@STRAZ CENTER
DEC. 21-23
MORSANI HALL
Straz Center for the Performing Arts
and
present
®
Nutcracker is presented by Chick- l-A Tampa Bay.
Special Guest Artists
Patricia Delgado*, Gonzalo Garcia**
Sara Mearns**, Amar Ramasar**
*courtesy of Miami City Ballet **courtesy of New York City Ballet
The Performance of Grand Pas de Deux from George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker™,
a Balanchine® Ballet, is presented by arrangement with the George Balanchine Trust
and has been produced in accordance with the Balanchine Style® and the Balanchine
Technique® Service standards established and provided by the trust.
The taking of photographs and/or recording equipment is strictly prohibited.
The story
It is Christmas Eve in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 1893, and the Silberhaus family is hosting
a grand party. The festivities are interrupted by Clara’s godfather Uncle Drosselmeyer, a
magician who gives Clara a Nutcracker doll. Late at night, Uncle Drosselmeyer returns
and calls forth gigantic mice. Before Clara’s eyes, the Nutcracker grows to life size and
successfully battles the mice. The Snow King and Queen arrive to bring a cleansing snow
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Music by
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Original Set and
Costume Design
Thom J. Peterson
Lighting Design by
David Williams and
Beau Edwardson
Production Stage Manager
Clareann Despain
Choreography by
Peter Stark,
after Marius Petipa
Additional choreography by
Philip Neal
with Susan Downey,
Laurie Jones,
Ivonne Lemus,
Melissa Stafford
Costume Coordinator
Camille McClellan