Nutcracker

Nutcracker I went to the ballet, the Nutcracker, on December 3, 1996. Because I never have seen the ballet in the theater before, I was very exited. The ballet took place in Irvin L. Young Auditorium at the Center of the Arts. It was performed by Indianapolis Ballet. It was originally based on a story written by German writer E.T.A. Hoffmann. The legendary choreographer Marius Petipa presented Tchaikovsdy with an exact scenario which he wanted, including the rhythm, tempo, and number of measures for each dance. The story began on Christmas Eve. Dr. and Mrs. Stahlbaum were having their annual Christmas Eve celebration. There were also their children, Clara and Fritz, and guests who having a party. Clara received a special gift, a beautiful Nutcracker doll, from her godfather, Herr Drosselmeyer. After everyone was asleep, the Nutcracker comes to life. While the Rat King and the Nutcracker began their battle, huge mice attacked toy soldiers. The evil seized Clara. She threw her shoe at the terrible villian. It nutcracker, ballet, dance, clara, christmas, story, beautiful, very, took, time, through, space, sound, prince, performance, movement, met, having, eve, doll, communication, began, because, around, young, written, writer, world, worked, wonderful, while, wanted, waltzing, villian, utilized