The Nutcracker is a ballet that been around since the 1800's. There has been many renditions of this ballet, but the heart and story of it has maintained the same. The story is about a 12 year old girl named Clara who receives a nutcracker doll from her uncle Drosselmeier. Clara's family were having a huge Christmas party. Sadly Fritz, Clara's brother, takes the Nutcracker and breaks it. Thankfully Drosselmeier knew how to fix the doll and Clara danced with her friends. At the end of the party Clara leaves to go to bed, but she forgets her Nutcracker.
So she goes back down to get him and falls into a dream. There are mice in this dream and a Rat King. Some how the Nutcracker becomes a living person and fights the Rat King, but Clara's the one that actually kills him. While in the process the Nutcracker is killed. He then awakes to see Clara crying for him and goes to her. She slowly realizes he alive and they go to the Land Of Sweets to meet the Nutcrackers mother, the Sugar Plum Fairy. When they get to the Land Of sweets there are a bunch of people from different places. All of them show themselves in a dance and Clara is able to watch. After that her prince, the Nutcracker, and her left to go back home then Clara opens her eyes only to see no prince just her doll.
Hopefully you will make an effort to go see the Nutcracker this year. Maybe one of your dolls will come alive and take you to candy too!
So she goes back down to get him and falls into a dream. There are mice in this dream and a Rat King. Some how the Nutcracker becomes a living person and fights the Rat King, but Clara's the one that actually kills him. While in the process the Nutcracker is killed. He then awakes to see Clara crying for him and goes to her. She slowly realizes he alive and they go to the Land Of Sweets to meet the Nutcrackers mother, the Sugar Plum Fairy. When they get to the Land Of sweets there are a bunch of people from different places. All of them show themselves in a dance and Clara is able to watch. After that her prince, the Nutcracker, and her left to go back home then Clara opens her eyes only to see no prince just her doll.
Hopefully you will make an effort to go see the Nutcracker this year. Maybe one of your dolls will come alive and take you to candy too!