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Dance
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The Nutcracker
Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts
145 Queen Street West
(416) 345-9595
Saturday December 6 - Sunday December 28, 2008
Saturday December 6: 2:00pm and 7:00pm
Sunday December 7: 2:00pm
Wednesday December 10: 7:00pm
Thursday December 11: 7:00pm
Friday December 12: 7:00pm
Saturday December 13: 2:00pm and 7:00pm
Sunday December 14: 1:00pm and 5:30pm
Tuesday December 16: 7:00pm
Wednesday December 17: 7:00pm
Thursday December 18: 7:00pm
Friday December 19: 7:00pm
Saturday December 20: 2:00pm and 7:00pm
Sunday December 21: 1:00pm and 5:30pm
Tuesday December 23: 1:00pm and 5:30pm
Wednesday December 24: 12:00pm
Saturday December 27: 2:00pm and 7:00pm
Sunday December 28: 1:00pm and 5:30pm
$45.00 - $155.00
http://www.national.ballet.ca
http://www.thenutcracker.ca
About The Nutcracker
James Kudelka's truly breathtaking version of the perennial holiday classic The Nutcracker is brimful of all the eventful, magisterial spectacle of ballet in the grand romantic tradition, yet at its heart is infused with a touching, almost homespun wisdom and emotion.
The sumptuous blend of lavish exoticism and unfettered fantasy, the fears and wonders of our dream lives and the giddy excitement of childhood adventure is underpinned by Mr. Kudelka's understanding of the story as a voyage of maturation for the young hero and heroine, Misha and Marie.
Situating the story in 19th-century Russia and combining an affectionately detailed naturalism with a spellbinding sense of magic and an array of fantastic creatures and characters, the story follows its protagonists from their country home on a Christmas eve through a series of wondrous dream adventures that lead them to the glittering, frozen world of the Snow Queen and finally to the enchanting, opulent palace of the Sugar Plum Fairy. Gorgeously designed by Santo Loquasto and buoyed by Tchaikovsky's evergreen score, this is one of the most enthralling versions of The Nutcracker ever staged.
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