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Price: $28, $23, $18, $15
Phone: (925) 943-7469
Age Suitability:
All Ages
Tags:
children, dance, ballet, holiday, nutcracker
If your children haven't seen a "Nutcracker," this unique, hour-long version is the perfect place to begin a family tradition. The magical story, colorfully narrated by Marlene Swendsen, unfolds before your eyes. Clara, the brave girl who embodies the spirit of the season, leads you from a whirling party scene to a battle between the King Mouse and the Nutcracker, then on to the Land of Sweets.
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This shorter version of the famous ballet has all the important dance numbers, including a lovely party scene, with a menacingly humorous Drosselmeier (Charles Anderson)and lots of shennanigans by Fritz (Miles Deane-Grundman). The fight scene has the usual outcome (death of the the Mouse King, played by the comedic Scott Pascal), followed by a succession of lovely candy-related sequences. Each individual corps de ballet member and solo dancer shines, with special kudos to Ashley Ivory (Sugar Plum Fairy), Kristen Isom (Arabian), Robert Dekkers (Russian) and Renee Lee (Waltz of the Flowers). David Fonnegra is a magnificent Nutcracker/cavalier. A kindly narrator (Marlene Swendsen) gets involved in the action while explaining some necessary story elements. Bravo, CC Ballet! 2009 was the best year yet!