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Honolulu - Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall - Ballet Hawaii
Honolulu - Mamiya Theatre - Hawaii State Ballet
- Flurries of snowflakes will descend on the Honolulu stage of the Mamiya Theatre starting on December 11 and continuing through December 20, 2009. Hawaii State Ballet's production of
The Nutcracker opens its season again with the engaging original choreography of Director John Landovsky.
Generations of
Honolulu audiences have enjoyed this perennial Christmas favorite, a charming tale of holiday adventure that follows a little girl's journey through a fantasy world. The Nutcracker
transforms before the eyes of a rapt audience, into a Prince who leads his toy soldiers into battle against an army of mice to save Clara. The two are whisked off to an enchanted land of
Sugar Plum Fairies and Candy Canes. The Snow Queen and her Cavalier, beautifully costumed, flow across the stage and exotic flavors come alive.
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Pearl City - Hawaii Ballet Theatre - A holiday tradition continues at Leeward Community College Theatre as HBT presents its 27th annual production of The Nutcracker, December 13, 14, 20, and 21 where more than a hundred dancers will appear as Cakebearers, Bonbons, Flowers, Snowflakes and other confections. Enjoy our ballet, which critics have hailed as "storytelling at its best... full of magic and grandeur".
In principal roles are Hiroko Kurokawa Ota (Sugarplum Fairy), Eric Carvill (Cavalier, Lead Arabian); Vernon Campbell (Drosselmeyer), Andrea Blankstein (Clara), Mark Otloski (Prince), and Ashley Yee as Clara's ornery brother Fritz.
Also appearing are Broadway artists Greg Zane and Christine Yasunaga, and local dancers Tony Young, Jacob Himoto, Pono Aweau, Lauren Yuen, Sumire Matsubara and Stephanie Yasunaga. More than a hundred dancers are in the cast.
All matinees are followed by a free "Sugarplum Tea with Santa", where the audience can meet the dancers in costume for photos and autographs. For the Saturday evening performance the audience can enjoy free hot chocolate and coffee, as well as special discount tickets for all students.
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