How The Nutcracker Conquered America

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"'The Nutcracker,' something of a bad seed in its homeland – a ballet thought to be in constant need of a makeover...the recipient of many head shakes and clucking noises over its flawed nature – was about to be adopted and make good somewhere else." -Jennifer Fisher, "Nutcracker Nation" (2003)

Why does the United States have such an obsession with THE NUTCRACKER? Productions can be found in all fifty states, and for many families, the holidays aren't complete without it. What production inspired this trend? Zach Barr's holiday video essay investigates George Balanchine's role in the ballet phenomenon, and the continued impact of his 1954 staging of THE NUTCRACKER.

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