The Joffrey Ballet’s “The Nutcracker”
Choreographer Christopher Wheeldon’s acclaimed turn-of-the-century tale opens on Christmas Eve, 1892, mere months before the grand opening of the 1893 World’s Fair, as young Marie and her mother prepare for a Christmas Eve potluck celebration. The magic of the season takes hold when a visit from The Great Impresario sets of a whirlwind journey of romance and adventure through a dreamlike World’s Fair.