he’s no stranger to the tale of young Clara, who receives a nutcracker doll for Christmas and dreams it comes to life and battles the wicked Mouse King. After all, Wörtmeyer has danced in five ...

(Klas Stolpe / Juneau Empire) And as the guests arrive across the stage and the curtain opens, wonderment becomes amazement as once again the holiday story of Clara and her Nutcracker doll present ...

During the Christmas party Clara and her brother Fritz fight over the nutcracker doll. Later that night Clara wakes and looks for the Nutcracker doll. When the clock strikes twelve, giant mice appear ...

A clockwork-doll. Sharp, robotic movements of head ... In pairs, taking turns to be Clara or The Nutcracker. When Clara lifts The Nutcracker’s arm he opens his mouth wide and whenshe lowers ...

"The Nutcracker" is a short story and ballet about a girl named Clara who receives a wooden nutcracker doll from her grandfather for Christmas. In her dreams, the nutcracker comes to life as a prince.

It is a tale of Clara, a young girl who receives a nutcracker doll as a Christmas gift. As she sleeps, she dreams of her doll transforming into a prince who takes her on a magical journey.

On Christmas night, Clara is whisked away on a fairy-tale adventure with her Nutcracker doll, travelling through swirling snowflakes to an enchanted kingdom of sweets. Conductor, Thomas Jung and ...