The Nutcracker (Balanchine version)

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The Nutcracker (Balanchine version) is George Balanchine’s iconic and widely performed staging of Tchaikovsky’s holiday ballet, renowned for its classical choreography, imaginative storytelling, and enduring influence on American ballet tradition.

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instanceOf ballet production
stage work
alsoKnownAs George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker
artisticDirectorAtPremiere George Balanchine
associatedWithHoliday Christmas
balletCompanyAssociation School of American Ballet
basedOn The Nutcracker (ballet)
The Nutcracker and the Mouse King
choreographer George Balanchine
composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
costumeDesigner Karinska
countryOfOrigin United States
featuresCharacter Cavalier
Clara
Drosselmeier
Marie
Mouse King
Nutcracker Prince
Sugar Plum Fairy
firstPerformanceDate 1954-02-02
genre classical ballet
holiday ballet
hasFilmAdaptation George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker (1993 film)
includesNumber Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
Grand Pas de Deux
Snowflake Waltz
Waltz of the Flowers
influenced American Nutcracker performance tradition
influencedBy Lev Ivanov
Marius Petipa
language nonverbal
music The Nutcracker, Op. 71
notableFeature emphasis on classical technique
large children’s cast
storytelling through choreography
use of Tchaikovsky’s complete score with some cuts and reorderings
notableFor helping popularize The Nutcracker as a major American holiday tradition
performedBy New York City Ballet
premiereCity New York City
premieredAt New York City Center
principalCompany New York City Ballet
producedBy Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
productionCompany New York City Ballet
scenicDesigner Horace Armistead
setting 19th-century Germany
Christmas Eve
structure two acts
typicalPerformanceSeason December

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George Balanchine notableWork The Nutcracker (Balanchine version)
Mariinsky Theatre notableProduction The Nutcracker by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Bolshoi Theatre notableWorkPerformed ballet "The Nutcracker"
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Giorgi Melitonis dze Balanchivadze notableWork The Nutcracker (Balanchine version)
New York City Ballet notableWork The Nutcracker
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The Nutcracker (Balanchine version) basedOn The Nutcracker (ballet)
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The Nutcracker (Balanchine version) hasFilmAdaptation George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker (1993 film)
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The Nutcracker (Balanchine version) alsoKnownAs George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker
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Drosselmeier appearsIn George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker
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Mouse King appearsIn ballet "The Nutcracker"
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Mouse King antagonistOf Nutcracker
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Mouse King hasEnemy Nutcracker
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Mouse King defeatedBy Nutcracker
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Snowflake Waltz partOfProduction George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker
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Horace Armistead designedFor George Balanchine’s production of The Nutcracker
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American Ballet Theatre performs The Nutcracker
subject linked to: Ballet Theatre
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Histoire d’un casse-noisette inspired The Nutcracker (ballet)
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Histoire d’un casse-noisette relatedWork The Nutcracker (ballet)
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Birmingham Royal Ballet repertoireIncludes The Nutcracker
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