December 2, 9, 10, 11, 2022 at 7:30 pm
December 3, 4, 10, 11, 2022 at 2:00 pm
December 8, 2022 at 4:00 pm
The Rebecca Cohn Auditorium, Halifax
Presented by Pattison Outdoor, Saltwire, Advocate Printing, and Stantec
Presented by Symphony Nova Scotia, Halifax Dance, and Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia
Conducted by Mélanie Léonard
Choreography by Leica Hardy
Original story by E.T.A. Hoffman
Original story adaptation and direction by Leica Hardy and Graham Whitehead
The Nutcracker
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
ACT I
As the curtain opens, Clara, the only girl in the dormitory with no home to go to for the holidays, sits hugging her doll Emily for comfort. During the bustle and tension of departure, her sadness is forgotten for a while, and when her friends realize she is alone, with no one to give her gifts, they find what they can among their possessions. Clara, left on her own, falls asleep and her private adventures begin.
SCENE I – PROLOGUE
The Janitor – Christopher Wolfe
Fraulein Lotte Drosselmeyer – Alexis Milligan
Fraulein Sophia Drosselmeyer – Gay Hauser
A Little Mouse – Isabella Down* or Olivia Holmes**
OVERTURE
SCENE II – THE DORMITORY
Clara – Giovanna Lamboglia
The Schoolgirls – Maeve Boyne, Jane Elliott, Lara Frame, Miranda Garvey, Ella Jewer, Nadia Tonen
Frieda, the Class Bully – Rebecca Swift
SCENE III – THE BATTLE OF THE MOUSE QUEEN AND THE NUTCRACKER
The Mouse Queen – Rebecca Swift
The Nutcracker Prince – Caio Baratelli
Emily, the Rag Doll – Alice Gunn
The Scouting Party – Sophie Connick**, Paige Edison*, Caroline Hindle**, Lily McGrath**, Mandy Tang*, Sophie Welch*
The Army – Luna Artalejo, Maeve Boyne, Sophie Connick**, Isabella Down*, Paige Edison*, Danica Finlayson, Lauren Foot**, Caroline Hindle**, Olivia Holmes**, Laura Keyes**, Ivy MacLellan*, Ekaterina Loginov, Lily McGrath**, Isla Rankin*,
Mandy Tang*, Nadia Tonen, Sophie Welch*
SCENE IV – THE LAND OF SNOW
The Spirit of Winter – Scott Fulton with Allison Foran and Kaitlin Jazic
The Snow Maidens – Isabella Brennan, Niamh Draper, Jane Elliot, Lara Frame, Miranda Garvey, Ella Jewer, Gabrielle Lefort, Kennedy Pye, Rebecca Strong
The Skating Party – Alexis Milligan with Maeve Brown*, Samira George**, Kaitlyn Heerema**, Sophie Kazakoff*, Julia Keyes*, Daria Kovalenko**, Elsa Larson*,
Valeriia Shevchenko**
INTERMISSION : 20 MINUTES
ACT II
As Clara dreams, her imagination continues to change the everyday into the fantastic, the worn out and shabby into the gorgeous and elegant. Fan, flower, lantern, doll, even the candy cane and the snake are transformed and given new life. Clara summons her companions to help her celebrate a world full of friendship and delight. Even though there comes a time for the fantasy to end, her dream leaves her with a new hope and maybe, just maybe, something unexpected.
OVERTURE
SCENE I – IN THE PALACE OF THE RAG DOLL QUEEN
Emily, the Rag Doll Queen – Alice Gunn
THE WELCOME AND CELEBRATION OF THE GIFTS
The Fan
The Dancer – Miranda Garvey
The Bullfighters – Isabella Brennan, Janique Devine, Gabrielle Lefort, Ekaterina Loginov
Frieda’s Gift
The Snake – Nadia Tonen with Danica Finlayson, Ella Jewer, Elsa Larson
The Lantern
The Lantern Dancer – Jane Elliott
The Lion – Maeve Boyne, Daria Kovalenko, Valeriia Shevchenko
The Ribbon Dancers – Janique Devine, Miranda Garvey, Gabrielle Lefort, Ekaterina Loginov
The Dancing Doll
Sasha – Luna Artalejo, Niamh Draper, Allison Foran, Samira George, Rebecca Strong
The Candy Cane
The Shepherdesses – Lara Frame with Jane Elliot and Kennedy Pye
Their Sheep – Kaitlyn Heerema, Sophie Kazakoff, Julia Keyes
Mother Ginger’s Arrival
Mother Ginger – Alexis Milligan
The Children – Sophie Connick**, Isabella Down*, Paige Edison*, Lauren Foot**, Caroline Hindle**, Olivia Holmes**, Laura Keyes**, Ivy MacLellan*, Lily McGrath**, Isla Rankin*, Mandy Tang*, Sophie Welch*
THE CELEBRATION CONTINUES
Waltz of the Flowers
The Flowers – Maeve Boyne, Niamh Draper, Daria Kovalenko
The Dancers – Isabella Brennan, Jane Elliot, Lara Frame, Miranda Garvey, Ella Jewer, Gabrielle Lefort, Kennedy Pye, Rebecca Strong, Rebecca Swift
The Garland Dancers – Luna Artalejo**, Maeve Brown*, Janique Devine*, Danica Finlayson**, Samira George**, Kaitlyn Heerema**, Sophie Kazakoff*, Julia Keyes*,
Elsa Larson*, Ekaterina Loginov, Valeriia Shevchenko, Nadia Tonen*
The Children – Sophie Connick**, Isabella Down*, Paige Edison*, Lauren Foot**, Caroline Hindle**, Olivia Holmes**, Laura Keyes**, Ivy MacLellan*, Lily McGrath**, Isla Rankin*, Mandy Tang*, Sophie Welch*
The Dance of the Nutcracker Prince
Clara’s Dance of Delight
The Dream Fades
The Farewell
SCENE II – CLARA AWAKENS IN THE DORMITORY
* Dec. 2 (7:30), Dec. 4 (2:00), Dec. 8 (4:00), Dec. 10 (2 :00) Dec. 11 (2:00)
** Dec. 3 (2:00), Dec. 9 (7:30), Dec. 10 (7:30), Dec. 11 (7:30)
