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Balanchine's Nutcracker returns in all its annual glory

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Reviewed at Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, Seattle on 29 November 2019
The Nutcracker (George Balanchine)
Pacific Northwest Ballet
Emil de Cou, Conductor
Ian Falconer, Set Designer, Costume Designer
James F Ingalls, Lighting Designer
Leta Biasucci, Dancer
Benjamin Griffiths, Dancer
William Lin-Yee, Dancer
Owen Odegard, Dancer
Dylan Wald, Dancer
Dammiel Cruz, Dancer
Price Suddarth, Dancer
Ryan Cardea, Dancer
Kyle Davis, Dancer
Noelani Pantastico, Dancer
Elizabeth Murphy, Dancer
Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra
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