A 1983 staging of this ballet used sets and costumes designed by Maurice Sendak and featured a Pasha levitating a couple during the final "Apotheosis"dance.
A 1983 staging of this ballet used sets and costumes designed by Maurice Sendak and featured a Pasha levitating a couple during the final "Apotheosis"dance. A pas de deux in the second act includes a tarantella variation for the male dancer, and the first act includes a pas de deux sometimes called "A Pine Forest in Winter."A divertissement in its second act features a Russian dance called a trepak, as well as dances called "Chocolate" and "Coffee." Herr Drosselmeyer brings the title object of this ballet to a party, and later, that object turns into a handsome prince. For 10 points, name this ballet by Tchaikovsky in which Clara receives the title object on Christmas Eve.
A 1983 staging of this ballet used sets and costumes designed by Maurice Sendak and featured a Pasha levitating a couple during the final "Apotheosis"dance.
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