Nutcracker Ballet Stories

Maybe you’ve seen the Nutcracker Ballet on television or maybe at a theater.
Check out the story of the Nutcracker….
Read The Story:

Berger, Gilda
Magic Slippers: Stories From The Ballet
J 792.845 Berger
Stories of ten well-known ballets, including
Giselle, The Sleeping Beauty,
The Nutcracker, Romeo and Juliet,
and others.

Hansen, Rosanna
The Fairy Tale Book Of Ballet
J 792.845 Hansen
Text and photographs record the
plots and performances of three fairy tales
ballets "Swan Lake," "The Sleeping Beauty,"
and "The Nutcracker."

Hoffmann, E.T.A. Nutcracker
J Fic Hoffmann
After hearing how her toy nutcracker
got his ugly face, a little girl helps break
the spell and changes him into
a handsome prince

McCaughrean, Geraldine
The Random House Book Of
Stories From The Ballet
J 792.84 McCaughr
Read about the stories behind
several famous ballets---including the
Nutcracker.

Meyerowitz, Joel
George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker
J 792. 842 Meyerwi
Photographs taken during the film
production, capture all the elegant
and rich movement of George
Balanchine's ballet.

After reading about the story,
you can check out the DVD:

The Nutcracker DVD
DVD 782.95 Nutcrack
On Christmas Eve, a little girl
dreams of her wooden
nutcracker, who has
been transformed into a
handsome prince. The prince
takes her to his enchanted kingdom
where they are entertained
by dancers from many lands.
Starring Mikhail Baryshnikov and the
American Ballet Theatre.

Nutcracker DVD J DVD Nutcrack
A new movie version of a timeless
Christmas fantasy set in motion when
a young girl receives the gift of a nutcracker.