"Nutcracker" Nation: How an Old World Ballet Became a Christmas Tradition in the New World by Jennifer Fisher
"Nutcracker" Nation: How an Old World Ballet Became a Christmas Tradition in the New World by Jennifer Fisher
Yale University Press | October 1, 2003 | English | ISBN: 0300097468 | 253 pages | PDF | 1 MB
Yale University Press | October 1, 2003 | English | ISBN: 0300097468 | 253 pages | PDF | 1 MB
"The Nutcracker" is the most popular ballet in the world, adopted and adapted by hundreds of communities across the United States and Canada every Christmas season. In this volume, Jennifer Fisher offers insights into the Nutcracker phenomenon, examining it as a dance scholar and critic, a former participant, an observer of popular culture and an interviewer of those who dance, present and watch the beloved ballet. Fisher traces "The Nutcracker's" history from its St Petersburg premiere in 1892 through its emigration to North America in the mid-20th century to the many later productions.