Holidays 2022: Bay Area has a ‘Nutcracker’ for every tast
The martial Nutcracker may have triumphed over the Mouse King in their first North American skirmish, but the production was hardly a winner when the San Francisco Ballet first presented the Russian import to the war-weary public in the winter of 1944. The response was so underwhelming that the next year the company, looking to established a holiday season tentpole, went back to “Hansel and Gretel,” which had received a similarly lukewarm reception in 1943.
More than a holiday tradition, “The Nutcracker” has become a ubiquitous American phenomenon. Supremely malleable, the ballet retains its magic even as countless choreographers have attempted, and still attempt, to put their own stamp on the tale, drawing new details from the E. T. A. Hoffmann story that inspired the libretto, “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King.”
A gateway to dance and classical music for children, a holiday ritual for families, and a fiscal lifeline for dance companies large and small, “The Nutcracker” retains its magic by offering a domestic fantasy that encompasses the world from the safety of home. It’s not the only seasonal dance staple, but there’s no competition on the horizon challenging its dominance.
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