“The Nutcracker” is about a girl named Clara who is given a nutcracker doll at a Christmas Eve party. She falls asleep with it in her arms under the Christmas tree and when the clock strikes ...

That gift, of course, is a “Nutcracker Doll,” which thrills Clara until her jealous sisters, played by Grace Farmer and Vivi Ventress, break it. The party ends, everyone returns home and Clara ...

Maddie Jacobs, 14, is back for her second year as Clara — the girl whose nutcracker doll comes to life, and who gets whisked away on a magical journey. “My Clara lets her imagination get the ...

During the celebration Herr Drosselmeyer presents his goddaughter Clara with a Nutcracker doll. When the party ends, Clara falls asleep with her Nutcracker. She awakens as mice scurry into the room.

At some point, Drosselmeyer gives Clara the gift of a Nutcracker doll (that she instantly adores), but it’s soon broken by her jealous sister. However, the magician repairs the damaged gift and ...

Though Wörtmeyer is new to BalletMet, 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.

Courtesy of Movement in Motion Photography The dance production details Clara’s magical experience on Christmas Eve with a nutcracker doll that comes to life and wages a battle against an evil ...

Rapunzel and Clara. (“Nutcracker” is her favorite film.) Image The heroine always had to be portrayed as “kind, clever, brave,” said Kelly Sheridan, who voiced the doll in “Barbie of ...

Dancing Doll Aneeyah Bohulano in Juneau Dance Theatre’s production of “The Nutcracker” during dress rehearsal Sunday at the JDT studio. (Klas Stolpe / Juneau Empire) ...