Northwest Pacific Ballet Nutcracker

Jacquelyn and I have never seen the Nutcracker Ballet so this year we decided to go.

So we went on a date to Seattle to The Nutcracker at McCaw Hall performed by the renowned Pacific Northwest Ballet.

 This is inside McCaw Hall which is near the Space Needle and Science Center in Seattle.

 Outside the doors they had a life size statue of a mouse and other interesting displays.

 So here are some shots of the ballet.  It was a lot of fun to see.  Jacquelyn said the orchestra especially played beautiful.

 A lot of the ballerinas were children.  Clara falls asleep on Christmas Eve and is bothered in her nightmares by giant mice.

 Her nutcracker comes to life to fight the king of the mice and to protect her and her brother.

 Her bother's toy soldiers also come to life to do battle with the invading mice.

 After the mice are dispatched they are visited by various desserts, like this sugar plum cake.

 And these candy canes.

 And other treats like these gum drops.

Finally they are visited by the Sugar Plum Fairy and her French polichinelles.

Jacquelyn and I had a wonderful time out together.