The Boston Ballet returns to the stage with performances of The Nutcracker
The Boston Ballet returns to the stage with performances of The Nutcracker
The Nutcracker is back! Shayna Seymour walks through the Boston Ballet costume store and meets dancers preparing for a return to shows.
.OK, NEW ENGLAND, LET’S TURN OFF THE COMPUTER GET OUT OF THE SOFA Grab a mask and maybe some popcorn BECAUSE THEATERS AND MUSEUMS ARE OPEN FOR BUSINESS AND INVITE YOU BKAC LIVE. WE PARTICIPATED IN THE VIRTUAL WHILE WE WERE CLOSED AND IT JUST NOT EVEN THE CEOM CLOSES SO THE ENERGY LEVEL AND THAT FEELING OF RETURNING TO THE THEATER. ENEV IF YOU NEED TO WEAR YOUR MASK, BE IT ART STUDIO AND OSCAR PLEASURE TO MEET SARAH. NO BERGERAC OR TWO. THE WINNERS REDEFINE THE OPERA AND YOU NEVER WANT YOU THIS IS THE THING THAT SHOULD HAPPEN CHRONICLE AT YOUR ACCESS TICKET TO SOME OF THE GREATEST SHOWS OF THE SEASON TO MAKE MAKE MAKE THE CHRONICLE GOES TO THE NUTCRACKER. YES IT’S ME. AND THIS IS THE CHRONICLES WINTER ARTS PREVIEW? IT’S INTERNATIONAL. BACK TO THE HOLAYID SEASON ALTHOUGH THE PANDEMIC CANCELED PERFORMANCE IN 2020 THE MAGIC SCORE OF TCHAIKOVSKY IS BACK AS THE BOSTON BALLET RETURNS ON STAGE IN NOVEMBER WITH LIVE PERFORMANCE OF THE NUTCRACKER. IT’S A LITTLE LIKE TAKING BACK YOUR LIFE OF HAVING ALL THE COMPANY TOGETHER TO BE ABLE TO DANCE FOR A LIVE PUBLIC. THE HUGE MIKO NISSAN IS THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF THE BOSTON BALLET. WHAT IS NUTCRACKER THAT MAKES IT A HOLIDAY ACCESSORY. FIRST HE BILL GATHERES THE FAMILY KEEP THE ATTENTION OF THE YOUNGEST. AND THEN THE GRANDPARENTS ARE SUPER HAPPY BECAUSE EVERYBODY IN A FAMILY IS HAPPY AND THEN THERE IS REALLY KILLING CLASSIC DANCE IN IT. HERE, SOME OF THIS DANCE WILL BE PERFORMED BY THE MOST RECENT MEMBER OF THE COMPANY. MY NAME IS MICHAELA DEPRINCE. I AM A SECDON SOLACE WITH BOSTON BALLET. IS IT OK TO SAY THAT? YEAH, CERTAINLY A FEW WEEKS AGO. WE HAVE BEGUN THE REHEARSAL. I WAS A DROP OF DEW AND I WAS SOMEWHAT 16 STILL, I DEvine. IT’S JUST JUST REALLY BEAUTIFUL. HOW HAPPY ARE YOU TO BE AGAIN BEFORE AOF AUDIENCE TO HEAR THE PUBLIC REACTION AND JUST HAVING THEM BEFORE US IS GOING TO BE REALLY EXCITING WITH 30A RS TO STAY AGILE DEPRINCE ISN’T STRANGER TO WEAR MANY HATS. Okay, so you are a dancer, actor, actress, INTERNATIONAL SPOKESMAN. WHEN DO YOU NEVER SLEEP? THERE IS ONE MORE TITLE SHE WEARES WITH PRIDE. MODEL FOR A LONG TIME I HAVE HAD TEACHERS TELL ME YOU SHOULD WATCH DGOO. TO REJOIN. I HAVE A TT WITH NO AVENUE IS AN AMAZING BUSINESS BUT I AM A CLASSIC DANCER AND YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CHANGE THE WAY PEOPLE SEE BLACK AND BROWN DANCERS. I WILL REALLY TRY TO SPEAK FOR THEM. ESPECIALLY IF THEY FEEL THEY CANNOT TALK ABOUT OURSELVES. AS CRACKER HAS 182 DIFFERENT COSTUMES THAT IS WHY I JOIN NATHAN HERE AND THE ONSTBO BALLET COSTUME SHOP WHERE WE’LL FIND ROD. OH YOU ARE NOT A BEAUTIFUL MOUSE AND RABBITS AND BEARS. OH MY HOW HARD IS IT TO DANCE IN SOME OF THESE COSTUMES THEY HAVE TEO UNDERSTANDING IF I LOOK LIKE THIS KIND OF EXPRSESON THE OUTSIDE FRAME A. IT’S NOT EASY. LUCKY HOWARD MERLIN, THE DIRECTOR OF COSTA, HEAD OF THE BACK COSTUME STORE, SAID THAT YOU APPEAR TO BE INTERESTED IN DAN’S COSTUME, SO I WILL TRAIN YOU WHY YOU DANCE SO MUCH. THIS IS HOW I LEARNED. 33 YEARS AND THOUSANDS OF TUTUS LATER. IT IS ALWAYS HERE TO DOING THINGS THE SAME WAY AS WHEN IT STARTED WE TRY TO MAKE ALL OF OUR COSTUMES FROM ZERO HERE IN THE COSTUME SHOP AND THEY HAVE POINTERS THAT WILL CUT HAND OR SEW ON THE MACHINES THE FABRICS ONCE THEY ARE INSTALLED ON THE DANCERS. WITH SO MANY OPTIONS, IT SHOULD BE DIFFICULT TO CHOOSE A FAVORITE. THERE ARE A LOT OF SPARKLE PEOPLE BUT NOT FOR MEY, M EYE AUTOMATICALLY GOES TO THIS COSTUME HERE BECAUSE I BELIEVE IT IS THE SUGAR PLUM FAIRY AND IF I WOULD BE A DANCER I WOULD LIKE TO BE THE SUGAR FAIRY PLUM OH MY GOD. Okay, it’s now that I couldn’t leave the BOSTON BALLET house without a brief. LESSON AND WHAT BEST TEACHING THAN ONE OF THE LEADING DANCERS OF THE TIGREN MEEKER CHEN COMPANY AND NOW WE HAVE MADE I AM THE NUTCRACKER PRINCE. SURE. I DO NOT HAVE A KING. WELL, THERE IS NO LACK OF TRUST, IS IT? THIS IS A VERY STRONG MIND FOR ME BECAUSE I HAD A DIFFICULT LIFE WHY MOTHER CELEBRATES SO EVEN I HAVE NO MONEY FOR THINGS I MAY NEED. I AM ALWAYS HAPPY ALWAYS WAITING IN LIFE. I TRY TO BE HUMBLE O I NEED TO BE BUT NOT HUMBLE O I DON’T NEED TO BE THIS DISTINCTION BECOMES CLEAR WHEN YOU SEE MEEKER CHEN SUPPORTING HIS OTHER DANCERS OR HEARDS TALKING ABOUT HIS MAIN INSPIRATION . I COULD NEVER PROBABLY CONTINUE BALLETING IF MY MOTHER DIDN’T PAY THE PRICE TO RAISE ME LIKE HER BECAUSE IT IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING I FOUND TO MAKE HER HER. I JUST LOVE NUTCRACKERS AND BACK TO MICHAELAE D PRINCE. SHE WAS BORN IN SIERRA LEONE AND WAS ADOPTED BY AN AMERICAN FAMILY AND SHE CO-FOLLOWED A BOOK ON HER TRIP WITH HER MOTHER. THIS IS CALLED TAKING THE FLIGHT FROM THE WAR ORPHAN TO THE BALLERINA STAR. AND ANTHONY IS TRULY AN INTERNATIONAL BEST-SELLER WHICH IS AN AMAZING STORY IN SR, AND WE MUST MENTION THAT LIKE MANY PERFORMANCE ROOMS, THE BOSTON BALLETS REQUIRE PROOF OF VACCINATION. IN THE CIDOV TEST AS WELL AS THE NEGATIVE COVID TEST FOR ALL ADULTS AND TNSEE WHO ARE VISITING AND THE MASTER REQUIRED AT ANY TIME NOT YET OUT OF THE WOODS. THEN STILLOT G TAKE OUR PRECAUTIONS. ALL RIGHT UP NEXT WE GO TO FILMS O A FORMER TEEN
The Boston Ballet returns to the stage with performances of The Nutcracker
The Nutcracker is back! Shayna Seymour walks through the Boston Ballet costume store and meets dancers preparing for a return to shows.
Update: 8:13 p.m. EST December 7, 2021
Mikko Nissinen’s Nutcracker returned to the stage in 2021 for his first live performances since COVID-19 closed Boston Ballet shows in 2020.
Mikko Nissinen’s Nutcracker returned to the stage in 2021 for his first live performances since COVID-19 closed Boston Ballet shows in 2020.