Backstage at The Nutcracker: sometimes the hardest part is just waiting for your cue.Creek Center for the Arts, in Elk Grove, California Elk Grove is a city in Sacramento County, California, located just south of the state capital of Sacramento. State population estimates place the city's population at 136,318 as of January 1, 2007. [2]. , auditions for The Nutcracker nutcracker, common name for a small crow of the genus Nucifraga in the family Corvidae (crow family). The Old World nutcracker (N. caryocatactes) is found throughout the colder regions of Europe, including high mountain forests. that is presented by Sacramento Ballet, the region's professional ballet company Noun 1. ballet company - a company that produces ballets troupe, company - organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical); "the traveling company all stayed at the same hotel" . This coming season she has been cast as an Arabian attendant, This version of The Nutcracker is choreographed by the ballet's artistic director, Ron Cunningham. Since it's two acts, young dancers still spend a long time in dressing rooms waiting for their calls. Board and card games help pass the time and keep dancers from getting "butterflies." Moms and professionals put on the heavy makeup so faces can be seen under bright stage lights. "Don't squint squint: see strabismus. your eyes or move your lips," they tell each character, but it's hard not to. |
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