Miami City Ballet (11/29/18 Dorothy Chandler Pavilion)
I am not sure I have seen the Balanchine version before. How many times can you see the Nutcracker? A lot, I think! I was so totally enthralled by Miami City Ballet. The costumes and the sets by the Cuban-American husband and wife team were a tropical paradise in the second act. And the first act's snowy scenes were enchanting.
This is a must-see.
"Miami inspired Ruben with its "light reflected off the magnificent ocean, the boomerang clouds mounting like palaces." In his vision, candy land is "a tropical paradise" where palm trees rise like confections in a pastry shop."
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After nearly three decades at Miami City Ballet, George Balanchine's The Nutcracker demanded a makeover. Costumes and scenery, as artistic director Lourdes Lopez admits, were faded and frayed. To do justice to such a beloved ballet, she has partnered with The Music Center for a new production to debut in Los Angeles this December before brightening South Florida theaters.
Lopez entrusted husband-and-wife artistic team Isabel and Ruben Toledo with bringing The Nutcracker into high definition, drawn by both their sense of classicism and innovative creativity. The Cuban-American couple may work in different media—Isabel is a fashion designer, Ruben as a visual artist—yet as collaborators they flourish in stage work."
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