University of Washington - Tyee Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

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« PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET dancers portray swirling snowflakes in the snow scene, photo courtesy PNB 4 HUGH BIGNEY, as Herr Drovsclmcicr entertains the children with a Nutcracker doll at the Christmas Party. i THE CHINESE TIGER'S costume was designed by Maurice Sendak. Sen- dak also designed the costumes of the Tiger's attendants. NUTCRACKER

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 ific Northwest Ballet Presents An Enchanting Performance Nu i - crack- er. a classic ballet in two acts, is based on E.T.A. Hoff- man's fairy talc, “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King.” The tale was written in 1816 and was first presented as a ballet in 1892 with a musical score by Tchaikovsky. In 1981, Pacific Northwest Ballet Artistic Directors Kent Stowcll and Francia Russell felt that PNB’s six-year-old Nutcracker production needed a face-lift. Stowcll contacted children’s book author illus- trator Maurice Sendak to help recreate a ballet that “did hon- or to Hoffman. Tchaikovsky and ourselves.” Inspired by the original sto- ry, Sendak designed the sets and costumes for the winter fantasy. After two years of planning and design, the Stowell Scndak confection came into focus. The details were finalized and the monu- mental production was made possible, in part, by the support of the Seattle business commu- nity and private arts patrons. Sets, scenery, props, and costumes were constructed in San Francisco, New York. Portland and Montreal. The Seattle version of the Nutcracker premiered in the Seattle Opera House on De- cember 13. 1983 and mesmer- ized 78.000 people during its premiere run. Stowcll choreographed the dazzling production in the PNB studios using his com- pany of 35 dancers with 156 children completing the cast. The cast thoroughly capti- vated the audience in De- cember, 1986, the third annual run. The scene is set many years ago in a German town. It is Christmas Eve. Clara and her family arc entertaining their guests and Clara receives a wooden Nutrackcr doll as a gift. Later that evening, Clara returns to the drawing room, looking for her Nutcracker. Suddenly, familiar objects in the room begin to change. The Christmas tree lights up and grows to enormous propor- tions. Out of a huge jack-in- the-box pops a Nutcracker fol- lowed by toy soldiers who line up to oppose a band of house mice. At the climax of the bat- tle, Nutcracker fights a duel with the enormous King of the Mice. Clara runs to the aid of the Nutcracker and magically kills the Mouse King. Young Clara is magically turned into a beautiful young woman and the Nutcracker turns into a prince. Together, they leave for the handsome land of snow joined by twirling, fluttering snowflakes. Clara and her Prince board a golden boat and sail to a magi- cal land. They dock at an exot- ic port and meet the Grand Pa- sha of the Kingdom. The Pasha entertains them with his entou- rage of dancers. They see a peacock in a gilded cage, a Chinese tiger and a waltz danced by flowers. In return, Clara and the Prince dance a romantic pas dc deux. Then, all of the dancers join in the grand finale. The golden boat returns, the Prince leaves, and Clara wakens from her glorious dream. This production was ex- tremely well-received News- week magazine said, “Forget the Space Needle, forget Ml. Rainier, this Nutcracker alone is worth a trip to Seattle. The Pacific Northwest Bal- let’s production of Nutcracker has set the pace for the ballet community of the nation and perhaps the world. This year, a Nutcracker movie was re- leased during the holiday sea- son. This movie, starring the PNB. was also choreographed by Stowcll. The music was per- formed by the London Sym- phony Orchestra and focused on the Seattle version of Nut- cracker. In addition to the movie, a book published in 1984 fea- tures the original Hoffman sto- ry and illustrations by Sendak. The dedication to the book reads “To Francia Russell, who shaped it Kent Stowcll who shaped it and the dancers of PNB who made it happen. by Kirsten Laukkanen Photos courtesy Pacific Northwest Ballet MAI A ROSA I. ;is the Peacock, glides effortlessly through the ;iir :ifler being set free from tier gilded cage. NUTCRACKER

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