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Stanton Welch's zany, imaginative Nutcracker for Houston Ballet

Artists of Houston Ballet Academy in Stanton Welch's The Nutcracker
© Lawrence Elizabeth Knox (2023), courtesy of Houston Ballet
Chae Eun Yang with Artists of Houston Ballet and Houston Ballet Academy in The Nutcracker
© Lawrence Elizabeth Knox (2023), courtesy of Houston Ballet
Jindallae Bernard and Artists of Houston Ballet Academy in Stanton Welch's
© Lawrence Elizabeth Knox *2023), courtesy of Houston Ballet
Yuriko Kajiya and Naazir Muhammad with Artists of Houston Ballet in Stanton Welch's The Nutcracker
© Lawrence Elizabeth Knox (2023), courtesy of Houston Ballet
Jack Wolff with Artists of Houston Ballet and Houston Ballet Academy in The Nutcracker
© Lawrence Elizabeth Knox (2023), courtesy of Houston Ballet
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“The scene is wildly imaginative, breathtaking and comical”
Reviewed at Wortham Theater Center: Brown Theater, Houston on 9 December 2023
The Nutcracker (Marius Petipa, Lev Ivanov, Stanton Welch)
Houston Ballet
Simon Thew, Conductor
Tim Goodchild, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Houston Ballet Orchestra
Jacquelyn Long, Dancer
Naazir Muhammad, Dancer
Mónica Gómez, Dancer
Gian Carlo Perez, Dancer
Gretel Batista, Dancer
Simone Acri, Dancer
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