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The Nutcracker: America's Favorite Ballet |
| Section: THE ARTS / DANCE |
| Author: Don McDonagh |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 12/1/1987 |
| Size: 2,848 Words, 17,240 Characters |
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America's favorite ballet, without question, is The Nutcracker. No matter if the temperature is a balmy seventy degrees or a bone-chilling ten below when Christmas rolls around, The Nutcracker is everywhere in the land. Over 150 different productions are presented yearly by large and small ballet companies, and the public has come to regard the ballet as a Christmas tradition. To many, it wouldn't be Christmas without taking the children to see The Nutcracker.
Producing the ballet has become more of a necessity than a choice for many artistic directors. Almost all companies rely heavily on their Nutcracker performances to provide a substantial portion of their annual earned income. The amount varies between 25 and 65 percent of total box-office revenues. That percentage does not...
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... best in reviewing the 1954 New York City Ballet production. "The sentiments are those of family life, Christmas Eve, children growing up among adults, a little girl's odd and tasteful imagination. And the miracle is that these familiar sentiments appear on stage without vulgarization or coyness, with brilliant dancing, light fun, and with the amplitude of a child's wonderful premonitions.
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