Overview
A holiday must-see, full of magic and marvels and featuring Tchaikovsky’s beloved score performed by the incomparable Cleveland Orchestra. The Joffrey Ballet’s production has been captivating audiences for a quarter century with brilliant costumes, larger-than-life scenery, entrancing storytelling, and breathtaking dancing.
The Cleveland Orchestra
presents
JOFFREY NUTCRACKER
with
The Joffrey Ballet
and featuring
The Cleveland Orchestra
conducted by Tito Muñoz
A Ballet in Two Acts
based on The Nutcracker and the Mouse King
by E.T.A. Hoffmann (1776-1822)
and with music composed
by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
A Robert Joffrey Production
Conceived and directed by Robert Joffrey
with choreography for "Waltz of the Snowflakes"
and "Waltz of the Flowers" by Gerald Arpino
Originally staged by George Verdak and Scott Barnard
Scenery by Oliver Smith
Creative design for The Mice, Mother Ginger,
and Clara's House by Kermit Love
Lighting by Jack Mehler after original designs by Thomas Skelton
Conceived from the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo 1940 production
revived by Alexandra Fedorova
from the original Petipa/Ivanov production
for the Maryinsky Ballet
THE BALLET IS PRESENTED WITH ONE INTERMISSION.
Presented by arrangement with Opus 3 Artists LLC.
