The Hidden History of The Nutcracker || DOCUMENTARY

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The Hidden History of The Nutcracker is an educational documentary about the long and rich history behind America’s most performed ballet. Come along with your host, Magical Molly, as she talks to writers, former ballerinas, and dance scholars to find out just how deeply this classic Christmas tale has woven itself into the fabric of American culture.

GUESTS
Michelle Doering
Writer
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TWITTER: @M_Deezy15
INSTAGRAM: @mdeezy15

Rachel Ingersoll
Former Ballerina
Researcher for Fors Marsh Group
INSTAGRAM: @ringersoll
TWITTER: @rachelingersoll
LINKEDIN: Rachel Ingersoll

Dr. Jennifer Fisher
Dance Scholar
Assistant Professor of Dance History at the University of California, Irvine
Former Ballerina
Author of “Nutcracker Nation” https://www.amazon.com/Nutcracker-Nat...
and “Ballet Matters” https://www.amazon.com/Ballet-Matters...
GOODREADS:   / 407502.jennifer_fisher  

RESOURCES USED:
The Nutcracker and the Mouse King by ETA Hoffman
The Life and Letters of Pyotr Illich Tchaikovsky
Nutcracker Nation by Dr. Jennifer Fisher
https://www.thoughtco.com/nutcracker-...
http://time.com/3640792/nutcracker-am...
https://www.npr.org/2012/12/25/167732...
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/22/ar...
https://www.thoughtco.com/clara-in-th...
https://blog.oxforddictionaries.com/2...
http://www.magicofnutcrackers.com/Nut...

Music is from The YouTube Audio Library & Musopen.org

forgot to list in the credits the Dance Theatre of Harlem was also featured for their version of the Act I Pas de Deux between the Snow Queen & King

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