The english version was released in 2005 and features the voices of leslie. Pnb offers new flavor of nutcracker seattle dances. How to see the pnb nutcracker without breaking the bank. Pnb s george balanchines the nutcracker cd take home tchaikovskys beautiful score exactly the way you heard it when sitting in the audience. I returned to the nutcracker as an adult seattle met. The nutcracker crawls in the sleeve after the fleeing mouse and clara follows him, becoming an adult as she wanders through the coats passageways. Measuring the magic of pacific northwest ballets new. The triumphant nutcracker leads clara through a magical forest where snowflakes swirl and dance around them. The nutcracker lawn is located on loyal avenue nw and the pnbs the nutcracker has tickets available for performances through dec.
Local costume designer erik andor is the man behind the making of 16 mice and one large mouse king costumes for the nutcracker. Sendak, stowell and the history of pnbs unique nutcracker. The hush of an audience ready to immerse themselves in a candy filled dreamland. Youll experience all of this before the dancing even starts. Mini replicas of pnbs nutcracker prince, clara, mouse king, and herr drosselmeyer based on the illustrations by ian falconer. A mini replica of pnbs mouse king based on the illustrations by ian falconer. Pnb shares trade secrets on the role of clara in george balanchines the nutcracker. The nutcracker and the mouse king 2004 in 2004, argus international in moscow produced an animated version of the nutcracker and the mouse king, based on the original story by e. Together they defend clara from the mouse army, which is led by a rat king with seven heads, each adorned with a crown. I remember a rat king, a fair bit of swashbuckling, cannons erupting, some. The nutcrackers army does battle with mouse king forces in the pnb s balanchine production. A sevenheaded mouse king appears through a hole in the floor and grows to giant size. Pnb began producing this version of the nutcracker in 2015, after a 32. Clara is now as big as her nutcracker, and the mice are coming for her.
Pacific northwest ballets new nutcracker, designed by illustrator ian. Hoffmans original story, the nutcracker and the mouse king, or the maurice sendakillustrated version of the book called simply nutcracker. The effect of this ballet on children cannot be understated. The nutcracker by pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky on a story by e. When the mice overpower the soldiers and the nutcracker himself is threatened, clara throws her slipper at the mouse king, changing him into an ordinary mouse. Hoffmans tale, the nutcracker and the mouse king 1816 music. Pnb unveils seattles new, brighter nutcracker the seattle times. The swelling of the pnb orchestra as they breathe life into their instruments. Knowing what to expect can also help younger viewers feel brave during the more intense scenes, like the battle against the mouse king.
A lifesize nutcracker doll delivers the final blow and places one of the mouse king s crowns on claras triumphant but probably confused head. Clara still receives a nutcracker doll from herr drosselmeier and throws her shoe at the mouse king. Pnbs new version, however, offers a more classic nutcracker, sugar. George balanchines the nutcracker by the numbers with images. Recently my friends 22month old daughter saw the nutcracker, paying her first ever visit to the ballet. Pacific northwest ballet takes a leap with the nutcracker seattle. Aleksandr kopilov performed by the bolsoi ballet at the bolsoi theatre, moscow 1989.
What remains of the giant mouse king is his coat and his crown. A sevenheaded mouse king appears through a hole in the floor and grows to. From the sound of english national ballet philharmonic tuning up, to the final bows and cheers, a trip to english national ballets nutcracker is an unforgettable christmas treat. Review of pnbs the nutcracker the seattle collegian. Fritzs toy soldiers come to life played by more children from the pnb school, as does her nutcracker, played by a suspiciously familiar dancer. History of the nutcracker pacific northwest ballet. In 1975, pacific northwest dance ballet company, as pnb was then.