Last year, I took Nadia to her first Nutcracker, and she was mesmerized with the performance, and was looking forward to this year’s one. This time, we also took Kira; I had somedoubts, especially because the way we got the seats, the girls were in the first row, and I was in the second row right behind them, ready to jump and put Kira on my laps. It was not necessary; although both girls fidgeted in their seats, theyloved the show. A very special Chicago Nutcracker was brilliant as always; I hope they will never change it 😊.
The introductory images with the pictures of the old newspaper articles about immigrant workers were as relevant as they could be!
The official 2025 trailer:
The girls fidgeted the most during the Snowflake dance and during the final dance of the Sculptress, and indeed, if there are any “classic” parts in the Joffrey Nutcracker, these ones are. However, when I later asked them which parts they liked most, both of them mentioned these two. Kira said she wants to be one of these little Snowflakes :).
I especially liked this year’s Sculptress, her final dance was out of this world!
More of Joffrey Ballet Instagram (and you know I can talk about them for hours, so i ‘d rather stop now!)
Ten years of the Joffrey Nutcracker post:
Hettie's Reflections 