Claras solo dance of the sugar plum fairy the nutcracker, op. At pacific northwest ballet this nutcracker season, two pacific northwest ballet school students share the role in 39 performances. Pacific northwest ballets production of george balanchines the nutcracker is unique in that its values sets and costumes by ian falconer and film projections are only to be seen here. It takes a math whiz to calculate the total number of gifts given in the song, the twelve days of christmas, unless you use the internet, as i did. Pacific northwest ballets instagram profile has 1,933 photos and videos.
Performances pacific northwest ballet is a company of nearly fifty dancers that presents more than 100 performances each year of fulllength and mixed repertory ballets at marion oliver mccaw hall in seattle and on tour. Youll experience all of this before the dancing even starts. By pacific northwest ballet the story of the nutcracker revolves around clara stauhlbaum, a young girl who falls asleep after a christmas party and dreams of a battle royale, a lifesize. Celebrate the 125th anniversary of the nutcracker with an hourlong look at the ballets origins, including a comparison of dances from the original 1892 st. This annual yuletide favorite tells the story of a young girl named clara who receives a magical nutcracker doll on christmas eve, and sets out on a wondrous journey to the land. Pacific northwest ballet has been creating and sharing behindthescenes ballet videos since 2008.
It is said to have the highest per capita attendance in the united states, with 11,000 subscribers in 2004. The colorful holiday classic is finally brought to the big screen, designed by famed childrens story author and artist maurice sendak, and written for the first time to be as close as possible to the original story. Without giving too much away, a little girl clara or marie, depending on. Now we can add a new false dichotomy to the list of seattle loyalties. With an enormous cast, impossible sets, dazzling costumes, and a flawless orchestra, pnb has managed to build as close to a perfect production as i could imagine. Its an honor for any young ballerina to be cast as clara in the nutcracker. Clara and the nutcracker sail into the land of sweets and the sugar plum fairy introduces the two to the dancers of distant lands who each represent a different sweet. She attended summer courses at ballet academy east, central pennsylvania youth ballet, chautauqua institution, houston ballet academy, miami city. On the voyage to america, he began sketching music for a ballet based on e. November 27, 2015 when george balanchine staged the nutcracker for new york city ballet in 1954, it was the six. Pacific northwest ballets vibrant new nutcracker the. Andrea called me, theresa, shes gorgeous, shes brown and look at her hair.
The nutcracker by pacific northwest ballet orchestra. Being clara in george balanchines the nutcracker pacific. Not much has changed since tchaikovsky wrote the nutcracker music in 1892. Nutcracker party planner pacific northwest ballet august 2019 present 4 months. George balanchines the nutcracker pacific northwest ballet. When pacific northwest ballet pnb announced its adieu to the kent stowellmaurice sendak version of the nutcracker last year, many of usand by us i mean those rare individuals who have lived in seattle for more than a few yearsreacted with a plaintive groan or a whiny, toddleresque chorus of noooo. In my newest role at pacific northwest ballet, im bringing everything ive learned.
In 1891, tchaikovsky was invited to new york city to conduct his music for the grand opening of mr. December is here and the holiday seasonbetter known to ballet dancers as nutcracker seasonis in full swing. See all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Drosselmeier, clara and nutcracker sketch by ian falconer, 2014. She studied on scholarship at the school of american ballet, where she was a 2015 mae l.
What i witnessed by the pacific northwest ballet was an insult to george balanchine and to tchaikovsky. However, pacific northwest ballets production of george balanchines the nutcracker is of extraordinarily high quality, and the magic is heightened by the depth of the performance. I thought id already posted the press release for nutcracker, but i cant find it, so here it is. November 29, 2019 george balanchines the nutcracker dean speer. Pacific northwest ballet has its own nutcracker history, which now intersects with balanchines. How young ballerinas become clara in the nutcracker. History of the nutcracker pacific northwest ballet. We are spoiled here in seattle to have such an amazing company like pacific northwest ballet putting on such timeless productions like george balanchines the nutcracker. Petersburg production and balanchines classic 1954 version performed by pacific northwest ballet.
How young ballerinas become clara in the nutcracker the. Ballet northwest preserving the art of dance in olympia. Its a really big accomplishment that we get to play her in pacific northwest ballet s nutcracker. Measuring the magic of pacific northwest ballets new. Tis the season for black claras in nutcracker dance. Clara s solo dance of the sugar plum fairy the nutcracker, op. In 1983, under artistic directors kent stowell and francia russell, the company presented a. I have been to the pacific nw ballets nutcracker many times over the last 20 years. Seattle, washington a beautiful city on the bay with views of snowcapped mountains and the waters of puget sound. And it wasnt because wed miss the spectacle of snow falling on twirling. The majestic tree was constructed by boeing engineers and weighs 1,000 pounds. George balanchines the nutcracker is two hours including one intermission. Review of pnbs the nutcracker the seattle collegian. Pacific northwest ballet seattle 2020 all you need to.
Former pacific northwest ballet soloist matthew renko in pnbs 2015. Northwest ballets production of george balanchines the nutcracker. In seattle, maurice sendaks wild nutcracker reaches. Make a connection the sets and costumes for the nutcracker at pacific northwest ballet have been designed by ian falconer, the celebrated author and illustrator of olivia the pig. In seattle, the pacific northwest ballet performs the nutcracker to that same ubiquitous pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky score. Join ballet northwest for an amazing season of dance. Pacific northwest ballet presents seattle arts and culture. In a time long ago a little girl named clara stahlbaum waits anxiously for her parents to let her catch a glimpse of their magnificent christmas. The motion picture also known onscreen as pacific northwest ballets nutcracker and simply nutcracker is a 1986 theatrical christmas film, based on the 19832014 stage version of the nutcracker by kent stowell and maurice sendak. I have seen the nutcracker several times in the past and it is my favorite ballet. Pacific northwest ballet pnb is a ballet company based in seattle, washington, in the united states.
Pacific northwest ballet takes a leap with the nutcracker. Mccaw hall lobby opens two hours before the start of each performance. I had never seen a nutcracker performance before today. Pnb events the pacific northwest ballet has incredible events promoting arts in the community.
A conversation with the black lead in the pacific northwest ballets the nutcracker by sherrell dorsey dec 18, 2017 at 9. This annual yuletide favorite tells the story of a young girl named clara who receives a magical nutcracker doll on christmas eve, and sets out on a wondrous journey to the land of the snow and the kingdom of sweets. Nutcracker 2017 pacific northwest ballet ballet alert. Over thanksgiving weekend we went to see the pacific northwest ballet companys new nutcracker, with authorillustrator ian falconer olivia the pig filling the role of artistic director falconers designs brought a vibrant energy to the sets and the costumes that i dont think ive seen in a nutcracker production before. With hugh duncan bigney mitchell, vanessa sharp, patricia barker, wade walthall. Pacific northwest ballet presents the nutcracker ballet in. The motion picture, also known as pacific northwest ballets nutcracker or simply nutcracker, is a 1986 american christmas performing arts film produced by pacific northwest ballet in association with hyperion pictures and kushnerlocke, and released theatrically by atlantic releasing corporation. Nutcracker at pacific northwest ballet captures a lot. There she was, seated on the floor in her party dress, gazing down lovingly at her nutcracker with an elegant use of epaulement. The drawing room at midnight from the sleeping beauty, op. Their pacific northwest ballet nutcracker dating from 1983 is actually at its most original and exciting when it embraces the full metafictionmetatheater layering of the story. Critically acclaimed inland pacific ballets the nutcracker comes to life in this magnificent holiday ballet with dazzling sets, beautiful costumes, and more than 80 dancers on stage.
It is cheery, bright, colorful and chockablock filled with superb. Hoffmanns fantasy story, the nutcracker and the mouse king. The motion picture, also known as pacific northwest ballets nutcracker or. Oct 17, 2012 a signature moment of pacific northwest ballets stowellsendak nutcracker occurs when claras christmas tree grows from 14 to 28 feet. Magic is in the air at this years pacific northwest.
Pacific northwest ballet presents november 23 december 28, 2018 marion oliver mccaw hall 321 mercer street at seattle center seattle, wa 98109 pnbs production of. The only thing cracking at this years nutcracker was my. A lavish, exciting and heartwarming celebration of dance, of music. A signature moment of pacific northwest ballets stowell. You can see these ladies in action during our 2019 production of george balanchine s the nutracker, onstage november 29 december 28. To celebrate, were throwing it back to patricia barker and wade walthall as clara and the prince in pacific northwest ballets 1986 nutcracker. The ballet tells the story of clara, a young girl whose grandfather gives. Pnbs efforts to tone down stereotypes in the nutcracker show how. And not much has changed with george balanchines 1954 choreography. Pacific northwest ballet is one of the nations premier ballet companies, with dancers from around the world and a reputation for both upholding the balanchine dance tradition and introducing audiences to bold new works. Pacific northwest ballets new nutcracker, designed by illustrator ian falconer with choreography by george balanchine, is brighter and lighter, with a dazzling glass star by dale chihuly. A conversation with the black lead in the pacific northwest ballets. For olivia fans, the nutcracker will be a real treat.
This year, the pacific northwest ballet is doing the george balanchines nutcracker, separating from their long run of stowell and sendaks version. Pacific northwest ballets nutcracker christmas specials. At pacific northwest ballet this nutcracker season, two pacific. This will be edens second year of being clara in pnbs the nutcracker. November 23, 2018 george balanchines the nutcracker dean speer. One such moment was in late november when andrea longnaidu texted me the image of pacific northwest ballets clara, samrawit saleem.
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