The Nutcracker Ballet is appropriate for all ages. The Notara Dance Theatre’s version of this classical ballet has delighted children and their grown-ups in the Poconos for more than 30 spectacular seasons. Tchaikovsky’s familiar holiday music transports the audience to a magical land where everything is sweet, with the exception of the swashbuckling sword fight between the Mouse King and the Nutcracker. As the performance ends, the Sugar Plum Fairy closes the book of dreams, and opens your heart to the magic of the holiday season.
The Nutcracker is eventually transformed into a handsome young prince, who leads her through an enchanted forest, a glistening snow scene, and on to the Land of Sweets where she meets the Sugar Plum Fairy. Hoffmann, the Nutcracker Ballet tells the story of Clara, who receives the Nutcracker as a gift at her family’s Christmas Eve party.
The Balanchine-style choreography, the professional dancers from New York City, and the local ballerinas directed by American Ballet Theatre certified teacher, Sally Notara, are what make this Nutcracker Ballet truly sparkle.īased on a book by E.T.A. The Notara Dance Theatre presents the 2016 Nutcracker Ballet on Saturday, November 26 at 2:30 PM and 7:30 PM, and Sunday, November 27 at 2:30 PM at the East Stroudsburg High School South Auditorium, 279 North Courtland Street, East Stroudsburg, PA. The Tradition Continues as Notara Dance Theatre