Carvajals fuddyduddy drosselmeyer the casting changes over the weekend is. This is the perfect resource to go with your nutcracker lesson plans. Principal dancer edilsa armendariz as the sugar plum fairy in the nutcracker. The nutcracker, written by pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky in 1892, is the story of clara, a little girl who celebrates christmas eve at a party with family and friends, then returns to the parlor. The companys repertoire is a mix of classicsdon quixote, coppelia, les sylphidesand more contemporary works by george balanchine, choosan goh, bruce marks, and the companys artistic director, bruce steivel, who served as artistic director at seouls universal ballet before joining nbt in 1997. The nutcracker story read aloud stories for kids, bbc kids. It is a beautiful way to introduce a child to the story and music of the nutcracker, and a good way for an impatient mother to prepare the way for a special first trip to the ballet once she is old enough. Nutcracker ballet nutcracker ballet performances in nevada. This is a powerpoint presentation that can be read to students like a book. This time, it was a nutcracker a 6 tall nutcracker, to be exact. Some of her principal roles have included the sugar plum fairy, swanilda in bruce steivels coppelia, lucy in dracula, and wendy in peter pan. Choreographed by former artistic director bruce steivel during his tenure in las vegas and staged by ballet mistress and former principal dancer clarice geisselrathers, the nutcracker is. If youre off to see graeme murphys moving reimagaination of the nutcracker, nows the time to get acquainted with the story, which follows a ballerina, clara, through the glamour and romance, tragedy and travels of her life. It was a christmas eve and marie was waiting for uncle peter.
Previous roles include albrecht in giselle, tea man in george balanchines the nutcracker, principal in alfonzo figerouras changes, hues and the awakening, furbo in graham lustigs pulcinella, russian in bruce steivels the nutcracker, michael in bruce steivels peter pan, and puck in bruce steivels a midsummer nights dream. He described hoffmanns story as having bite and muscle, the way the. Nov 27, 2017 be sure to join clara as she travels from the snow forest to the land of sweets during the bay pointe ballets rendition of the nutcracker at the grand theatre at the grand sierra resort. Dec 07, 2016 bruce steivel chose himself to portray the father in the nutcracker. It tells the story of a little girl who goes to the land of sweets on christmas eve. Draper you could say john bruce, a master woodworker, is nuts about nutcrackers. Be sure to join clara as she travels from the snow forest to the land of sweets during the bay pointe ballets rendition of the nutcracker at the grand theatre at the grand sierra resort. Chan hon goh and guillaume cote in giselle by bruce zinger. Nutcracker offers hours of quality, grace las vegas. Bruce steivel s classic nutcracker returns this year with live music by bay pointe ballet orchestra, conducted by derek tam. Artistic director bruce steivel on bay pointe ballet. Cowritten, directed, and coproduced by andrei konchalovsky, the film stars elle fanning, nathan lane, and john turturro with charles rowe and shirley henderson as the nutcracker.
I plan to incorporate the dancers from both countries into. Bay area dancers weigh in on the nutcracker and the holiday. Bruce steivel, artistic director of bay pointe ballet and his dancers will be performing his choreographed performance of the nutcracker at the san mateo performing arts center on dec. Edith royal retired and her role as teacher and ballet director at the royal studios is now filled by veteran dancers bruce steivel and.
Visiting his woodworking shop in draper is a lot like visiting santas workshop, minus the elves and the north pole geography. Cowritten, directed, and coproduced by andrei konchalovsky, the film stars elle fanning, nathan lane, and john turturro with charles rowe and shirley henderson as. Petersburg, russia, the city of the ballets birth, where ambassadors and their families gather in a stately home to celebrate the holidays. Official nutcracker ballet press release west hawaii dance. Nutcracker dances to different drummers orlando sentinel. His nutcracker was a holiday favorite, along with peter pan, a midsummer nights dream and good times. Need a way to give a quick overview of the nutcracker story to go with your nutcracker lessons this season. Dec 24, 2014 the nutcracker s disturbing origin story. Being an artistic director of two companies an ocean apart is certainly an interesting assignment. During this time, she also enjoyed returning to new orleans to dance in new orleans ballet theatres nutcracker and summer solstice. The house grows dark, and clara steals back into the room to look at her precious nutcracker. Potpourri the nutcracker the vacations hawaii omni air out of las vegas back to honolulu seemed unusually quiet, save for one middleaged couple totally enjoying their glasses of complimentary champagne, rattling aloud about the nutcracker.
It is the resident ballet company of the smith center for the performing arts and is one of the largest performing arts organizations in the state. He hung the picture in our living room for the next few days to observe the interactions of my little siblings with the giant nutcracker while he allowed his own design process ideas to incubate. It was a tradition for uncle peter to give marie presents the night before christmas. The nutcracker prince musters his toy infantry and the cavalry. The original story of the nutcracker was set in germany, but bruce steivel brings it home to romantic st. Hoffmanns 1816 fairy tale the nutcracker and the mouse king. As artistic director of nevada ballet theatre, steivel expanded the repertoire by adding 30 ballets from visiting choreographers and 17 from of his own creation. Bay pointe ballet presents performances of nutcracker annually at the san mateo performing arts. The nutcracker simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Saul marziali talks to artistic director bruce steivel, former director of the ballet company of the stadtheater bern, hong kong ballet and the universal ballet of korea, about the company and school. Shaina has performed throughout europe, toured to saint petersburg russia, and performed on an eightcity tour through china.
Dec 25, 20 the dark roots of the nutcracker and the man who wrote it this is the time of year when one mans work is widely if indirectly celebrated. As she falls back asleep on the couch, her thoughts are filled with exciting, happy memories of the christmas eve party and the dancing dolls. In the current repertoire of at least five major ballet companies as of october 20, 6 several of bruce steivel s ballets are in production around the world. That is the story of the nutcracker, the simple, saccharin childs tale that. The story of the nutcracker ballet scene descriptions. This is a powerpoint presentation that can be read to students like a. The dark roots of the nutcracker and the man who wrote it this is the time of year when one mans work is widely if indirectly celebrated. This production of the nutcracker, conceived by bay pointe ballet founder bruce steivel, features members of his professional company in principal roles, with the cast supplemented by local. Under the brilliant choreographyby bruce steivel, the ballet will be performed at the theatre in grand sierra resort and casino. Td waterhouse is delighted to be the presenting sponsor of the nutcracker. And at age 60, he could also lay claim to being one of the worlds oldest kids at heart. Once again drosselmeyer calls upon his magic and the nutcracker is transformed into a handsome boy. Oct, 20 4th rehearsal for mother ginger children bon bons for bruce steivel s production of the nutcracker. Bay pointe ballet presents bruce steivels nutcracker.
The nutcracker leads the toy soldiers into battle with the mice, and marie helps him by throwing her slipper at the fierce mouse king, who the nutcracker then slays. The synopsis nycb new york city ballet official site. Sep 02, 2016 shaina has performed throughout europe, toured to saint petersburg russia, and performed on an eightcity tour through china. Ivan vsevolozhsky and marius petipa adapted hoffmanns story for the ballet. Nutcracker choreographer keeps tradition on its toes. The nutcracker in 3d released on dvd as the nutcracker. Uncle peter got a funny looking nutcracker toy as her gift. Maurice sendak worked on a version of the nutcracker for the pacific northwest ballet in 1983, and put out a book in 1984.
The nutcracker on the twentyfourth of december, dr. Bruce steivel s classic nutcracker returns this year. Rehearsal footage from bay pointe ballet nutcracker rehearsal 12320. Tchaikovskys evocative score 96 years ago and the story. Peter pan performances national theatre in belgrade. His name used to be hugely famous, but nowadays, it. Bay pointe ballet is bringing the popular traditional story of the nutcracker to various venues in the us including reno, nevada. Td waterhouse is delighted to be the presenting sponsor of. The number of nutcracker ballets staged across the country seems to increase each time the calendar is flipped to december. Other ballet directors, such as ballet orlandos bruce steivel, adhere. Dec 03, 20 rehearsal footage from bay pointe ballet nutcracker rehearsal 12320. That is the story of the nutcracker, the simple, saccharin childs tale that choreographers marius petipa and lev ivanov set to peter i. Now that the mouse king is dead, an ancient spell has been broken, and the nutcracker is transformed into a.
Its such a wonderful childrens story, steivel said. Dancings royal family decides to step aside orlando. Bruce steivel, artistic director of bay pointe ballet and his dancers will be performing his choreographed performance of the nutcracker at the san mateo performing arts center on. Its professional company of dancers possesses a versatile repertoire ranging from wellknown story ballets such as the nutcracker. Why this was once the worlds creepiest ballet from pedophilic godfathers to gruesome sevenheaded mice, the first versions of the classic ballet were. The dark roots of the nutcracker and the man who wrote it. Oct 05, 2017 the story follows clara in her dreams as she battles and defeats a mouse king, then travels with her nutcracker turnedprince to the land of sweets where she watches its enchanting inhabitants perform beautiful dances. Create marketing content that resonates with prezi video. May 09, 2014 new professional ballet companies dont come along every day, so the emergence of bay pointe ballet in south san francisco is worth noting. Bruce steivels classic nutcracker returns this year. Nutcracker ballet nutcracker ballet performances in. Several of his works are currently in the repertoire of five major dance companies. Its just one more way were helping communities in canada.
Dec 25, 2009 bruce steivel s staging still needs refining. In its second year of production, steivels version of the christmas ballet keeps to the traditional story yet offers some very appropriate narrative additions. Gregory maguire returns with an inventive novel inspired by a timeless holiday legend, intertwining the story of the famous nutcracker with the life of the mysterious toy maker named drosselmeier who carves him. Dad even had a scaled paper print of this marvel for show and tell. Apr 29, 2016 this is the nutcracker story for kids.
Hoffmann, in which young marie stahlbaums favourite christmas toy, the nutcracker, comes alive and, after defeating the evil mouse king in battle, whisks her away to a magical kingdom populated by dolls. Dec 06, 2017 this production of the nutcracker, conceived by bay pointe ballet founder bruce steivel, features members of his professional company in principal roles, with the cast supplemented by local. Bay pointe ballet presents performances of nutcracker annually at the san mateo performing arts center, with additional regional touring dates. The room is filled with the magical christmas spirit. Sulichs volunteer dancers became nevada dance theatre and during the next 25 years of his leadership, together with the pioneer spirit of cofounder nancy houssels, a professional ballet company emerged. Its an irresistible tale of a toy soldier that turns into a prince. Bruce steivel 1949present is an american ballet dancer, choreographer, and artistic director. Saul marziali talks to artistic director bruce steivel, former director of the. This year there are three local stage productions, two of which have. The story of the nutcracker ballet is a beautiful, classic book about the story everybody knows.
Childrens rehearsal for bruce steivels nutcracker youtube. Flite attendant sally teruya peaked my inquisitive spirit when she added to their conversation yes, and the. San francisco, teaching children and rehearsing the nutcracker in. The full length story ballets continue to draw an audience but the. So grab the nutcracker reno tickets and enjoy the classic tale with your loved ones. Bay pointe ballet presents bruce steivels nutcracker youtube. As a choreographer he has created 17 ballets, including his own version of the nutcracker, peter pan, a midsummer nights dream and dracula. Ms melo was a soloist at stadttheater in bern, switzerland under the direction of various directors over the span of eleven years, including ricardo duse, bruce steivel, michael mc keem, reda sheta, francois klaus and martin schlaepfer. News story on diablo ballets outreach program to local. From the author of the beloved new york times bestseller wicked, the magical story of a toymaker, a nutcracker, and a legend remade. Official nutcracker ballet press release west hawaii. Bruce steivel chose himself to portray the father in the nutcracker.
Filled with adventure, audiences of all ages will enjoy claras. In 1997, bruce steivel joined the company as its second artistic director, and the organization was renamed nevada ballet theatre. The book has beautiful pictures carry the text along and make the story come to life. Hoffmann s 1816 fairy tale the nutcracker and the mouse king. Bruce steivel, nbt artistic director, said the play is a natural for children to enjoy and to introduce them to the world of ballet. The nutcracker tells the story of clara, who is given a magical nutcracker doll on christmas eve by her eccentric uncle drosselmeyer. Bruce steivel says the ample parking, lack of competition and demand. Just as the mouse king is about to overpower the nutcracker doll, clara distracts him, allowing the nutcracker to strike the winning blow. Dec 25, 2012 maurice sendak worked on a version of the nutcracker for the pacific northwest ballet in 1983, and put out a book in 1984. Read this christmas story and find out why it has charmed generations of people. Filled with adventure, audiences of all ages will enjoy claras journey to the land of the sweets. Now that the mouse king is dead, an ancient spell has been broken, and the nutcracker is transformed into a handsome prince. Both she and my six month old sit transfixed listening to the music as we read about clara and the land of sweets. The nutcracker ballet combines the music of peter ilyich tchaikovsky with the charming, old world fairy tale based on the original e.
These lead roles include romeo in the ballet romeo and juliet, franz in coppelia, albrecht in giselle, and prince in the nutcracker. Nevada ballet theatre nbt is a regional ballet company located in las vegas, nevada, united states. Hoffmann, a german romantic author of fantasy and horror, composer, music critic, and caricaturist in the tale, young marie stahlbaums favorite christmas toy, the nutcracker, comes alive and, after defeating the evil mouse king in battle, whisks her. Oct 31, 2017 from the author of the beloved new york times bestseller wicked, the magical story of a toymaker, a nutcracker, and a legend remade. The untold story is a 2010 britishhungarian 3d christmas musical fantasy film adapted from the ballet the nutcracker.
The dance of the season nutcracker comes to town orlando. The dark roots of the nutcracker and the man who wrote. Steivel professes a particular fondness for the snow scene. New professional ballet companies dont come along every day, so the emergence of bay pointe ballet in south san francisco is worth noting. The company presents the nutcracker ballet with the florida. Stahlbaums children were not allowed to set foot in the family parlor. The nutcracker story read aloud stories for kids, bbc. Bay pointe ballet presents bruce steivels nutcracker 2017 promo.