Christmas Nutcracker Template
The
Nutcracker Ballet is based on the story "The Nutcracker and the King of
Mice" written by E.T.A. Hoffman. Although what is seen on the stage
today is different in detail from the original story, the basic plot
remains the same; The story of a young German girl who dreams of a
Nutcracker Prince and a fierce battle against a Mouse King with seven
heads.
The Nutcracker Ballet
In 1891, world renowned choreographer, Marius Petipa commissioned Peter Tchaikovsky to compose the music for Alexandre Dumas’s adaptation of E.T.A. Hoffman’s tale “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King.” Its first performance in 1892 was a complete failure – its critics and audience disliked it. However, since then, The Nutcracker has been the most widely performed ballet in the world. Almost every ballet company from Australia to Europe and Asia to America performs the The Nutcracker during the holiday season. The reason being, in 1954, George Balanchine, yet another world renowned choreographer, created a new production of The Nutcracker. If you’ve seen The Nutcracker, it was most likely a version based on Balanchine’s. ~ From About.com ~
The Nutcracker - A World Famous Story
t’s
a cozy Christmas Eve at the Stahlbaum’s house. Their house is decorated
with Christmas ornaments, wreaths, stockings, mistletoe and in the
center of it all, a majestic Christmas tree. As the Stahlbaum’s prepare
for their annual Christmas party, their children, Fritz and Clara, wait
anxiously for their family and friends to arrive. When the guests
finally appear, the party picks up with dancing and celebration. A
mysterious guest arrives dressed in dark clothing, nearly frightening
Fritz, but not Clara. Clara knows he is Godfather Drosselmeyer, the
toymaker. His surprise arrival is warmly accepted and all the children
dance and carry on with laughter. The celebration is interrupted again
when Drosselmeyer reveals to the children that he has brought them
gifts. ~
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- The Nutcracker - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- The Nutcracker Story
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