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National Ballet of Canada cracks open its sumptuous Nutcracker in a Fabergé egg once again

Harrison James and Artists of the Ballet in The Nutcracker
© Karolina Kuras. Courtesy of The National Ballet of Canada
Artists of the Ballet in The Nutcracker
© Karolina Kuras. Courtesy of The National Ballet of Canada
Artists of the Ballet in The Nutcracker
© Karolina Kuras. Courtesy of The National Ballet of Canada
Genevieve Penn Nabity in The Nutcracker
© Karolina Kuras. Courtesy of The National Ballet of Canada
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“Here, virtuosity in the form of quick jumps, leaps and turns, were the order of the day”
Reviewed at Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto on 12 December 2023
The Nutcracker (Marius Petipa, Lev Ivanov, James Kudelka)
National Ballet of Canada
David Briskin, Conductor
Santo Loquasto, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Jennifer Tipton, Lighting Designer
The National Ballet of Canada Orchestra
Genevieve Penn Nabity, Dancer
Harrison James, Dancer
Spencer Hack, Dancer
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