MCCAW HALL
321 Mercer Street, Seattle, WA 98109
PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET: THE NUTCRACKER
The thrill of the children both in the audience and on stage is contagious!
Seattle Times
Pacific Northwest Ballet proudly lays claim to the world's most recognized and celebrated production of Nutcracker, now in its 28th season. The brilliant result of close collaboration between PNB Founding Artistic Director and choreographer Kent Stowell and renowned children's book author and illustrator Maurice Sendak, PNB's Nutcracker premiered to national acclaim in December 1983.
The following year saw the publication of "Nutcracker," a new edition of the original E.T.A. Hoffman story with illustrations by Sendak that remained on the New York Times Best Seller List for eight weeks. In 1986, a feature-length film of the Stowell-Sendak Nutcracker, directed by Carroll Ballard, was premiered in Seattle, released nationwide and, subsequently, on video. In addition to annual Seattle performances, PNB has performed Nutcracker in Vancouver, Portland and Minneapolis.
Drawing on E.T.A. Hoffman's "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King," Stowell and Sendak delved deeply into the original story, infusing the ballet with a drama and strength that fully complements Tchaikovsky?s rich score, while creating a kaleidoscope of roles for all levels of the Company and School.
Dates
Opening night: 25 November 2011Closing night: 27 December 2011
Run time
Approximately two hours, including one intermissionShow times
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
| Matinee | - | - | - | - | - | 2:00 | 1:30 |
| Evening | - | - | 7:30 | 7:30 | 7:30 | 7:30 | 5:30 |
Pacific Northwest Ballet: The Nutcracker Shop
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