Gladkova-Huffman said one different element in the choreography is in the party scene's long dance production, which is traditionally danced by younger performers. This year, "The Nutcracker ...

“The Nutcracker” features accomplished dancers ... who is portrayed by Patrick Yocum. Though the “Party Scene” slightly overstays its welcome, each ensemble scene has such depth of ...

In Christina Maria’s many years of experience directing the “Nutcracker,” however, she found that the opening party scene was not the most engaging for audiences. “(People) didn’t ...

For many families, a trip to “The Nutcracker” is a nonnegotiable holiday tradition — as time-tested and treasured as “A Christmas Carol.” Much like the Dickensian play is to theater ...

Apart from these changes, the party scene carries on pretty much like normal. The Impresario gives Marie a nutcracker doll which her mischievous brother Franz (danced by the terrific young Elliot ...

“There’s a lot more kids involved than we’ve ever had before. It’s a larger party scene.” “Nutcracker is the first ballet that many of us as professional dancers do as kids, it’s so ...

“Initially the nutcracker is fighting the mice on his own, then he has to summon the toy soldiers. And they’re in Napoleonic garb — reserves from the past. And some guests in the party scene ...

The Nutcracker' is family-friendly. The Eugene Ballet’s current production of the show is designed to be family-friendly: The Mouse King arrives in a pirate ...

The party scene in Southern California Ballet’s 2023 production of “The Nutcracker.” (Leah Michelle) The Poway resident was homeschooled and graduated in June. Schultz said she is taking a ...

In the ballet "The Nutcracker" the lead ... I think the most magical scene that it really comes together is the party scene," she said. "Because everyone with these really big, poofy skirts ...

Young dancers cast as baby mice rehearse their scene in “The Nutcracker ... Ballet School perform in roles ranging from mice to party guests, rehearsing for months under the guidance of ...