In the popular Balanchine staging, she sits off to the side and watches the Trepak danced by Russian dancers and the "Tea Dance" performed by Chinese dancers.
This character is given a wardrobe based on the work of cartoonist Charles Burns and is contrasted with the ungrateful Princess Pirlipat in a Mark Morris staging. Baryshnikov had her throw a candleholder in a climactic scene. In the popular Balanchine staging, she sits off to the side and watches the Trepak danced by Russian dancers and the "Tea Dance" performed by Chinese dancers. Her impish brother Fritz breaks a toy given to her by her godfather, the magician Drosselmeyer. That object becomes life-size and helps an army of gingerbread soldiers defeat the Mouse King and his army. She goes to the Land of Sweets and witnesses the Dance of the Snowflakes and Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy. For 10 points, name this girl from Tchaikovsky's ballet The Nutcracker.
This character is given a wardrobe based on the work of cartoonist Charles Burns and is contrasted with the ungrateful Princess Pirlipat in a Mark Morris staging.
Clara [or Marie]