This past weekend, Professor David Eckel continued his favorite tradition of bringing a group of Core students to see the Nutcracker at the Boston Opera House. The Nutcracker, of course, is a two-act ballet with a score by Pyotor Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Though the ballet was poorly received in its original run, it has proven enormously popular since the 1960’s, and is now performed by countless ballet companies, generally during the Christmas season. Major American ballet companies accrue up to 40 percent of their annual ticket revenues from performances of the Nutcracker (HTWp). We have included a couple of photos in this post, but if you’d like to see a bit more of the fun, check out Core’s Facebook page!
