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The Nutcracker Ballet
is
based on the book called
"The Nutcracker and the
Mouse King" written by
E.T.A. Hoffman.
In 1891, the
legendary
choreographer Marius
Petipa commissioned
Tchaikovsky to write the
music for the Nutcracker
Ballet.
In 1892, the first showing
of the Nutcracker
took place at the
Mariinsky Theatre of
Russia, home of the
Kirov Ballet.
The Nutcracker made its
way
to Western Europe in
the 1930's and to America
by 1940, performed by
Ballet Russe.
The first
American full
length Nutcracker was
performed by the
San Francisco Ballet,
choreographed by
W. Christensen.
The
Nutcracker has since
become an annual
Holiday tradition.
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