Based on the German romantic writer Hoffmann's fairy tale "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" is a classic ballet "The Nutcracker" which is rich in Christmas colors, composed by the great musician Tchaikovsky. Here is some information about the plot of the Nutcracker ballet that I have organized for your reference.
A ballet "Nutcracker" Introduction
The ballet "Nutcracker" is one of the world's best ballets, which attracts millions of viewers, on the one hand, it is due to the magnificent spectacular scenes, witty and funny performances, but more importantly, the reason is that the Tchaikovsky's music to give the dance drama to a
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The Nutcracker is based on the fairy tale "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" by the famous German writer Hoffmann, and the whole play*** is divided into two acts, depicting the unique world of children. The music of the dance drama is full of simple and mysterious mythological colors, with strong children's music characteristics. The plot is as follows: At Christmas, a girl, Mary, gets a nutcracker. At night, she dreams that the Nutcracker becomes a prince, leading her group of toys to fight with the mouse soldiers. Later, it takes her to Jam Hill, where she is welcomed by the Candy Fairy and enjoys a toy, dance and feast.
The Nutcracker Ballet Plot
The story takes place in a beautiful little town, in the celebration of Christmas party, the magician gave the young girl Clara a delicate gift - the Nutcracker.
In her dream, Clara sees the magician transform into a scary one-eyed owl and command a group of mice to steal the Nutcracker. Suddenly the Nutcracker and the toy come to life and they fight to the death with the mice, and the Nutcracker takes the opportunity to stab the Mouse King to death.
The Nutcracker escorted Clara, riding on a flying bed, to the snowy kingdom, the Nutcracker suddenly turned into a handsome teenage prince. Crystalline snowflakes danced and welcomed them.
Leaving the Snow Kingdom, they came to the Candy Kingdom. The candies held a grand ball to welcome Clara and the boy prince.
After the ball, Clara and the boy prince said goodbye to the candies and took the reindeer to fly to heaven. The Nutcracker is a ballet in two acts and three scenes written in 1892 by the famous Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. The libretto was written by Petipa based on Ernst Hoffmann's fairy tale The Nutcracker. Hoffmann's fairy tale "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" and Alexandre Dumas' adaptation. The plot is: For Christmas, a girl, Marie, is given a Nutcracker. At night, she dreams that the Nutcracker turns into a prince and leads her group of toys to fight the mouse soldiers. Later, the prince takes her to the Candy Kingdom, where she is warmly welcomed by the Candy Fairies and enjoys a fun time of toys, dancing and feasting.
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Act I (two)
The first scene of the beautiful girl Mary's parents home Christmas party.
Scene 2 Transition. The Nutcracker takes Mary through the Pine Barrens to the Kingdom of Sweets.
The second act of the grand welcome ball in the luxurious hall of the palace of the Candy Kingdom. The dance is based on the fairy tale "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" by Hoffman, a national romantic writer. At the Christmas bash, the girl Clara accepts a gift from her godfather - an ugly Nutcracker, which Clara holds in her arms as she goes to sleep. The doll defeats the mice under the leadership of the Mouse King. The Nutcracker turns into a handsome prince, who invites Clara to roam the snowy kingdom with him. The sweet dream of happiness remains in Clara's heart forever.
Act 1, Scene 1 In front of the front door of the Schuttelbaum house
At the beginning of the 19th century, the Schuttelbaum family in the city of Nuremberg in the country is having a Christmas party. Daughter Clara, son Fritz and their entire family are at the door to greet the guests.
Act 1, Scene 2 The sitting room of the Schuttelbaum family
The Christmas party begins. Clara's godfather, Drosselmea, brings a beautiful, large, hand-cranked octave box, from which he takes out three puppets, a lovely maiden, a comical clown, and a tough Arab, to perform for the children. Finally, Drosselmeyer produces the unimpressive Nutcracker, which Clara begs Drosselmeyer to give her. She cradles the Nutcracker in her arms and quietly falls asleep.
Act 1, Scene 3 The sitting room of the Shtarbam family
The sleeping Clara is awakened, and is also seeing the seven-headed Mouse King with a large group of mice, to all away the Nutcracker. The Nutcracker suddenly became bigger, commanding the puppets and the mouse army to start a big battle. Clara was so frightened by the scene that she fainted. When she woke up, the Nutcracker had freed himself from the mice's magic and turned into a handsome prince, who invited Clara to visit his kingdom of sweets. The two ride on a wooden horse and embark on a journey.
Act 1, Scene 4 The Snow Kingdom
The prince and Clara arrive in the Snow Kingdom, a crystalline world. The Snow Queen and the King lead the snow sprites into snowflakes that fall with the wind and dance to welcome them. Clara got a beautiful shawl from the Queen and King and went on the road again with the Prince.
Act 2 Scene 1 Snow Country
The goblins of the water clamor at the sight of the wooden boat in which Clara and the prince are riding. A cloudy wind blows, and the Mouse Gate, which has not yet been destroyed, comes back to fight, but in the end they all perish under the Prince's sword.
Act 2, Scene 2 The Capital of the Candy Kingdom
Eliminating the mice, Clara and the prince came to the Candy Kingdom, a luxurious palace built with all kinds of treats. Chocolate, candy beans, cream, and other kinds of elves danced a gorgeous dance to welcome them. Clara and the prince danced the double dance that they did as a wedding ceremony in the Candy Kingdom. Clara had unknowingly fallen in love with the prince, but she also had a vague feeling that the prince would leave her. With this uneasiness, Clara quietly falls asleep.
Act 2, Scene 3 In front of the front door of the Shtarbam house
The Christmas party is over. The Godfather gently places a white shawl on Clara's shoulders and rides away in a sleigh. Clara remembered the good times she had spent with the prince, embraced the Nutcracker, and stood for a long time in the fluttering snow. Christmas night is getting deeper and deeper.
From Huffmann's fairy tale The Nutcracker and the Mouse King
Act 1
One hundred years ago, in a small Germanic town, family and friends came to Dr. Stahlbaum's house to celebrate Christmas Eve. As the guests enter the living room of Dr. Stahlbaum's home, they are all in high spirits. The Doctor's two children, Clara and Fritz, were even more excited. Clara is a bit shy and a fanciful little girl. Fritz, on the other hand, was a little rascal. Sometimes they get into fights and their parents have to come out to mediate, but tonight the two of them are close, praising in unison a Christmas tree placed in a corner of the living room.
People exchanged Christmas gifts. The children fiddle with their new toys, the girls are very disciplined; the boys are in an uproar, and the parents have a hard time getting them to calm down. A new guest arrives, Clara's godfather, Dulcimer, an old man, but with his magic hands he is able to perform a variety of tricks. He was a watchmaker and inventor of all kinds of mechanical contraptions. This time he brought some of his new inventions, which turned out to be life-size dolls. These dolls danced, jumped and spun in circles as soon as they were wound up. Everyone loves Old Man Dusimir, but they also find him mysterious. He gives Clara a strange gift - a nutcracker shaped like a little man. It seems odd for a little girl, but Clara falls in love with it, and when Fritz sees it, he wants it for himself. He yanks him from Clara and ends up breaking it in the scramble. Clara is devastated, but Dusimir puts it back together and wipes away Clara's tears.
A final dance song closes the evening. The guests leave one by one, and Stahlbaum's two children are taken to bed. But Clara could not sleep, and she tiptoed down the stairs to have one more look at her Nutcracker. She clutched it tightly in her arms and curled up on the sofa in a hazy sleep.
The big clock in the living room struck midnight, and Clara woke up to how sparse the parlor looked in the darkness! Menacing black shadows were reflected horizontally on the floor, and Clara even imagined that she saw Dulcimer on the face of the great clock. Suddenly there came into the room a great crowd of rats, ugly, abominable and frightful rats. They scurry around and begin to attack Clara. At this point, Dusimir suddenly appeared. He told Clara that the Nutcracker would protect her from harm, and after that he disappeared again. Suddenly the Nutcracker came to life and the whole house was filled with a magical glow. The Christmas tree began to grow taller and taller, and taller and taller, until little stars pierced the ceiling at the top of the tree. The Nutcracker leads a band of toy soldiers to join the battle against the Rat King and all the rats, but is unfortunately defeated by the vicious rats. Clara picks up a sword and angrily rushes at the Rat King and fatally wounds him. The rats carry off their king, leaving Clara with her maimed and lifeless Nutcracker. A miracle suddenly occurs. The Nutcracker came back to life, but no longer as a toy. He becomes a handsome prince and promises to take Clara to a magical kingdom.
Clara traveled with her prince to a snowy pine forest. She is greeted by a group of snow fairies who float around her, and the prince and the snow queen perform a beautiful duet. Clara is mesmerized and continues her journey with her prince.
Act 2
The prince and Clara arrive at the palace of the Little Candy Kingdom, where everything is made of candy. Surrounded by a throne made of marzipan and fondant, the Royal Guardsmen await the return of their beloved Prince. The Nutcracker Prince returns to the palace in a magical sleigh with Clara. He told the courtiers how brave Clara had killed the Rat King and saved his life. The rest of the court came out to greet them, including the beautiful Dewdrop Fairy. The Nutcracker Prince repays Clara with a large entertainment show. Many actors and actresses come from far away places such as China, Arabia and Spain to perform for Clara. The stage is set for a series of magical, colorful and wonderful dances:
[Chocolate] - the lively and spontaneous Spanish Dance;
[Coffee] - the Arab Dance shrouded in mystery;
[Tea] - the fast and nimble Chinese Doll Dance;
[Sugar Stick] - the joyful and frenzied Russian Trepak Dance;
[Almond] - a dance made up of short bursts of energy; and [Sugar Stick] - a dance made up of short bursts of energy;
[...] [Almond] - a dance made up of short bursts of energy. Almonds]-A group of French ladies come out to dance, accompanied by a short, jumping flute dance;
[Wine Heart Candy]-The dance of Mother Ginger and her children, who had many children in the French fairy tale;
[Waltz of Flowers]-A magnificent dance of roses made of buttercream running down from a Christmas cake. Finally, the Candy Fairy and the Prince danced a graceful and magnificent duet to the sound of a piano tinkling like running water.