American Academy of Ballet Presents
“THE NUTCRACKER” Staged and Directed by MARIS BATTAGLIA Choreography: MARIS BATTAGLIA with additional choreography by CAROL KLOCKE MURPHY & PATTY SPRAGUE
Music: PETER ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY Lighting Design: PAT MURPHY Script: MARIS BATTAGLIA and VIOLETTE VERDY Narration: JOE FELDBALLE Special Effects: FLYING BY FOY Starring MISA KURANAGA & DANIEL ULBRICHT Featuring KURT ADAMETZ GEMMA FREITAS BENDER RACHAEL HUMPHREY TYLER MALONE RYAN MOGUEL IMMANUEL NAYLOR EVAN MATTHEW STEWART PHILIP WACKERFUSS COLLEEN WALSH And THE STUDENTS OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF BALLET And students from: Center Stage Dance Studio, Darlene Ceglia Dance Project, David De Marie Dance Studios, Elite Dance Company, Karyn Kelly Dance Center, LIV, Lancaster Dance Center, Lorraine Goddard Dance, & South Buffalo Dance Academy ****** It’s Christmas Eve in the tiny village of Amherst, New York in 1910. Every year, the Stahlbaum family gathers to celebrate the joys of the season with relatives and friends. Part of the family tradition is the reading of “The Nutcracker” by the young children’s grandfather. – 13 –