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    The Nutcracker

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    Ballet San Jose

    December 13-December 23, 2007

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    Hailed as one of the most entertaining versions of The Nutcracker anywhere in the country, this treasured holiday classic returns for an extended run with full orchestra, stunning lobby decorations, and carolers and characters from the show meeting and greeting guests before every performance. This is a true, Nutcracker experience. In addition, two very special Nutcracker Teas will be held at the Fairmont Hotel following the Dec. 21st and Dec. 22nd matinee performances. Separate tickets are required, so please check the Nutcracker Teas listing on Artsopolis for all the details!

    • Ticket Info

      Tickets: $30-$82

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    • Dates & Times

      Dates:
      December 13-December 23, 2007

      Times:
      Thurs 12/13: 7:30pm
      Fri 12/14: 7:30pm
      Sat 12/15: 1:30pm & 7:30pm
      Sun 12/16: 1:30pm & 7:30pm
      Wed 12/19: 7:30pm
      Thurs 12/20: 7:30pm
      Fri 12/21: 1:30pm* & 7:30pm
      Sat 12/22: 1:30pm* & 7:30pm
      Sun 12/23 at 1:30 & 6pm
      *Nutcracker tea to follow matinee; separate ticket required.

    • Venue Info

      San Jose Center for the Performing Arts

      255 Almaden Boulevard San Jose, CA 95113

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      • Event Name: The Nutcracker
        "(The) More muggin the merrier in Ballet San Jose's 'Nut'"
        Comment posted by: Excerpt from the SF Chronicle review, Dec 15, 2007 by Mary Ellen Hunt from San Jose, CA, Dec 17, 2007

        There's a pleasantly warm, homey feeling almost as soon as you walk into the San Jose Performing Arts Center for Ballet San Jose's "Nutcracker." It's the kind of show at which a complete stranger... Expand

        There's a pleasantly warm, homey feeling almost as soon as you walk into the San Jose Performing Arts Center for Ballet San Jose's "Nutcracker." It's the kind of show at which a complete stranger might lean over the seat back and chat as if you'd been friends for years. Artistic Director Dennis Nahat's staging of his ballet, is a jaunty, colorful affair, full of bounce-and-go, enough to charm the first-time viewer or even the most jaded veteran of "Nutcrackers" past. On Thursday night, all the enthusiasm clearly drew the audience into the story. Delighted laughter and horrified gasps rippled through the house during the party scene, and startled shrieks erupted when a particularly loud flash turned the wooden Nutcracker doll into the handsome (Prince.) Maria and the Prince have an impressive amount of dancing to do, and they dance impressively, appearing in most of the divertissements throughout the second half. ...there's a darn good show on the stage, and that's all that matters. Collapse

      • Event Name: The Nutcracker
        "S.J.'s 'Nutcracker' bubbles over with wit, charm"
        Comment posted by: Excerpts from review in San Jose Mercury News, Dec 15, 2007 by Rita Felciano from San Jose, CA, Dec 17, 2007

        There is no "Nutcracker" that I know that has as charming bubbly a first act as San Jose's. The action fizzes like champagne. At one point, I counted six simultaneous vignettes, from the flirtation... Expand

        There is no "Nutcracker" that I know that has as charming bubbly a first act as San Jose's. The action fizzes like champagne. At one point, I counted six simultaneous vignettes, from the flirtation between Lotte the maid, and Godfather Drosselmeyer's manservant Johann, to Helga the housekeeper swooning over Drosselmeyer. Everyone has a name; everyone has a well-defined role in this lovingly playful but basically orderly household. (Dennis) Nahat's performance of the eccentric uncle, who ruffles the calm and introduces an element of chaos, was just short of brilliant. With a touch of madness to it, this Drosselmeyer holds the strings and controls the festivity. A word about the mice. They are delicious. With their big ears, busy little fingers and padding toes, they scurry about until you almost believe that they'll take over the world. Lots of happy parents of these young dancers from Ballet San Jose School attended opening night; they had every reason to be proud. Collapse

      • Event Name: The Nutcracker
        "Nahat's 'Nutcracker' heartwarming as ever."
        Comment posted by: Excerpts from San Jose Mercury review, Dec. 2006 from San Jose, CA, Dec 05, 2007

        Something about "The Nutcracker" makes people flock to it year after year. Maybe it's the glorious score or the celbration of the extended family that has room for the eccentric friend and a doddering... Expand

        Something about "The Nutcracker" makes people flock to it year after year. Maybe it's the glorious score or the celbration of the extended family that has room for the eccentric friend and a doddering grandpa. Or maybe it's remembering a time when you were no longer a child but not yet an adult, and the world seemed full of possibilities. Nowhere is that clearer than in Nahat's splendidly detailed, fast-moving first act. In this family, everyone has a well-defined role. There is even a hierarchy among the servants from the bossy housekeeper to the daffy maid. The children are being raised into traditions--the girls get dolls, the boys noisemakers. Godfather Drosselmeyer is the "troublemaker," introducing antics and some mystery into the family, yet he is tolerated and loved by everyone. All of these elements are richly interwoven in Ballet San Jose's "Nutcracker" at the San Jose Center for the Performing Arts. Collapse

      • Event Name: The Nutcracker
        "Excerpts from SF Chronicle review, December 2006"
        Comment posted by: Excerpt from the SF Chronicle from San Jose, CA, Dec 04, 2007

        This "Nutcracker," which premiered in 1979, in in the details--sets and costumes designed by the brilliant David Guthrie. If all productions of Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker" are about holiday escapism,... Expand

        This "Nutcracker," which premiered in 1979, in in the details--sets and costumes designed by the brilliant David Guthrie. If all productions of Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker" are about holiday escapism, this one, beautifully presented and well danced, is an escape of a different sort. In most versions, Maria and her Prince are guests at a series of divertissements. Often, they are children. In Nahat's, they're grown-ups who pitch right in, usually contributing a dance or a passage. And (they) are more than up to the task. She is delicate looking but blessed with wonderful extensions, beautifully arched feet and steady balances, not to mention a certain shy flirtatiousness. He is compactly powerful, buoyant and quick. Collapse

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