San Francisco Ballet celebrates 75 years of Nutcracker

By Terez Rose, 13 December 2019

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“the amount of snow falling is hilarious and adorably excessive”

Reviewed at War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco on 11 December 2019

The Nutcracker (Marius Petipa, Lev Ivanov, Helgi Tomasson)

San Francisco Ballet

Martin West, Conductor

Michael Yeargan, Set Designer

Martin Pakledinaz, Costume Designer

San Francisco Ballet Orchestra

Abby Cannon, Dancer

Lauren Parrott, Dancer

Max Cauthorn, Dancer

Nathaniel Remez, Dancer

Luke Ingham, Dancer

Yuan Yuan Tan, Dancer

Carlo Di Lanno, Dancer

Kamryn Baldwin, Dancer

Maggie Weirich, Dancer

Ami Yuki, Dancer

Daniel Deivison-Oliveira, Dancer

Steven Morse, Dancer

Kimberly Marie Olivier, Dancer

Lonnie Weeks, Dancer

Sasha De Sola, Dancer

Mathilde Froustey, Dancer

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Terez Rose

Terez Rose is a writer and former dancer whose work has appeared in numerous journals, anthologies and online publications. She is the author (as Terez Mertes Rose) of the Ballet Theatre Chronicles (Off Balance, Outside the Limelight, Ballet Orphans, Other Stages) and A Dancer’s Guide to Africa. Visit her at The Classical Girl where she blogs about classical music and the performing arts.