Swing into the holidays with
The Nutcracker Suite!
Video shot and edited by Luke Hickey.
Family Friendly Matinees on December 24, 26 & 27 at 2pm
offer young audience members and their grown-ups a variety of additional activities led by Dorrance Dance Teaching Artists, including crafting inspired by the Nutcracker, photo opportunities with artists in costume, and more!
Activities are available in the lobby beginning at 1:30pm.
Photo by Taylor Craft
a tap dancing nutcracker for the whole family!
with prelude: An ella’quent holiday swing
Featuring * Vocals and Musical Direction by Aaron Marcellus * Keys by Jerome Korman. * Bass Claudia Rahardjanoto * Drums Case Prime
the nutcracker suite cast
Clara Gisele Silva
Her Mother Josette Wiggan
Her Father Leonardo Sandoval
Her Brother, Fritz Alaman Diadhou
Her Godfather, Drosselmeyer (Drossy) Case Prime
Party Guests Zakhele “Bboy Swazi” Grabowski, Asha “DaHomey” Griffith, Aaron Marcellus, Maddie Murphy, Claudia Rahardjanoto, Veronica Simpson, Matthew “Megawatt” West
“Mechanical” Dolls Maddie Murphy, Matthew “Megawatt” West
The Nutcracker Elizabeth Burke
Rat King Hannah Heller
Rat Deputy Sterling Harris
The Rats Megan Gessner, Addi Loving, Aaron Marcellus, Dario Natarelli, Maddie Murphy, Emiko Nakagawa
The Snow Passage Alaman Diadhou, Asha Griffith, Sterling Harris, Addi Loving, Emiko Nakagawa, Case Prime, Claudia Rahardjanoto, Leonardo Sandoval
Sugar Rum Cherry Josette Wiggan
Her Cavalier Leonardo Sandoval
Sugar Rum Blossoms Megan Gessner, Maddie Murphy, Veronica Simpson
Mother/бабушка Gingembre Claudia Rahardjanoto
Stepperi of the Volga Company
Danseurs of the Floreadores Company
Alchemist Matthew “Megawatt” West
Understudy Sophie Savelli
Swing Michelle Dorrance
Photo by Taylor Craft
The Nutcracker Suite or, a rhythmaturgical evocation of the super-leviathonic enchantments of Duke and Billy’s supreme adaptation of Tchaikovsky’s masterpiece that tells a tale of a misunderstood girl who kills a king and meets a queen and don’t forget oooo-gong-chi-gong-sh’-gon’make-it- daddy, and that it ain’t so bad after all.
Co-Created by Michelle Dorrance, Hannah Heller, and Josette Wiggan
Choreography by Michelle Dorrance and Josette Wiggan with solo improvisation by the dancers
Additional Choreography by Ephrat “Bounce” Asherie, Hannah Heller, Matthew “Megawatt” West, and Joseph Wiggan
Choreographic Advisor: Risa Steinberg
Original Music by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, arr. Ellington/Strayhorn by arrangement with G Schirmer, INC. publisher and copyright owner. Courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment, all rights reserved.
Lighting Design by Kathy Kaufmann
Costume Design by Andrew Jordan
Scenic Design by Sean Sanford
Additional Scenic Design by Peiyi Wong
Assistant to Peiyi Wong: Maya Topping Weed
Mother Ginger Design & Build by Carolyn Mraz
Rat Puppet Design & Build by Ariel Lauryn and Peiyi Wong
Additional Puppet Fabrication by Amelia Lang and Mele Borges
Sound Design by Christopher Marc
