Performers: Jennifer Carlson, Jesús Chapa-Malacara, Hyosun Choi, Sarah Conrad, Gregory Dubin, Christopher Dunston, Angela Harriell, Christina Johnson, Kate Lawrence, Rachael Ma., Michael MacLaren, Kimberly Prosa, Joseph Schles, David F. Slone, Esq., Juliana Smith, Clare Tobin
Direction / Choreography / Costumes: Angela Harriell. Musical Remixes: The Hack (a.k.a., David F. Slone, Esq.). Sound: Richard Reta. Lighting & Set Designer: Mark Marcante. Stage Manager: Adrian Gallard. Video Sequences: Jan Luc Van Damme. Photography / Graphic Design: Jorge Colombo. Produced by Angela Harriell / David F. Slone, Esq.
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Angela Harriell and David F. Slone, Esq. present
NUTCRACKER: RATED R
A Full Length Modern Ballet
Returning for its Third Year, December 10, 2008 - January 3, 2009
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After the last two years' sold-out runs, Nutcracker: Rated R returns for its third season! Nutcracker: Rated R cracks open the heart of the classic children’s ballet to uncover drugs, sex, family secrets and all the other delights that make the Holidays so special. Little ballerina Clara is now a rebellious teen. Her disdain for her bourgeois family is challenged when her uncle Drosselmeyer takes her back in time to early 1980s New York. There, she discovers the seamy underground club scene and her family's untold history. Echoes of the original Tchaikovsky score mix with contemporary, unexpected beats to complement a range of movement from ballet to breakdance and burlesque. Ms. Harriell's interpretation is a dark, witty and satirical homage to (and cautionary tale about) the excesses of nightlife.
The past two year's runs have inspired such critical praise as:
“It sure isn't your New York City Ballet Nutcracker, but it's a hell of a lot more fun... classic elegance peppered with contemporary grit.” -- Kerri Allen, Backstage.com
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“Angela Harriell has created a unique and intriguing work that is at once an elegant homage to Tchaikovsky’s original, a sly send up of New York in the 1980s and today, and a showcase for her considerable talents as a choreographer and dramatist and her cast as dancers and actors.” -- Byrne Harrison, Stagebuzz.com
Angela Harriell is an accomplished choreographer, crafting dance numbers with narratives that are simultaneously autobiographical and universal. A graduate of Fredonia University, she has worked with Elisa Monte and David Brown dance, Randy James Danceworks, and Binghamton University. Since moving to New York and founding The Love Show in 2002, Angela’s work has been seen at The Flea Theater, HERE theater, The New York Burlesque Festival, White Wave Dance Festival, The Philly Fringe Festival’s Late Night Cabaret, and different nightclubs throughout New York. She has also set and directed two off off Broadway productions, the most recent, Nutcracker: Rated R, selling out runs in both 2006 and 2007. A piece from the show was selected to be presented at the National Arts Club, where Angela performed as part of a special gala with such luminaries as Elaine Stritch, Tammy Grimes, Charles Busch and Julie Halston. Angela just finished a stint performing as a Hammerstein Beauty at Simon Hammerstein’s notorious downtown supper club, The Box, and is currently performing as a guest artist with Brooklyn Ballet. She has been spotted amongst the glitterati in the pages of Patrick McMullan’s website. Angela has also appeared in several television and music video spots, with the most recent being an ABC Primetime documentary on connections in the dance world.
Theater for the New City is a Pulitzer Prize-winning community cultural center known for its high artistic standards and widespread community service. Its Presenting Program provides a showcase for performing groups without a permanent base. Mabou Mines, the Living Theater, Bread and Puppet Theater, and the TEBA Group, are among the companies that have been presented by TNC.
December 10 – January 3. Wednesdays-Saturdays: 8pm. Saturdays: 3pm. $20 Adult. $15 Student/Senior. (Saturday matinée special: pay- what-you-will.)
Running time: 90 minutes.
Theater for the New City / The Cino Theater
155 First Avenue (between 9th and 10th Streets)
New York, NY 10003
Telephone: (212) 254-1109
Nearby subway lines: L (First Avenue), R/W (8th Street), 6 (Astor Place)
..Hey Nutcracker: Rated R! If you happen to be in Los Angeles this December...
..The Nutcracker Electronique Goes LIVE in LA This Christmas!..
For the first time ever, The Santa Monica Contemporary Ballet and EarthWalk Dance Company will be presenting The Nutcracker Electronique live in Los Angeles December 18-21, 2008! ..
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The fully animated WASP FLIGHT Video is Finally Out and a complete blast!! (produced by SongFire Studios)
Poor little Wendy Wasp gets chased down by a pair of horndogs lookin' for love: Yellow Chopper Wasp and Jet Green Wasp. Little do they know, someone else wants all three of them for dinner. Who's coming out on top?
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Hey i just saw the show today and it was freakin awesome. i loved it. i grew up in a dance studio (my family owns)and saw more classical versions then i can count and it was great to see a new twist on things. i am gonna try to see it again. thanks for a great perfomance.
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