UCLA - Royce Hall, Los Angeles, CA. losangelesballet.org
Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center, Redondo Beach,
CA December
Los Angles Ballet's annual
The Nutcracker is a dazzling display of color,
lights and sounds. This production is L.A.'s finest!
The
Nutcracker. Los Angeles Ballet’s original production of The
Nutcracker reflects the city in which it is based. With
choreography by Thordal Christensen and Colleen Neary and set
design by LA designer and illustrator Catherine Kanner, the
production honors the company’s mission to maintain an artistic
collaboration that invites all genres to participate.
Los Angeles
Ballet‘s The Nutcracker follows the story of Clara
and her family welcoming guests to a party on
Christmas Eve and the magical adventures that ensue.
Audiences will feel at home yet will soon learn to
anticipate fresh variations on the traditional
themes. The storyline offers unique twists on
tradition, such as Clara’s favorite dolls coming to
life as “Marie” and her “Prince”.
The sets, created by Los Angeles designer Catherine
Kanner, create the feeling of being inside a
children’s storybook; a real place yet fantastical
-- warm and inviting. Scenes reflect 1912 Los
Angeles, featuring a classic Spanish style home with
Mexican, Spanish and European influences. Costumes
were created by famed Danish designer Mikael Melbye,
presenting the audience with opulent visuals.
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