The Nutcracker
Description / Introduction
- Character Development: Romantic
- Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect
- Subjects: Dance/Performance
Baryshnikov/American Ballet Theater Version
- Ages 8+, No MPAA Rating, 1977, 79 minutes, Color
This Christmas sugarplum is probably the most popular ballet in the world. It begins with a Christmas Eve party in an eighteenth century Northern European home. The mysterious godfather Drosselmeyer appears, bringing mechanical dolls which perform impressive dances before they wind down and are put away. He then gives a nutcracker doll to his favorite, young Marie (Clara in the Baryshnikov/ABT version). Her naughty brother Franz takes it from her...
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