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Experience the magic and wonder of New York City Ballet’s treasured holiday favorite, George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®. Let Tschaikovsky’s transcendent melodies sweep you away with young Marie as she encounters the fearsome Mouse King and a blustery blizzard of ballerinas before arriving in the delectable Land of Sweets. With awe-inducing special effects, including a Christmas tree of epic proportions, dazzling sets and costumes, and exquisite choreography infusing every moment with joy and excitement, it’s no wonder this beloved production delights audiences of all ages.
Photos © Paul Kolnik and Erin Baiano
...MOREExperience the magic and wonder of New York City Ballet’s treasured holiday favorite, George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®. Let Tschaikovsky’s transcendent melodies sweep you away with young Marie as she encounters the fearsome Mouse King and a blustery blizzard of ballerinas before arriving in the delectable Land of Sweets. With awe-inducing special effects, including a Christmas tree of epic proportions, dazzling sets and costumes, and exquisite choreography infusing every moment with joy and excitement, it’s no wonder this beloved production delights audiences of all ages.
Photos © Paul Kolnik and Erin Baiano
The giant Christmas tree grows to a full height of 41 feet and weighs 1 ton.
150 costumes appear onstage in each performance of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®. The only costumes still in use from the original Karinska-designed 1954 production are the two women’s embroidered appliqué tunics in the Tea dance.
The special instrument played for the Sugarplum Fairy’s solo is a celesta. Tschaikovsky used the newly-invented celesta to make the music for the Sugarplum Fairy sound like the "sprays of a fountain" as the choreographer Marius Petipa requested.
Experience the magic and wonder of New York City Ballet’s treasured holiday favorite, George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®. Let Tschaikovsky’s transcendent melodies sweep you away with young Marie as she encounters the fearsome Mouse King and a blustery blizzard of ballerinas before arriving in the delectable Land of Sweets. With awe-inducing special effects, including a Christmas tree of epic proportions, dazzling sets and costumes, and exquisite choreography infusing every moment with joy and excitement, it’s no wonder this beloved production delights audiences of all ages.
Photos © Paul Kolnik and Erin Baiano
The giant Christmas tree grows to a full height of 41 feet and weighs 1 ton.
150 costumes appear onstage in each performance of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®. The only costumes still in use from the original Karinska-designed 1954 production are the two women’s embroidered appliqué tunics in the Tea dance.
The special instrument played for the Sugarplum Fairy’s solo is a celesta. Tschaikovsky used the newly-invented celesta to make the music for the Sugarplum Fairy sound like the "sprays of a fountain" as the choreographer Marius Petipa requested.
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