The Nutcracker (New York City Ballet)
I'm going to sound like I've lost the spirit of Christmas when I say the New York City Ballet's (NYCB) production of "The Nutcracker" is a bit of a damp squib. This Balanchine production is more than fifty years old and frankly it's showing it.The real trouble is that the first half contains miserably little dance. Balanchine places a strong focus on the children, even Clara and the Nutcracker are played by Children,…