Leave your Grinches, Scrooges, Red Ryder BB guns and Hans Grubers behind. All I want to do during the holiday season is watch as many versions of The Nutcracker as possible; and here are some recommendations if you’re trying to do the same.
You know the music. You may or may not be able to make it out to a local production or recital with your whole family. But what if you just want to sit on the couch and watch some ballerinas twirl with a big mug of cocoa? Isn’t it fun to compare and contrast how different ballet companies over the years have interpreted Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Christmas-y score? You can’t blame them. The ballet community has to add a little spice to this annual tradition from time to time, otherwise they’d die from boredom. I love it when things get weird. Give me jazz Nutcracker, burlesque Nutcracker and steampunk Nutcracker any time and any place.
