UNIVERSITY BALLET COMPANY
THE NUTCRACKER
Celebrate this holiday season with the University Ballet Company's
performance of excerpts from The Nutcracker Ballet.
This beautiful performance will include the dances of the Sugarplum Fairy, Dew Drop, and Snow Queen as well as corps performances following Clara's journey from the Battle Scene and Land of the Snowflakes to the Land of the Sweets.
Join us for this performance that brings magic, excitement, and
beautiful dancing to the holiday season. We would love to see you there!
THE STORY
after the Stahlbaum family has had the most wonderful party.
All the guests have said goodbye except Clara’s beloved Godfather Drosselmeyer
who has one more special present to give Clara. Drosselmeyer is
a renowned toymaker and magician whose gifts always delight.
This Christmas, he gifts Clara with a Nutcracker doll which Clara dances with
right away. In her excitement, Clara drops the Nutcracker, breaking it, but
Drosselmeyer quickly mends the doll. After he does so, Clara puts the Nutcracker
safely on the chair to rest and is so tired from the night of festivities that she
falls asleep beside it. Drosselmeyer puts a spell on Clara that creates the magical world she will dream of.
Clara awakens and finds herself in a frightening battle between life-size Mice
and Toy Soldiers. The Mouse Queen tries to hurt Clara, but the Nutcracker doll,
who has turned into a real soldier, defends her friend and defeats the Mouse Queen, ending the Battle Scene.
Clara’s dream then takes her through a blizzard of
dancing Snowflakes led by the Snow Queen ...
... and travels into the Land of Sweets where
the Angels introduce her to the Sugarplum Fairy.
Clara and the Nutcracker enter the Castle in the Land of Sweets
where they meet each Sweet: Hot Chocolate, Marzipan, Tea,
Candy Canes and the Flowers led by the Dew Drop Fairy.
Finally, everyone gathers
to dance together and say goodbye to their new friends, Clara and the Nutcracker, who return back to the Stahlbaums' home in time for Christmas Day.
BEHIND THE SCENES
Clips from rehearsals for The Nutcracker
