The Sea Captain’s Nutcracker in Falmouth MA 2023
The Sea Captain’s Nutcracker” is being performed November 25th & 26th the Tilden Art Center at Cape Cod Community College in West Barnstable. “The Sea Captain’s Nutcracker,” has a Cape Cod twist. The story was, which was written by Chatham author Anne LeClaire, transports the story to these shores and adds some references from Cape Cod folklore.
The next Sea Captain’s Nutcracker will be in November 2025.
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Sea Captain’s Nutcracker 2021
Nov 25th 2:00 PM
Nov 25th 6:00 PM
Nov 26th 12:00 PM
Nov 26th 4:00 PM
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The Tilden Arts Center is requiring all patrons ages 12 and over be fully vaccinated. Please be prepared to show or email proof of vaccine. Masks are required for all audience members.
Directed by Laura Sciortino, the Artistic Director of Turning Pointe Dance Studio in Falmouth, the production includes captivating choreography through a collaboration of professional and world renowned dancers including Laura Sciortino, Catherine Batcheller, Joseph Cipolla, and Yves de Bouteiller. Original set and costume designs are by London stage designer Jean Mark Puissant, with new and exciting costumes and sets added each year through a variety of local and global talents and efforts.
This production is an innovative version of the classic holiday favorite. Although the ballet is set to Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker score, our show begins with the sounds of John Lennon’s So This is Christmas. Set in a Chatham Sea Captain’s home in the mid-1800s, the script, written by local authors Donna Smith and Anne LeClair, takes the audience on an enchanting journey through local history and folklore invoking the elements of the natural environs of Cape Cod. The battle scene takes place aboard a ship as it is attacked by mooncussers off the coast of Eastham as a swift and violent storm off Monomoy Point threatens the voyage. The salty old Sea Captain replaces the traditional Drosselmeyer character. Having sailed the high seas, he returns home to Chatham bearing exotic gifts for Clara.
You will be charmed by the Waltz of the Sea Grass and thrilled by the Dance of the Icy Winds. This lovely production is an excellent way to kick off your holiday season and is perfect for all ages.
*The Tilden Arts Center is requiring all patrons ages 12 and over be fully vaccinated. Please be prepared to show or email proof of vaccine. Masks are required for all audience members. We are practicing socially distant seating and sanitization measures to help keep our audience and dancers as safe as possible. Please do not come to the performance if you are sick.
