Russia’s critically acclaimed St Petersburg Ballet Theatre returns to Johannesburg at the Teatro Montecasino from the 15 September 2017 with two magnificent Tchaikovsky ballets; the immortal.

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• Watch The Nutcracker at home. For the first time ever, Boston Ballet will partner with NBC10 Boston to bring Mikko Nissinen’s The Nutcracker to homes across New England. Celebrate the holiday season with a brand-new, one-hour broadcast of this beloved ballet and bring the magic of The Nutcracker straight to your living ro.
• This year Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker is streaming in Minneapolis, directly to your living room! In a regular year Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker is performed at t he Orpheum Theatre. Originally the Hennepin Theatre, the Orpheum Theatre first opened its doors in Minneapolis in 1921.
• Swan Lake is a classic russian ballet, composed by Pyotr Tchaikovsky in 1875-1876. Swan Lake is a ballet that has become a symbol of Russian art itself. The performance’s original scenario was based on fairy tales about princess Odette, turned into a swan by evil curse and resqued by prince Siegfried’s love.

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Join us in the Land of the Sweets this December for “Nutcracker Sweets” featuring Act II of The Nutcracker. Dazzling young and old alike with spectacular sets, costumes, music, & dancing, this production has become a Mississippi tradition. Come and kick off your holiday season with Ballet Mississippi!

In order to comply with the COVID policies put in place by the City of Jackson and Thalia Mara Hall, performance seating will be social distanced throughout the theater in pods of 4 seats. Patrons must purchase a group of 4 seats and may not purchase individual tickets. Please Note: Quantity 1 = 4 Seats.

When your group arrives at the venue, an usher will seat you within your designated section on a first-come, first-served basis. Your entire group must be present in order to be seated. Please arrive 30 min prior to the show to ensure that seating moves quickly and the show begins promptly at 2:00 PM.

• All tickets must be purchased in advanced.
• Tickets will be emailed; no at-door sales or will call.
• Ticket, mask, & temperature check required at door.
• The performance time is 1 hour with no intermission.
• Doors open 1 hour prior to start of show.
• All subject to change.

Based upon E.T.A. Hoffmann’s Story

The Nutcracker and the Mouse King

Act II

The second Act takes place in the Land of the Sweets at the Palace of the Sugarplum Kingdom. The Sugarplum Fairy arrives and introduces Marie and the Prince to her kingdom. The Prince tells how Marie saved him from the Mouse King. Marie and the Prince are then entertained by a host of dancing treats:

• Spanish dancers (Chocolate),
• Arabian dancers (Coffee),
• Chinese (Tea),
• Mirlitons (Marzipan),
• Russian (Candy Canes),
• Mother Ginger’s children the Polichinelles,
• a magical Waltz of the Flowers,
• and finally the Grand Pas de Deux of the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier.

As Act II comes to an end, so does Marie’s dream as her mother awakens her. But for Marie, this was no dream at all, it was all very real!

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• In some productions, “Clara” is the name of the lead character and not “Marie.” However, in the original story, “Marie” is the name of the girl and “Clara” is the name of her doll.
• Rehearsals for our production of The Nutcracker begin in early September.
• This year’s production includes over 110 cast members and over 200 costumes.
• Approximately thirty people work backstage to assist with music, lights, costume changes, and sets.
• Marie has three dreams. The first dream begins when the jack-in-the-box awakens her. The second dream begins when the first group of mice enters until the end of the battle scene. The last one is when she gets back on the bed and goes back to sleep before waking up before the prince.
• The Mouse King has 7 heads. There is one large one with six additional heads protruding from it.
• In order for Marie’s bed to move, someone gets underneath to steer it. Usually it’s our Artistic Director!
• Mother Ginger’s dress is in two pieces, the upper bodice that actually fits the Mother Ginger character and the skirt. The skirt fits over an oblong stage set made of wood that sits on top of the actual moving part which someone steers from underneath.
• It takes about 10 hours to steam the wrinkles from Mother Ginger’s skirt.
• The Sugar Plum Fairy’s costume has 32 pieces of beaded candy decorating the tutu.
• The week of The Nutcracker, our dancers collectively go through about 2 pounds of bobby pins (hair pins).
• In 2012, 3316 students from 26 Mississippi municipalities and 20 counties attended the school performances of Ballet Mississippi’s The Nutcracker.
• Thalia Mara Hall, the auditorium where The Nutcracker is performed, is named for Ballet Mississippi’s first director, Thalia Mara. Later, she brought the International Ballet Competition to Jackson, which still occurs every four years. Jackson Auditorium became Thalia Mara Hall to honor her contribution
• to Jackson’s cultural life.
• Peter Illyitch Tschaikovsky is the composer who wrote the music for the ballet. The Nutcracker was first performed n Russia in 1892, and was considered a failure. Tschaikovsky died less than one year later; therefore, he never knew what a huge success and popular holiday tradition the ballet later became.