The Nutcracker
It’s time once again to spend Christmas with George Washington and celebrate an A-list Christmas party at Mt. Vernon, complete with waltzing cherry blossoms and dancing sugar plums. With King George as the villainous Rat King and George Washington as the Nutcracker, it’s hard not to fall in love with this Washington Ballet tradition, based on Tchaikovsky’s musical score and the Alexandre Dumas story.
The Nutcracker story is about a little girl’s favorite Christmas present, a toy Nutcracker, which comes alive on Christmas night. The Nutcracker takes her on a magical trip visiting dancers from far away places like Arabia, the Orient and Russia. she also watches dancing snowflakes, and rats battle with toy soldiers.
Washington Ballet’s- The Nutcracker
Warner Theatre
513 13th Street, NW, between E & F streets, NW
Washington, D.C., 20004 (map it)
Dates and Times - Wednesdays - Sundays, Dec. 6th - 23rd.
Tickets - $30.00, $70.00 and $80.00, and are available online or at the Warner box office.
Nearest Metro Subway Stop - Metro Center - Red, Orange and Blue lines, then a 2 block walk.
Parking - There are several paid parking garages close by and metered on-street parking.
Images - Flickr
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