In Savannah, there are two unique productions of The Nutcracker — one professional, one not — on the same day, in different theaters, every year. It’s a holiday tradition, as predictable as the ingredients in a Paula Deen pound cake.
Columbia City Ballet
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Mixed ‘Nutcrackers’
The big thing in Savannah theaters this Thanksgiving weekend is … Christmas! That’s right, we’ll barely have the leftover turkey tucked into Ziploc bags before The Nutcracker, that venerable dance […]
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‘A full-length ballet that makes sense’
It’s a safe bet that not too many young people today know what a nutcracker is (it’s a simple mechanical device for cracking the shells of nuts, to get to […]
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Sweet diversion
WILLIAM STARRETT says don’t let the name fool you. Despite being based in South Carolina’s capital city, his Columbia City Ballet is “esconced” in Savannah. In fact, the troupe has […]