| Mrs. Corcoran's class went to see the Nutcracker Ballet at the Stanley Theater in Utica. |
The theater was lovely
| The Nutcracker is a ballet in two acts, with choreography by Leo Ivanov and music by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky. It is based on the story The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, by E.T.A. Hoffmann. It was first performed in 1892 in St. Petersburg (now Leningrad), Russia. |
The Story
Little Clara falls asleep with the
nutcracker her godfather gave her tucked under her arm. It is Christmas
Eve early in the 19th Century. As the snow quietly falls outside, Clara
dreams.  She
sees everything in the room grow to monumental size, even the mice! An
army of mice, led by their fierce Mouse King, overpowers the defending toy
soldiers and turns toward Clara. Clara watches in disbelief as her
nutcracker, grown to life size, first defeats the mice then turns into a
handsome prince.  The prince takes Clara on an amazing journey through a snowy
forest to his Kingdom of Sweets. |
The dancers were lovely and the sets were spectacular.
What a great trip!
Links
Nutcracker from Kids Domain-has pictures, music and video clip
All About the Nutcracker Ballet
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