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Christmas is the perfect time to enjoy holiday entertainment as a family with NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet! Locations include cities across the DMV area: Fairfax, Baltimore, Tysons, and Virginia Beach. Today on Enjoying Family Life, you can enter to win a family 4-pack of tickets to the Baltimore showing at the Hippodrome on Wednesday, December 7th at 7 p.m EST.

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About NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet

The splendor of the most unique traveling Nutcracker production returns to cities across the
United States for its 30th anniversary tour when NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet triumphantly brings its holiday tradition back to the stage.

This year marks three landmarks for Talmi Entertainment: They celebrate their 30th anniversary as the newly rebranded NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet and return after a two-year hiatus caused by Covid 19, which hit the entertainment industry especially hard as performance venues throughout the world were shuttered and silenced amid the pandemic.

Talmi Entertainment Producer Dan Talmi said being back in theaters is a symbol of normalcy as the world continues to recover from the devastating effects of Covid and reunites audiences with their treasured Christmas traditions.

“The live entertainment industry was brought to zero by the pandemic, and we lost social cohesion in America,� he noted. “Our artists and creative team believe that this tour represents a rebirth and an opportunity to bring back live experiences as a means of social connection.�

The production returns better than ever in 2022. Revel in the stunning artistry of both the highly skilled and incredibly talented dancers from Ukraine, Japan, Italy, and Turkey and the detailed beauty of the stunning production punctuated by the spectacular creativity of the originally designed, hand-sewn costumes.

Their beautiful scenery and exquisitely performed ballet first made its mark on Nutcracker stage productions 30 years ago with the introduction of Executive Producer Akiva Talmi’s vision for peace and understanding and a mission to promote those ideals through culture and a multi-generational performance that would become a revered, family Christmas tradition among audiences, a sentiment echoed by co-producer, Dan Talmi.

“Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet has been an American tradition for 30 years,� he said. “We believe this production is a touchstone for families and communities across the country. This tour represents a rebirth and an opportunity to bring back live experiences as a means of social connection.�

Akiva Talmi added that the company was based on the principle of worldwide peace and harmony, a theme that is represented in Act II of NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet.

“NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet’s 30th anniversary is a landmark achievement for us,â€� he said. “The tour’s theme of the Dove of Peace leading Clara to the Land of Peace and Harmony remain the core of the show and our culture.â€�

In honor of our 30th anniversary and the return to the stage, the tour also features eight new doves of peace commissioned by Talmi Entertainment that “lead the acrobatic ballet duet (pas de deux) around the world in search of peace.”

“Created in Africa by a world-renowned artist, the eight large doves are a prayer and yearning for a world of peace,â€� Akiva Talmi said.

NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet is also well known for its Dance with Us program that gives children in most performance cities the opportunity to share the stage with world-renowned ballet artists. Talmi Entertainment partners with dance schools across the country that host auditions directed by their Ukrainian dancers providing young dancers with a special experience.

Dan Talmi said the pandemic robbed children of that experience for two years, but they are now back in studios preparing to participate in a Broadway-level production.

“The Dance with Us program is a channel that allows an intergenerational healing after the difficulty of the pandemic,� he said. “The lives of children were disrupted by losing after-school programs and regular contact with peers. This program allows kids to reconnect and move their bodies in a healthy way.�

Cathy Mucci, owner of Dance Centre North in Syracuse, New York, said she has been partnering with Talmi Entertainment for the past 30 years since her dance school first opened.

“My studio was small and new,� she said. “It is now a major school in upstate New York.�

Throughout the years, Mucci’s has taught many young dancers who appeared in NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas performances that made a significant impact on their lives.

“My students have grown and prospered, married, and have children of their own who now also dance in the Nutcracker,� she noted, adding that many of her students corresponded regularly with the eastern European, professional audition directors who prepared them for the stage.

“They learned about the beauty of the ballet and made pen pals with Nutcracker artists from the four corners of the world,� Mucci said. “Nutcracker has taught us and our students about European cultural history, and my students learned about thediscipline needed in order to achieve. Parents and students and the whole community have been enriched by our partnership with Talmi Entertainment.�

Talmi Entertainment is the exclusive representation for the NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet tour that occurs annually. NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet delivers unparalleled artistry performed by an international cast of some of the most accomplished ballet dancers in the world. The company was founded in 1970 by Akiva Talmi, producer, composer, and recipient of the Metropolitan Opera Guild, Richard Rodgers, and Leonard Bernstein Awards. Talmi Entertainment is now led by Dan Talmi, who was raised in the family business and is continuing its legacy of producing international tours with Akiva Talmi serving as executive producer.

You can buy tickets to the NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet tour with discount code PRESENT to receive 15% off!

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