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"The Nutcracker" Ballet
The New Zealand Ballet Company treated a large audience to an enthralling performance when it staged Tchaikovsky's classic, "The Nutcracker", at the Opera House recently.
Under the artistic direction of Russell Kerr, the production was excellently presented, with polished performances being given by leading dancers Rosemary Johnston, Patricia O'Connor, Patricia White, Georgene Walker, Jon Trimmer, and Arthur Turnbull.
Backstage after the performance, Patricia O'Connor, Roger Myers, and Jon Trimmer discuss the ballet.
Jon Trimmer (the Nutcracker Prince) and Patricia O'Connor (the Sugar Plum Fairy) dance before the enormous stage prop which dominated the scenery in the second act.
The finale of the "Waltz of the Flowers"
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A first-act scene, "The Ballet of the Snowflakes"
The Prince with the Snow Queen Rosemary Johnston
Patricia White, who portrayed the child Clara
Prior to the performance, members of the company gathered around the 1st act Christmas tree. From left: Rosemary Johnston, John Watson (stage director), Max Calvert (assistant stage manager), Jon Trimmer, Patricia O'Connor, Georgene Walker, and Arthur Turnbull.
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