doeuvres, music, and more. The fox theatre was constructed in 1928, as the first movie palace in the world to be equipped with sound systems for films.
Welcome to the home of moscow ballets great russian nutcracker in detroit. Public domain compositions, and 2 music rights societies. Experience the most magical christmas tradition of the season as clara and her nutcracker prince travel throughout a winter wonderland to meet the sugar plum fairy in the kingdom of sweets. Aleksandr kopilov performed by the bolsoi ballet at the bolsoi theatre, moscow 1989. It is christmas eve in a small town in germany, in the 1820s. The house s fantastical expansion of this holiday classic centers on young claras journey to save christmas in the face of grief. Fred kavli theatre, thousand oaks civic arts plaza, 2100 thousand oaks blvd. In the town square, the mysterious drosselmeier presents a performance in his childrens theatre and then hurries off to the silberhaus christmas party with his gifts.
Its christmas eve in turnofthecentury pittsburgh when a mysterious gift sparks a wondrous adventure. The nutcracker tickets, london coliseum, london theatre direct. The house theatre of chicago will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the annual hit production the nutcracker, an alloriginal, balletfree and. The new victoria theatre auditorium is equipped with sennheiser mobileconnect wifi sound amplification system. The nutcracker at the house theatre of chicago youtube. Costumes plucked from the most gorgeous chocolate box. We follow clara on a journey through the worlds of her imagination, as she drifts off to sleep on christmas eve. The stage resets itself to the beginning each time it is turned on. Shchelkunchik listen help info is an 1892 twoact ballet fairy ballet.
The nutcracker by pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky on a story by e. Exquisite costumes and dazzling choreography will transport you to a world where dreams do come true. The march, dance of the sugar plum fairy, russian dance, arabian dance, the battle, waltz of the flowers, chinese dance and the dance of the reed pipe. The nutcracker ballet the composition of pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky 18401893 clara stlbm nn sgnk0v prince mttw g0lding nutcracker. Metropolitan ballet theatre has been presenting the fulllength traditional staging of the nutcracker since 1989. The event features live accompaniment from the michigan opera theatre orchestra as well as complimentary read more. We invite you to the most famous christmas party of all time as you attend the nutcracker where the possibility of dreams, the magic of christmas and the wonder of the child merge through young claras adventures with mechanical dolls, lifesize rats, and whirling kingdoms of snow. Guide dogs and hearing dogs are welcome at the opera house and they can stay with you while you are in the theatre.
Christmas nutcracker suite animated wooden house music box at. Devices can be booked via the box office in advance, alternatively patrons can download the sennheiser. The magical christmas ballet for all the family, nutcracker at the london coliseum. Hoffmanns original story was darker than the ballet, but the plot remains largely the same.
Piccadilly train station is only 1 mile from the theatre. A sweet nutcracker suite with eric felten jazz orchestra. It presented featurelength films, shorts, orchestra performances, and later hosted some of the biggest names in showbiz historyelvis presley, frank sinatra, sammy davis jr. Journey to a land of enchantment filled with swirling snowflakes, waltzing flowers and. The ballet follows young clara and her nutcracker prince through a magical journey in the land of the sugar plum fairy. Usa washington seattle young ballerina waits to audition for pacific northwest ballets performance of nutcracker suite. Division, chicago, il 60642 performances of the magic parlour at palmer house hilton, 17 e monroe st, chicago il 60603 offices located at the house theatre of chicago, 4020 n rockwell st, chicago il 60618. Atlanta ballet presents the nutcracker fox theatre. Cincinnati ballets holiday triumph returns once again to music hall in all its splendor. At the end they ask us to tell our friends if we liked the show, and i.