December 3, 2012

  • Nutcracker

    "So is Drosselmeyer like the creepy uncle?"   

    "Why yes, yes he sure is. You know, that uncle who owns a toy shop and magically brings the toys to life.  Then he sends his niece on trips into weird places with a fake prince who fights with rats.  That Uncle."  

    "Oh! It's your first time to see The Nutcracker? Well, it's great!  The first scene is the party and then Drosselmeyer brings all the toys to life including the nutcracker. And there are rats to fight. Then the nutcracker takes Clara to his land. They have to travel through the snow to get to the land of sweets.  Where there are dancing people who represent food.  Let's see.  The Chocolate Spanish dancers. The Chinese are Tea.  Coffee for Arabian.  Russian? Mother Ginger and her little tiny baker cookie people under her skirt.  Then there are Waltzing Flowers.  Uh.  They are just flowers.  And The Sugar Plum at the end."    

    "It's a little odd, huh?"  

    If you have never seen The Nutcracker you must find a show near you.  I promise there is one.  Most are probably better than this wonderful small town one I see every year.  Three times a year.  

    Leah K. 

     

Comments (5)

  • Spoiler alert!  Thankfully your new profile pic is distracting me from the poisonous text.  :  )

  • @mr_white_tie_affair - It tells you the story in the program.  :)

  • I wanted to go to the movies to see it.  Cinemark was showing one last night, 3D.  I spent the money I had put aside for it and so I couldn't go.  The only other one is the actual ballet and it's freaking expensive.  I'm hoping Cinemark does the same thing next year so that I can go and see it.  It has been many years since I've seen it and I remember loving it.  I love just about anything on stage. (BTW have you ever seen Princess Tutu?  It's an anime and I just realized that the names were the same - Drosselmeyer.)

  • Sometimes I think there's a show on PBS or even maybe Netflix would have it.  I have a hard time watching dance and song on a TV though.  If they're on stage, it's awesome.  If I'm watching a little screen it's... eh, not so exciting. 

  • @FalconBridge - PBS does sometimes show it.  Also the Ovation Network.  

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