December, 20-22, 2018

Nut/Cracked

Nut/Cracked Yi-Chun Wu

The Bang Group returns for its 16th season of "Nut/Cracked," its comic, neo-vaudeville version of the holiday classic, performed by and ensemble of 21 dancers joined by guest students from The Dalton School, Frank Sinatra H.S. for the P.A., and e.g. dance.   Choreographer David Parker's choreography is totally unpredictable as he whisks together an array of dance forms, from tap to pointe, inspired by competition, intoxication, greed, Chinese take-out, bubble-wrap, and more.   Musically, the choreographer takes an equally playful approach with the traditional Tchaikovsky orchestration along with renderings by Duke Ellington and Glenn Miller.   A one-hour delight for all ages.

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A dancer in a black tutu and leotard and pointe shoes stands on one leg, with the other leg extended behind the body in a straight line. One arm is raised above the head and the other extended to the back parallel to the extended leg. The school director is opposite the dancer and wears a red DTH logo t-shirt and black pants and ballet slippers. She holds the hand of the arm raised above the dancer’s head with one arm and her back arm is extended and she is smiling at the student.

 

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A dancer in a black tutu and leotard and pointe shoes stands on one leg, with the other leg extended behind the body in a straight line. One arm is raised above the head and the other extended to the back parallel to the extended leg. The school director is opposite the dancer and wears a red DTH logo t-shirt and black pants and ballet slippers. She holds the hand of the arm raised above the dancer’s head with one arm and her back arm is extended and she is smiling at the student.

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