Summary
The more Nutcrackers I see, the more I revere George Balanchine, who took the bones of this Christmas fantasy with its sumptuous Tchaikovsky score and fleshed it into a coherent, emotionally resonant story, accessible to children and still gripping for adults.
Moscow Ballet, with the help of the local River City Youth Ballet, gave us something quite different Friday night, but still great fun.See the full content of this document
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Moscow Puts Political Twist On 'Nutcracker'
The company chose a story line that veered away from the mythic and dangerously toward the politically correct: the ...
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