THE NUTCRACKER

THE NUTCRACKER

 is a two-act ballet, originally choreographed by 

Marius Petipa

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

 Although the original production was not a success, the twenty-minute suite that Tchaikovsky extracted from the ballet was. The complete Nutcracker has enjoyed enormous popularity since the late 1960s and is now performed by countless ballet companies, primarily during the Christmas season.

I remember the first time I was "forced" to go see it, I had no idea

that I would soon want to make it a Christmas tradition.

Perhaps Bass Hall in Fort Worth, Texas was what was so intoxicating to me

I was smitten the first time I saw these matching angels

If you ever have a chance to see a performance here of any kind

you will be so glad you did

it is beyond lovely

It's priceless to watch this magical ballet

with a child

(this is my Betty with her best friend Acie just last week...they look like sisters)

The original production of The Nutcracker, 1892

Olga Preobrazhenskaya as the Sugar Plum Fairy and Nikolai Legat as Prince Coqueluche

Ivan Vsevolozhsky's original costume designs for Mother Gigogne and her Polichinelle children, 1892

 Ivan Vsevolozhsky's original costume sketch for The Nutcracker (1892)

This is the part where the snow falls from above

glittery and so real

M.A.G.I.C.

and while you're in Fort Worth

be sure and visit the Gaylord for some winter time antics!

Holy Nutcracker Ya'll!