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Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)
Wed Dec 29, 2021, 07:48 AM Dec 2021

NYC Ballet cancels remainder of 'Nutcracker' performances

NEW YORK (AP) — Remaining performances of "The Nutcracker" ballet have been canceled due to positive tests for coronavirus, the New York City Ballet announced Tuesday.

The famed ballet by George Balanchine, a staple of the winter performing arts season in New York, was scheduled to present performances through Sunday at Lincoln Center's David H. Koch Theater.

https://krcgtv.com/news/entertainment/nyc-ballet-cancels-remainder-of-nutcracker-performances

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NYC Ballet cancels remainder of 'Nutcracker' performances (Original Post) Sherman A1 Dec 2021 OP
Nobody ever tells this story from the perspective of the nut Effete Snob Dec 2021 #1
That's hysterical! PJMcK Dec 2021 #3
Well, Sherman A1 Dec 2021 #4
The Nutcracker has an interesting history PJMcK Dec 2021 #2
Very interesting Sherman A1 Dec 2021 #5
Happy New Year, Sherman! (n/t) PJMcK Dec 2021 #6
Same to you and yours Sherman A1 Dec 2021 #7

PJMcK

(21,916 posts)
3. That's hysterical!
Wed Dec 29, 2021, 10:03 AM
Dec 2021

Of course, the nutcracker is purposefully broken by the family’s son, Fritz. It would be funny if it broke when a nut was inserted into it! Or if it doesn’t work at all. As I wrote below, it’s a lame story.

PJMcK

(21,916 posts)
2. The Nutcracker has an interesting history
Wed Dec 29, 2021, 09:59 AM
Dec 2021

First, the music is glorious! It’s solidly in the Romantic style with great melodies, an international flavor and creative orchestrations.

But the story is lame and the featured dances, especially in the second act, are uneven and compositionally unbalanced.

Still, it’s a bread-and-butter title for many ballet companies often earning as much as 40% of a company’s annual budget because of its popularity.

However, it was not successful at its premiere and was critically panned. Tchaikovsky adapted his score into a 20-minute orchestral suite which became a popular light-hearted piece played by many orchestras.

The ballet premiered on New Years Eve in 1892 on a program that also featured Tchaikovsky’s opera, Iolanta. As a result, the ballet didn’t begin until late in the evening with the second act running past midnight. Perhaps that affected the initial negative responses.

In the mid-1950s, George Balanchine presented a new production at the NYC Ballet and it became a hit for holiday audiences. Many ballet companies adapt the story for their presentations most of which feature lots of children. Not to sound like a mercenary, but this helps ticket sales since whole families will attend the performances. Plus, it’s a lot of fun!

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