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NUTCRACKER 2023
December 2-3, 2023
Roberta Price Auditorium
Thompson Valley High School, Loveland
The annual production of The Nutcracker Ballet, produced by Loveland Dance Academy, is a full length ballet. The production features dancers from the Ballet program at both the Loveland and Greeley studio and has roles for both children and adults. This ongoing, long-established holiday production was intended to enhance the community's exposure to the arts and provide a traditional Ballet production for our talented students.
Do you know the magical story of The Nutcracker?
The Party
It is Christmas Eve at the Stahlbaum house. The Stahlbaums are hosting their annual Christmas party, welcoming the arrival of their family and friends. The children, Clara and Fritz, are dancing and playing as they welcome their friends too. The party grows festive with music and dance as godfather Drosselmeyer arrives. He is an entertainer and always full of surprises. Drosselmeyer draws everyone's attention as he presents a group of dancing presents and two life-size dolls. They are the delight of the party, each taking a turn to dance.
The children begin to open gifts when Drosselmeyer presents his gifts to Clara and Fritz. Although his gift to Fritz is quite nice, he gives Clara a beautiful Nutcracker that becomes the hit of the party. Fritz becomes jealous and, having a bit more spunk than a boy should have, grabs the Nutcracker from Clara and promptly breaks it. Clara is heartbroken looking on as Drosselmeyer quickly repairs the Nutcracker with a handkerchief he magically draws from the air. As the evening grows late, the guests depart and the Stahlbaum family retires for the evening. Clara, worried about her beloved Nutcracker, sneaks back to the tree to check on him, falling asleep with him in her arms.
The Battle
As the clock strikes midnight strange things begin to happen. The toys around the tree come to life while the room fills with an army of mice, led by the fierce Mouse Queen. As the Nutcracker awakens, he leads his army of toy soldiers into battle with the mice. The Mouse Queen corners the Nutcracker and battles him one-on-one. The Nutcracker seems to be no match for the Mouse Queen.
The Nutcracker and his army can go on no longer and are captured by the mice and their Queen. Clara makes a final daring charge knocking the crown off the Mouse Queen's head. The Mouse Queen drops to the floor and the mice run away, carrying off their leader's lifeless bo
The Land of Snow
The Nutcracker turns into a Prince and takes Clara on a journey to the Land of Snow, an enchanted forest wonderland where they are welcomed by dancing snowflakes.
The Land of Sweets
The Prince escorts Clara to the Land of Sweets where they are greeted by the Dew Drop Fairy. The Prince tells her about their daring battle with the army of mice and she rewards them with a celebration of dances.
