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be able to perform in “The Nutcracker Ballet”, or “Swan I chose the 7 pm show, which ran over two and a half
Lake”, has to be the top two choices of desire.
hours, which included a sleigh ride through the magical
snow forest with falling snow that descended upon the
I had never been to a professional ballet show, so I
stage and the audience.
was very excited that I was going to see the Christmas
show- The Nutcracker”, at the State Theatre, in Easton, Other highlights were the dance of the Three headed
Pa on December 10th. I have seen shows like this on
Rat King, and Act II, which was dedicated to world
television, but not in person, and I was amazed at how peace, that boasted a cannon that shot roses, and The
this show came to life on stage with beautiful costumes, beautiful two dancer Dove of Peace, with a 20 foot
lifelike backdrops, and vivid colors.
wingspan.
This delightful show is a must see for anyone of all ages
This show was The Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian
at Christmas time to get in to the holiday spirit, that I
Nutcracker, with almost 40 dancers performing, which look forward to seeing again next year!
is the only internationally touring ballet with award
winning dancers. There were two shows available, but
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