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Every Christmas, The Nutcracker Ballet is performed by over 700 companies in cities around the world. This is a stunning, heart-pounding behind the scenes look at one.
We love the timeless story of the Nutcracker, but what does it really take to produce this ballet each year? The documentary film Getting to The Nutcracker takes you inside the Herculean effort involved in gathering the resources, assembling the volunteers, casting the dancers, rehearsing and staging the performances of this classic ballet.
Director Serene Meshel-Dillman, a former dancer at the School of American Ballet and commercial television producer, shows you an intimate, behind-the-curtain view of the dancers, their teachers and families.
Los Angeles-based Marat Daukayev School of Ballet, led by the former Kirov star, allowed the filmmakers to record everything; the auditions, the rigorous hours of training and rehearsals, the joy of landing a principal role and the pain of losing one. The ballet dancers (boys and girls ages 3-18) are profiled; passionate people who, with their families, make incredible sacrifices of time and money just so that they may dance.
Best of all, you get to know these dancers. You hear about their dreams and share their triumphs and countless unexpected turns. You see it all, from talented teen artists with a future in dance to the younger, sweet children excitedly taking their turns on the stage.
Free admission and refreshments! (2014) 101 minutes. Call 444-7840 for more information.
AGE GROUP: | Teens | All Ages | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Movie |
TAGS: | Nutcracker | Documentary | Dance | Christmas | Ballet |
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