The Nutcracker [videorecording (DVD)] / an American Ballet Theatre and Mikhail Baryshnikov production ; produced by Yanna Kroyt Brandt ; directed Tony Charmoli.
Title from container. Mikhail Baryshnikov, Gelsey Kirkland, Alexander Minz, David Brachtenbach, George De La Pena, Norman Rose, Rebecca Wright. Originally released as a motion picture in 1977. Based on the story "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" by E.T.A. Hoffmann.
Summary:
From an imperial-era Russian Christmas party, a young girl named Clara is whisked in her dreams to an imaginary world populated by the animated creations of the wizard toy maker Drosselmeier. Clara innocently develops a crush on the imaginary Nutcracker prince. Upon her arrival in the Land of the Sweets, she dances a yearning pas de deux with the Nutcracker Prince. It makes the ballet far more interesting. The frequent involvement of Drosselmeyer throughout the ballet reinforces a magical effect.
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