The Nut
A slightly abridged retelling of "The Nutcracker"
ACT I - Clara's Bedroom, Christmas Eve
Clara plays and dances with the Nutcracker doll that she was given for Christmas. Then she dreams of the Nutcracker growing larger and becoming a real Prince. She and the Prince dance a dreamy pas de deux.
ACT II - A Mystical Castle
Clara finds her Nutcracker has become the Prince of her dreams. And she has become his Princess. She dances with joy. Then they watch and see mysterious dancers in the castle. Arabian dancers appear. A Russian man begins to dance. Even snowflakes are dancing!
ACT III - Clara's Bedroom, Christmas Morning
The characters from her night dance through Clara's sleep. Clara awakens to find she is no longer a Princess, and the Prince is again a Nutcracker doll. Was it her dream? Her imagination? Or was that really a magical castle? She knows that whether it was real or not, she will have this night forever.
The Making of a Ballet in Virtual Space
2015
The Dancers
Deyna Broek - California, USA
Moe Celisis - England
Dancerina4M - Manitoba, Canada
Vivienne Darcy - Colorado, USA
Amelie Dibou - Washington DC, USA
Skip Flossberg - Minnesota, USA
Shy Jackson - Arizona, USA
Michelle Mills - Second Life
Dawn OHanlon - Second Life
EmmaLee Streeter - New York, USA
Aiyana Tripsa - Florida, USA
Luci Yokosuka - Osaka, Japan
Patros Zifer - Toronto, Canada