Lately we have been having a lot of runthroughs of Nutcracker. We have rehearsals for Nutcracker 4 times a week. Snowflakes on Wednesday, Flowers on Fridays, Snow Scene/ Opening/ Finale/ and Runthroughs on Saturday, and Party Scene/ More Runthroughs on Sunday...
Do you think that we would start getting a little tired of Nutcracker? The answer is yes, considering that we have been rehearsing for it since August, and most of us have done Nutcracker, year after year after year.
However the practise and repetitiveness is what makes it perfect. So we do it again and again and again. If one person is out of line or off the music we do it over. If everyone's arms are not at the same angle we get corrected. If we are not turning at the same time or if our legs are not at the right height we practise to make it perfect. No matter how tired we are or how sore our feet are we do it again and again. It gets to the point where you can sing every song and know the nuances of every piece off by heart. While sometimes the music makes us feel like we should be suicidal, it also is something that as dancers we have been brought up with. Nutcracker is a ritual and when ever you hear it all the memories attached to it come flooding back.
"Remember that year when so and so did Toy Flutes (Mirlitons)? Remember when the Nutcracker fell over that one time at the end of Act 2? And remember so and so Flowers choreography? It was so beautiful... but so hard. Remember when we did Snow and it snowed during the performance???"
Those are the types of things that we talk about during the ruthroughs when we are not needed inside the studio. Nutcracker is more than a tradition for dancers... it is almost a way of life. Almost every classical company does a Nutcracker during the Christmas season because it is such a money maker. The classical versions are the most popular compared to the contemporary versions which can range from weird to extremely disturbing! No matter what everywhere you dance the music will come back year after year again.
This year please come see our Nutcracker it is running in Victoria from Nov. 26-28th and in Vancouver from Dec. 16-19th at the Centre for Performing Arts in Vancouver
Tickets can be purchased through http://www.ticketmaster.ca/.
Do you think that we would start getting a little tired of Nutcracker? The answer is yes, considering that we have been rehearsing for it since August, and most of us have done Nutcracker, year after year after year.
However the practise and repetitiveness is what makes it perfect. So we do it again and again and again. If one person is out of line or off the music we do it over. If everyone's arms are not at the same angle we get corrected. If we are not turning at the same time or if our legs are not at the right height we practise to make it perfect. No matter how tired we are or how sore our feet are we do it again and again. It gets to the point where you can sing every song and know the nuances of every piece off by heart. While sometimes the music makes us feel like we should be suicidal, it also is something that as dancers we have been brought up with. Nutcracker is a ritual and when ever you hear it all the memories attached to it come flooding back.
"Remember that year when so and so did Toy Flutes (Mirlitons)? Remember when the Nutcracker fell over that one time at the end of Act 2? And remember so and so Flowers choreography? It was so beautiful... but so hard. Remember when we did Snow and it snowed during the performance???"
Those are the types of things that we talk about during the ruthroughs when we are not needed inside the studio. Nutcracker is more than a tradition for dancers... it is almost a way of life. Almost every classical company does a Nutcracker during the Christmas season because it is such a money maker. The classical versions are the most popular compared to the contemporary versions which can range from weird to extremely disturbing! No matter what everywhere you dance the music will come back year after year again.
This year please come see our Nutcracker it is running in Victoria from Nov. 26-28th and in Vancouver from Dec. 16-19th at the Centre for Performing Arts in Vancouver
Tickets can be purchased through http://www.ticketmaster.ca/.
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