The Woodlands Civic Ballet dancers come together again in this holiday classic

A Woodlands Holiday Tradition!!

Showing at The Nancy Bock Center located within McCullough Jr. High School, 7:30pm 19 Dec 2014 & 2:00pm 20 Dec 2014.. Composed in 1891 by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, The Nutcracker is a two-act ballet that has exhilerated audiences for over 120 years since premiering in Imperial Russia

$15.00per person (cash only) Contact Julie Workman (281)419-8849 for additional information

THE STORY OF THE NUTCRACKER

The story follows an adolescent girl named Clara who experiences a wonderful adventure through her vivid dreams on Christmas Eve. Following a lavish ball hosted by her wealthy parents in their well-heeled European townhouse, Clara, exhausted by the excitement falls asleep under the family Christmas tree with her new nutcracker doll.

When she awakes, the tree has magically grown to 20 feet high, and a mysterious prince who bears a striking resemblance to the doll greets Clara, and embarks with her on an adventure fighting life-sized mice, meeting beautiful fairies outlandish fairytale characters. Their journey to the Kingdom of Sweets includes the famous dance sequences: Chocolate, Coffee, Tea, Trepak, Mirlitons, The Waltz of the Flowers and of course, the regal Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (and her Cavilier).

As they are waved off by the magical party, Clara settles back with her Prince and falls back to sleep. But is this just a dream – or will she remember this adventure in the morning?

The Nutcracker is one of the Christmas season’s best loved theater events. Set against some of Tchaikovsky’s most memorable compositions, it is performed across the US every year by various companies, with each bringing their own localised magic to a legendary work.