Being backstage‚ anxious to get on stage and perform. This is what happened on my first Nutcracker show in the Party Scene. It was a cherished and unforgettable moment and a thrilling feeling I will never forget. In those minutes‚ I knew dancing was an enjoyment for me. It was a day in December‚ my friends and I were walking up to the auditorium where Salt Creek Ballet was having their annual Nutcracker performance. We arrived in the crowded and chaotic dressing room where the fumes of hair spray
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On November 28th‚ 2015 I attended Ben Stevenson’s version of The Nutcracker which was being performed by the Houston Ballet at the Wortham Theater Center. The dance featured two separate acts and multitude of dances as well as a live orchestra. The Nutcracker demonstrated the Stevenson’s ability to deliver a cohesive performance whilst maintaining the illusion of fantasy using music composed by Pyotr Tchaikovsky of the Romantic era‚ eloquent set design and usage of techniques such as lighting and
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every corner there. The third day that i arrived my grandmother and i decided to go see a ballet nearby her house in a small theater. The name of the ballet was Tchaikovsky Tribute‚ the ballet was put on my some local dance majors. The dances consisted of point‚ lyrical‚ classic ballet‚ and modern ballet. All the music of course was by Tchaikovsky they were short segments remixed into an hour long piece. The dancers who performed the 1st dance wore sequined red point shoes with a white tutu and a red
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to interrupt Zhanna. Ladies‚ the cast lists are up.” A murmur spreads throughout the room. A smile beams across most faces‚ whereas some look terrified as they realize the Nutcracker season is here. Lainey’s stomach drops‚ she had been waiting anxiously for this moment to learn what part she had received for her final Nutcracker before graduating high-school. “Go ahead girls be back in five minutes to start pointe‚” said Zhanna. In a split second‚ everyone had already rushed out the studio door and
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Beethoven and Tchaikovsky While Ludwig van Beethoven and Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky have much in common‚ they also have many differences. Both men are famous for their orchestral compositions and their future influence on other composers. They experienced a blend of horrible failures and great successes. Although they were from different musical time periods‚ they both made huge contributions to the world of music. Ludwig van Beethoven was born in Bonn‚ Germany 1770; the second half of the classical
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in Saint Petersburg‚ Russia‚ the classic Christmas ballet‚ The Nutcracker has been shown for over 100 years. The composer‚ Peter Tchaikovsky‚ and choreographer Marius Petipa teamed up to create a timeless production as an adaptation of E.T.A. Hoffman’s tale "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King." This pair had previously worked together on another classical ballet‚ Sleeping Beauty. Despite the great fame of the ballet today‚ The Nutcracker was not a success right away. It’s first production was basically
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Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky was a Russian revolutionary composer who played a big role in classical music. His life was not easy‚ and he used music as a rescue from his problems‚ thus‚ creating the most famous compositions still recognized and used today. Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky was not only a very talented composer who created great masterpieces like “The Nutcracker”‚ but a great man who put in himself all the strength to become a great figure who is still known today. He was growing to be one of
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Life and works of Pyotr Tchaikovsky Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was born in Kamsko-Votkinsk‚ Russia‚ on May 7‚ 1840. He was introduced to music at age 5. His father was a Ukrainian mining engineer and his mother died when he was 14 - an event that may have stimulated him to compose (http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/5648/Tchaikovsky.htm). He was forced to deal with the cold atmosphere of a military boarding school after his mother died. As such‚ he shied away from the harsh and brutal world and found
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Tchaikovsky -The Nutcracker -MarcheThe Nutcracker Op.71 -No.2 March was written by Tchaikovsky and first performed in 1892. It is among the most popular scores written by him. Tchaikovsky wrote this piece while he was on his way back to his home. On his journey he went through Paris and discovered the celesta‚ an instrument that made a soft sound‚ similar to bells. Tchaikovsky used this accordingly to his piece. The celesta was used to represent the voice of the Sugar Plum fairy inThe Nutcracker
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Tchaikovsky music pieces seem to all have some type of meaningfulness or dramatic twist. . Tchaikovsky’s "1812 Overture” perpetuated to be popular because musical program featured booming cannons‚ ringing church bells‚ patriotic sing-a-longs‚ and a grand fireworks finale. The Boston event became the first to play the overture as a component of a Fourth of July celebration. Tchaikovsky was born May 7‚ 1840‚ in Votkinsk Russia. Tchaikovsky was a composer who was reproved rigorously by peers‚ edifiers
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