Downtown BrooklynPerforming Arts

The Hard Nut

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Description

BAM’s cheeky and playful version of The Nutcracker returns for another holiday season. The original 1890s story is transported to the 1970s, with raging parties, fanciful costumes and an overall extravagant, gender-bending theme. Tchaikovsky’s complete original score is performed, but the rest of this show is unlike anything you’ve ever seen. And we mean that in a good way. Mark Morris Dance Group performs along with their own music ensemble and The Hard Nut Singers.

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Location

BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music)

30 Lafayette Ave. Brooklyn, NY, 11217

Features

Type
Music
Film & TV
Live Music
Charities & Nonprofits
Musical
Art Galleries
Genre
Dance
Drama
Comedy
Opera
Classical Music / Symphony
Seasonal
Winter
Christmas
Holidays
Accessibility
Open and/or Closed Captioned
Assistive Listening System
Sign Language Interpretation
Wheelchair Accessible
Audio Description
Neurodiverse Programming

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