"We gather all the kids together, and it's the big reveal of, Look at the Christmas tree,' Orr says. We turn the lights onnot just candles that are lit up. We plug it in, and it's a big deal. Orr, who describes herself as a Christmas person, loves the audience's response to this, as well as to the snowflakes that fall at the end of the first act."
"Once it begins snowing, it doesn't stop. In fact, the snow gets heavier and heavier and heavier throughout the scene, so by the end, you are just in a blizzard of a winter wonderland, she says. It's so exciting for the dancers to dance through it as well. As much as it gets on them, it's still so beautiful to see."
"One of my favorite moments is the snow scene, simply because we don't get snow here. Most people kind of ooh and ah at that scene. Principal dancer Sasha De Sola who has been with the company 20 years loves it too, along with other elements of the production. One is the change from the party scene into the battle scene, where everything grows to this colossal size, she says."
Helgi Tomasson's Nutcracker is set in 1915 San Francisco, featuring Victorian homes, the Conservatory of Flowers, and period details including the city's new electricity. The party scene emphasizes the technological reveal when the Christmas tree is plugged in, creating a memorable moment for audience and cast. An indoor snowstorm intensifies through the first act into a full blizzard, offering a visually spectacular and physically demanding sequence for dancers. Principal artists praise the production's scale, the dramatic blackout-to-snow transition, and the variety of roles and costumes, including notably heavy specialty costumes such as the nearly 20-pound dancing-doll outfit.
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