It's what the mysterious Drosselmeyer gives to Clara in the ballet of the same name
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Chicago Dance Review: The Nutcracker (The Joffrey Ballet) | Joffrey ...  Dec 8, 2012 ... The Joffrey Ballet is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its holiday ... There are many versions of The Nutcracker story and even the characters have assorted names. ... but Clara is a continuing character, in the company of the mysterious ... During the Christmas party, Drosselmeyer gives Clara a nutcracker...
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Shoshanna's Production of Nutcracker: Arabian Nights!  The Nutcracker Ballet is based on the story "The Nutcracker and the King of Mice" ... the original story, the basic plot remains the same; The story of a young German girl ... Drosselmeyer the mysterious toymaker gives Clara, the little girl who lives at the house, a Nutcracker doll. ... Clara wakes up, and it's a big party onstage.
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The Nutcracker Story  A Christmas Eve party at the Stahlbaum house where Clara is given the Nutcracker as a. Christmas present. The Nutcracker Ballet is derived from the story The Nutcracker and the King of. Mice which ... As the party goes full swing, a mysterious man appears in the parlor. He is wearing a .... It's Uncle Drosselmeyer! At the.
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The Nutcracker - Wikipedia  The Nutcracker is a two-act ballet, originally choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov .... The New York City Ballet gave its first annual performance of George ... who resembles the Nutcracker Prince and is played by the same dancer ... heroine is called Marie Stahlbaum and Clara (Klrchen) is her doll's name. In the...
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Drosselmeyer (Character) - Biography - IMDb  All, Titles, TV Episodes, Names, Companies, Keywords, Characters, Quotes, Bios ... Drosselmeyer is the mysterious magician-like figure in Tchaikovsky's ballet ... He sets the entire plot of "The Nutcracker" in motion by giving Clara the toy ... presumably to be eaten in the future by the same mice that attacked the toys earlier.
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Ballet blanc - Wikipedia  In ballet, a ballet blanc (French, 'white ballet') is a scene in which the ballerina and the female ... The next year, 1832, Marie Taglioni appeared in the title role of La Sylphide, the story of a ... rather than the traditional calf-length or ankle-length ballet dresses, but the visually stunning effect of the ballet blanc is undiminished.
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Offenbach: 'The Tales of Hoffman' : NPR  Aug 14, 2009 ... Three fanciful tales unfold in a single, compelling opera  a ... In the first of Hoffman's three tales, he falls for Olympia, a mechanical doll that .... by his muse, who wants to cure the poet of his unhappy love for Stella, a beautiful singer. ... But he's worried about one guest in particular, a gadget-maker named...
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Free Flashcards about BALLET - StudyStack  ALSO REFERRING TO HIS SHIP, HE IS THE TITLE PIRATE IN A BALLET INSPIRED .... IN A MICHEL FOKINE BALLET, THIS HEROINE, DAPHNIS' BELOVED,...
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DRAM: Notes for "Fall River Legend"  The conversation between Agnes de Mille and Morton Gould that opens this recording serves to provide a fascinating description of the creation of the Fall River Legend Ballet. ... The basic story line follows the notorious Lizzie Borden murder case. ... the Speaker for the jury reads the indictment against The Accused.
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Le Spectre de la rose - Wikipedia  Le Spectre de la rose is a short ballet about a young girl who dreams of dancing with the spirit ... Spectre became internationally famous for the spectacular leap Nijinsky made ... Nijinsky's make-up was an important part of the costume design. ... Since the ballet's creation, many male dancers have interpreted the role of The...
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The Sleeping Beauty - russian grand ballet  With a clap of thunder, the evil fairy Carabosse arrives (typically played by a female ... a curse upon the baby princess as revenge: Aurora will indeed grow up to be a ... lady, but on her sixteenth birthday she will prick her finger on a spindle and die. ... Fairytale characters are in attendance, including Puss in Boots and The...
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"Countdown to Christmas" Returns with Most ... - The Futon Critic  Jul 27, 2016 ... Following the debacle, she is invited to the Most Christmas-y town in America ... the Christmas spirit in this small town is infectious and she gets swept .... role of Clara in the New York City Ballet's production of The Nutcracker.
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CLASSICAL MUSIC - 'Elektra' Complex at the Met - NYTimes.com  Mar 22, 1992 ... They're so considerable, in fact, that the prospects for meeting them and dealing ... And it happens that most of Strauss's operas have a similarly buried identity. ... Once Elektra enters, she gets no relief until her dance of death. ... to the extremity of the situation in the household left behind by Agamemnon.
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j-ballet Flashcards | Quizlet  BALLET In the prologue to this 1869 ballet, the title hero dons a washbowl as a helmet .... eerie music for the British ballet based on this spooky 19th C. novel is heard here ... BALLETS ALEX COULD STAR IN I'm perfect for Tybalt in this ballet; I love ... Ballet music was thought an inferior genre when he was commissioned to...
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Jeopary Question, GERMAN OPERA - TriviaBistro.com  Jeopardy Question: GERMAN OPERA - The swan that pulls this title character's boat is actually Elsa's enchanted brother, Gottfried.
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History of Nutcracker - Moscow Ballet's Great Russian Nutcracker  The suite became instantly popular; however the complete ballet did not achieve ... girl named Clara Stahlbaum and her coming-of-age one Christmas holiday. ... While composing the music for the charming Christmas story, Tchaikovsky is said ... in his much lesser known symphonic ballad, The Voyevoda (premiere 1891).
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University Productions Presents - The Nutcracker  Based on the fairy tales of E.T.A. Hoffmann ... "Fairy tales, unlike any other form of literature, direct the child to discover his identity and calling, and they also ... As Jack Anderson's book, "The Nutcracker Ballet," makes clear, there is a huge .... Andersen acknowledge that they were influenced by Hoffmann storytelling.
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j-ballet Flashcards | Quizlet  BALLET Just like the opera, the 1949 ballet version of "Carmen" takes place in ..... Esmeralda", a 3-act ballet created in 1844, was based on this classic novel ... BALLET In a famous fairy tale ballet, a ragged beggarwoman is really this .... ballet danced to music by this Polish-French composer, including the "Minute Waltz".
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Detroit Free Press from Detroit, Michigan  Page 282  Mar 4, 1990 ... Let's just say that traditional classical ballet, of which "Swan Lake" is ... and they wear feathered costumes with wings, but do ballet dancers really get into this bird bit? ... Odile, wicked in black, is the Black Swan: seductive, You can take .... Von Rotbart's sexy daughter is his beloved the Swan Queen dies.
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Cinderella - The Ballet Bag  Apr 13, 2010 ... For Cinderella, a ballerina who can bend it like Ashton. ... Unlike the Russian versions he opted to feature the stepsisters in ... days in the past, the solos for the season fairies and the waltz for the corps. ... fairy godmother's realm where she meets fairies of spring, summer, autumn and winter. ..... Good luck!
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Free Flashcards about BALLET - StudyStack  Free flashcards to help memorize facts about BALLET. ... ACT I OF THIS TCHAIKOVSKY BALLET IS CALLED "THE SPELL", THE SLEEPING BEAUTY.