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with it’s rendition of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker
dance snowflakes and an exquisite
o f twirling flowers to the Czar’s
lavish palace. At the Czar’s Palace,
they are entertained by dancers from
the Maryinsky Theatre in splendid
divertissm ent (a collectio n o f
dances), performed by Spanish,
Arabian, Chinese, and Russian
dancers, as well as by an 8-foot tall
pastry c h e f and his cad re o f
gymnastic candies. Michael Curry,
co-designer o f the Broadway hit
The Lion King and a member o f the
design team for the o p ening
ceremonies o f the 1996 Olympics
in Atlanta, created the pastry chef
costume for Oregon Ballet Theatre.
In O regon B a lle t T h e a tre ’s
production, designer Campbell
Baird, who has also worked with
The Jo ffre y B allet and the
Metropolitan Opera, pays homage
to Tchaikovsky (the 1993 premiere
o f the production m arked the
centennial o f the composer’s death),
drawing inspiration from sources
as d iv e rse as p h o to s o f
Tchaikovsky’s home, to thejeweled
designs o f Faberge eggs. Many of
the characters in the production are i
inspired by figures in Russian 5
history, including the Von M eek*
family, hosts o f the Act One party
scene, who befriended and provided
fin a n c ia l
su p p o rt
to
T c h a ik o v s k y ;
Kschessinskaya, the ballerina
A ssoluta; and M o nsieur
Faberge, who takes the place
o f the
D ro sse lm e y e r
character in other productions
o f The Nutcracker, is based
on the fabled jewler peter Carl
Faberge who produced the
jeweled eggs for the Russian
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Beauty, Symphony No. 2,
Director: Charlene Buckner.
Swan Lake, and Suite No. 3
befitting the production’s
u n ique sto ry line and
choreography.
Tickets to The Nutcracker
are on sale now and may be
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Free “ Nutcracker Storytelling
Hour” at Washington Square
November 27 at 2:00 pm.
The “ Nutcracker Storytelling Hour”
features a reading o f OBT’s unique
Impenal Russian version ofbeloved
tale, accompanied by over ten
students from The School o f OBT
costumed as characters. For more
information call 503-2-Ballet.
In conjunction with its performances
o f magical holiday classic The
Nutcracker, Oregon Ballet Theatre
(O B T ) has sch ed u led a free
“Nutcracker Storytelling Hour” at
Washington Square on Saturday,
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