New York Theatre Ballet - Nutcracker at the Paramount Theatre, Rutland Vermont

Dangit.

In the busyness of spending time with friends and family, I completely forgot one of my Christmas favorites.... watching The Nutcracker! Seeing this photo reminded me of it.

Nutcracker 2016 costume rehearsal, MAPA Studios.

New York Theatre Ballet - Nutcracker at the Paramount Theatre, Rutland Vermont

New York Theatre Ballet - Nutcracker at the Paramount Theatre, Rutland Vermont

MAPA's Nutcracker Sweets 2016. Maui Arts & Cultural Center, Castle Theater. Photography by Peter Liu.

2013 Nutcracker

He looks pretty, but he's no good at cracking nuts

The town of Steubenville, Ohio, USA has over 200 life-sized nutcrackers on display each Christmas season.

www.steubenvillenutcrackervillage.com

New York Theatre Ballet - Nutcracker at the Paramount Theatre, Rutland Vermont

VDT Performs the Nutcracker

Nutcracker 2016 costume rehearsal, MAPA Studios.

Main stage right before closing.

收藏心得(rating): ★★★★

專文介紹(book review): pop-upkingdom.blogspot.com/2008/12/nutcracker.html

From the 2007 performance of the Nutcracker by the Eastern Shore Ballet Theater in Salisbury, MD.

MAPA's Nutcracker Sweets 2016. Maui Arts & Cultural Center, Castle Theater. Photography by Peter Liu.

Nutcracker ballet

New York Theatre Ballet - Nutcracker at the Paramount Theatre, Rutland Vermont

20201217 Manassas Ballet Theatre Nutcracker

MAPA's Nutcracker Sweets 2016. Maui Arts & Cultural Center, Castle Theater. Photography by Peter Liu.

Another accidental find- "Chester Nut" found in Debenhams, Bournemouth 14.12.2016

Photo courtesy of Jim Williams

Creighton Dance Company’s production of The Nutcracker recounts the classic tale of a young girls journey, beginning at her parents’ Christmas party and into her nightmares and dreams. Eventually, Clara is transported to a land of “sweets” where she is entertained by the Sugar Plum Fairy and other dance “confections”. She is accompanied by her beloved Uncle Drosselmeyer, and the Nutcracker “doll” (transformed into a “Prince”) that he has given her as a gift. The cast features dancers from the Creighton Dance Department and younger dancers from the metro community.

For more information, see:

www.creighton.edu/ccas

www.facebook.com/creightonccas

www.twitter.com/creighton_ccas

Nutcracker - Nucifraga caryocatactes - Кедровка

Russia, Republic of Altaj, Uzunkol lake, 06/04/2012

Beautiful Cakes - Chicago

Scottish Ballet - Ashley Page's The Nutcracker. Photograph by Andrew Ross.

Lisa Thorn, Associate Ballet Mistress, and James Jordan, Ballet Master, at a rehearsal of The Kansas City Ballet's production of The Nutcracker.

Clara shows the children at the christmas party her nutcracker.

This Eurasian Nutcracker, Nucifraga caryocatactes, was photographed in China, as part of a research project utilizing motion-activated camera-traps.

You are invited to go WILD on Smithsonian's interactive website, Smithsonian WILD, to learn more about the research and browse photos like this from around the world.

siwild.si.edu/wild.cfm?fid=5179825600

Marie, played by Carolina Miller (far right) is surprised by a visitor that turns out to be her godfather (in black) Herr Drosselmeyer, played by Benjamin Linn in the Alabama Ballet production of the Nutcracker

Nutcracker 2016 costume rehearsal, MAPA Studios.

New York Theatre Ballet - Nutcracker at the Paramount Theatre, Rutland Vermont

Nutcracker 2016 costume rehearsal, MAPA Studios.

Bergen, Norway antique store. They spoke to me...

Grandma and Grandpa MacDonald drove up from California to see Lauren in the Nutcracker ballet. Lauren had no idea they were coming to see her.

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Grandma and Grandpa MacDonald drove up from California to see Lauren in the Nutcracker ballet. Lauren had no idea they were coming to see her.

Grandma and Grandpa MacDonald drove up from California to see Lauren in the Nutcracker ballet. Lauren had no idea they were coming to see her.

New York Theatre Ballet - Nutcracker at the Paramount Theatre, Rutland Vermont