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This year’s ‘Nutcracker’ the last dance for Miami City Ballet’s retiring prima ballerina
Need a rundown on the Sugar Plum Fairy —or most things “Nutcracker?” Lauren’s history with the ballet makes her an encyclopedia of such knowledge. “When I talked to Lourdes about ...
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Local ballet star Tara Williamson morphs into the Sugar Plum Fairy in the Alberta Ballet’s Nutcracker
she dreamed of performing as the Sugar Plum Fairy. The Nutcracker, it turns out, was the first ballet she ever went to as a child. “It does still carry the magic,” she explains, adding that ...
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"The Nutcracker" ballet casts its spell on audience [EXCLUSIVE]
For over a century, Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann's fairy tale "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" has never ceased to amaze ...
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Look: Cincinnati Ballet adds Nutcracker heads with diverse skin tones for 2024 production
This year marks 50 years since the Cincinnati Ballet first staged ... classic story "The Nutcracker" with the same beloved Nutcracker Prince, the same sparkling Sugar Plum Fairy and the same ...
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Alberta Ballet's Nutcracker sparkles with Sugar Plum-flavoured eye candy
An Alberta Ballet production ... Highlights include the Sugar Plum Fairy (at this matinee danced by charismatic, Vancouver-raised Nicole Caron), pulling off an effortless barrage of fouettes ...
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A magical tradition: Carolina Ballet's The Nutcracker welcomes audiences with exciting new elements
As one of the original performers in the ballet's inaugural 2001 performance of The Nutcracker, Severin-Hansen has cherished her role as the Sugar Plum Fairy throughout her 23 years with the ...
Sugar plum dreams and snowflake formations
Eden Prairie was not yet ready for snow. Light streamed through the windows at the Academy of Russian Ballet studio, where Kirill Bak was leading rehearsals for their upcoming ...
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The Nutcracker - Waltz of the Flowers and Russian Dance by Tchaikovsky
The story of The Nutcracker and the Mouse King was ... the Waltz of the Flowers is the final dance of the ballet where all the Sugar Plum Fairy's sweets celebrate Clara and the prince.
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Grand Kyiv Ballet’s ‘The Nutcracker’ Review: Ukrainian Dancers Take Center Stage
On Nov. 29, the Grand Kyiv Ballet brought their rendition of the holiday classic “The Nutcracker” to life at the Emerson ...
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The Nutcracker: English National Ballet's reboot restores 'festive sparkle'
Hats off to English National Ballet (ENB) for restoring some "festive ... while her mother becomes the Sugar Plum Fairy. The latter is played by Emma Hawes whose footwork is like "delicate piping ...
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'Magic Is Important': Debbie Allen on Bringing Her 'Hot Chocolate Nutcracker' to Netflix
Allen appeared in a church production of The Nutcracker, but never saw the actual ballet. “I loved the music,” Allen recalls. “I loved the idea of the Sugar Plum Fairy. I was always ...
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6 reasons why this is the perfect Christmas music
Donald Macleod reflects on the famous ballet work - The Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy. The Nutcracker score is written for a standard orchestra, but the use of certain instruments make some ...