For more than a century, The Nutcracker has been charming millions of people across the world with its stunning visuals and spellbinding ballet performances. Over the decades, The Nutcracker has become a staple Christmas celebration and the Texas Ballet Theater's version of it is the quintessential yuletide gift.
The Nutcracker bases itself around the realization of a dream or a fantasy. Form just being a wooden toy figurine in Clara's assortment of Christmas gifts to morphing into a Prince, The Nutcracker hybrid first defeats the Mouse Kings and his swarm of rodents and then whisks Clara off to his far of magical Land of Sweets in Confiturembourg, when they begin their reign as king and queen.
Originally conceived by Maius Ptipa to the score of the acclaimed Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, the Texas Ballet Theater version of The Nutcracker was developed by its artistic director as the organization's debut offering as the officially sanctioned ballet company of the AT&T Performing Arts Center.
Employing 30 stage hands, 300 pounds of snow, 200 pieces of costumes and a 40 foot tall Christmas tree, The Nutcracker blends classical orchestral music and traditional ballet vocabulary with modern technological enhancements, whereby rendering the entire ambience into a whole new sensory spectacle.
The Nutcracker has invested itself with a uniquely Texan flavor by incorporating over a 100 children from local ballet academies in its ensemble. So book The Nutcracker Tickets now to overload your senses with a multi-faceted ballet performance that will add that special something to the usual Christmas spirit.
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