Phoenix Ballet - The Nutcracker
Slawomir Wozniak's beloved Nutcracker returns for the festive season
Phoenix Ballet's "Nutcracker" has been growing in popularity, selling out all performances... It's got humor and verve - and a bright future in the Valley.
AZ Central
Phoenix Ballet's "Nutcracker" has been growing in popularity, selling out all performances... It's got humor and verve - and a bright future in the Valley.
AZ Central
Phoenix Ballet - The Nutcracker
Slawomir Wozniak's beloved Nutcracker returns for the festive season
Why see Phoenix Ballet - The Nutcracker?
A Family-Friendly Festive Favorite
The highlight of the Phoenix Ballet's winter season, the critically acclaimed Nutcracker promises a spirit-lifting, festive evening of enchanting dance and soaring music. The ensemble's artistic director Slawomir Wozniak breathes new life into the Yuletide favorite with inventive, exuberant and often acrobatic choreography that injects a sense of fun and a sprinkling of light-hearted humour into the widely-performed ballet, striking a perfect balance between tradition and innovation.
Prepare to be whisked away to a magical land where toys come to life and the Sugar Plum Fairy and the fearsome Mouse King reside!
Key Information
Audience
Suitable for the whole family
Run Time
Two hours and 45 minutes with one interval
Dates
Dec 14 - 15
Reviews
Customer reviews
3 reviews, average rating: (3.0 Stars)
Dallas
Ballet of excellence
My wife and went tonight and saw the Phoenix
Ballet’s presentation of The Nutcracker at
Orpheum Theater. Awesome venue. Incredible
dancers! Even the many youngsters in the
beginning were impressively talented.
Costumes, stage, everything top notch. The
one and only reason I give 4 instead of 5 stars
is their decision to include the creepy uncle
Chester-molester throughout the entire
performance. He seems to be lurking in every
scene. Long hair, beard, clownish gesters, but
creepy vibe. The weirdness, borderline
pedophilia, crescendos in the very end when
the creepy old man come out from behind the
pretty little girl’s bed and fingers his lips to
shush her then the lights go out. WTF? Get
that dude out of there. ... Read more
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