The Nutcracker And The Mouse King Analysis

From An Old Tale to A New Tradition When people start putting up Christmas trees and hanging up Christmas decorations, we know that the holiday season is around the corner. It’s this time of the year to see one of the Christmas traditions with your family and friends – The Nutcracker. I had a wonderful time seeing this ballet, performed by the Central Ohio Youth Ballet (COYB), at Midland theatre in Newark, Ohio, on the Thanksgiving weekend with my host family, and I was amazed by the great work and efforts that the performers had created. No wonder why The Nutcracker has became the timeless symbol of Christmas around the world. The two-act ballet followed the original story “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King” by E.T.A. Hoffmann, with a score by Tchaikovsky. It tells the story of the Siberhaus family on Christmas Eve, when they had a grand Christmas party for their daughter Clara. Clara’s godfather, Herr Drosselmeyer, makes a grand entrance and introduces his nephew Peter. Drosselomeyer performs different magic tricks and give Clara a wonderful wooden nutcracker. Clara reluctantly leaves her nutcracker under the tree to go to
All of them had done a great job. However, I was drawn specifically by the storyteller (Micki Cotteman). Cotteman is in her 50s, and she has a very warm and inspirational voice. As the ballet is all about dance moves, the one who brought the soul to it and communicate with the audiences is the storyteller. She sat in her big armchair on the side of the stage, levelheaded and calm, telling the story of her childhood, as if a grandma was telling tales to her grandchildren on Christmas Eve. I specifically love that kind of feeling – warm and cozy. The Nutcracker is also a good chance for many young talented dancers to be on the stage, since it requires many young ballerinas; some of them have been dancing since the age of