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  1. The main female character is called "Marie" in choreographer George Balanchine's 1954 production of the ballet, "Maria" in the Bolshoi Ballet version and "Masha" in other Russian productions of it. In some productions (including the famous Balanchine version staged by the New York City Ballet), she is a little girl about ten years old, and in ...

  2. Jun 22, 2024 · Clara & Her Family. In the original story “The Nutcracker and The Mouse King” by E.T.A. Hoffman, the main character is Marie and her doll named Clara. Nonetheless, Clara became the heroine in the ballet productions. The Nutcracker doll was given to Clara by Drosselmeyer and the adventure began as the doll came to life.

  3. Nov 28, 2019 · Charlotte Nebres is the first Black Marie, the young heroine of “George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker,” at New York City Ballet. Heather Sten for The New York Times. She may not remember it ...

  4. The Nutcracker (Russian: Щелкунчик[ a ], romanized:Shchelkunchik, pronounced [ɕːɪɫˈkunʲt͡ɕɪk] ⓘ), Op. 71, is an 1892 two-act classical ballet (conceived as a ballet-féerie; Russian: балет-феерия, romanized:balet-feyeriya) by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, set on Christmas Eve at the foot of a Christmas tree in a child ...

  5. Jul 27, 2024 · The ballet was inspired by "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King," published in 1815 by the German author E.T.A. Hoffmann. Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71," as the complete score is known, consists of eight movements, including the memorable dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy and the march of the Wooden Soldiers.

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  6. Join us on a whimsical journey through the enchanting world of The Nutcracker as we unravel the mystery behind the captivating character of Marie. Watch as t...

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  8. Nov 4, 2022 · Marie learns the long and complicated story behind the nutcracker from Drosselmeyer. It is a story of a king, who recruited an inventor, also called Drosselmeyer, to find a cure for his daughter, Princess Pirlipat, who had been cursed to look ugly by the Mouse Queen as revenge for her many children who have been killed in mousetraps.

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