How The Nutcracker marks the moments of a dancer's maturation In an interview with MOT, Morgan shared how she balances her sincere love for that tradition with the desire to offer audiences and dancers alike a new look at the classic ballet. She now has more than 20 seasons with the Cincinnati Ballet under her belt, and rich stores of Nutcracker tradition in her heart. Morgan first performed in the piece as an eight-year-old, under the direction of Christensen himself, and the annual tradition of the ballet has played an important role in her life and career ever since. The Nutcracker has been a holiday tradition throughout the country since 1944, when the 1892 work received its first full performance in America, as choreographed by William Christensen for the San Francisco Ballet. It is replete with dazzling technical effects, whimsical costumes, and cartoon-colored sets, which frame the playful choreography (see the hip-hoppity mice) of longtime dancer Victoria Morgan, the company's artistic director, CEO, and affectionately nicknamed "Ballerina Boss."
This year's offering is the Detroit premiere of the Cincinnati Ballet’s sparkling production that thrilled Kennedy Center audiences last year. Bundling up to take in America's Thanksgiving Parade, with the much-anticipated cameo from Santa Claus at its finish, the mayor himself presenting the old fellow with the "key to the hearts of all the good little boys and girls in Detroit." Such are the traditions of holiday-time in the Motor City! And so, too, is attending a performance of The Nutcracker at the Detroit Opera House. Braving icy streets to hunt out houses with the wildest tableaux of twinkling lights and incandescent reindeer. Sleeping with your pajamas inside out and a spoon under your pillow to summon a snow day.
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