David Parker and The Bang Group
Nut/Cracked
Dec 18 - 19 at 2pm
Fri - Mon
Coffee and Conversation Dec 17 at 6:30pm with Martha Sherman
Post-Show Talk Dec 18 with Douglas Dunn
“As this rethinking of The Nutcracker becomes funnier, it becomes more beautiful and impressive. The 18 numbers are not mere isolated one-line jokes. Meaning accumulates and momentum builds as Parker connects the dots. Nut/Cracked is a stylistic riot.“ - Journal Sentinel
“I bring together widely divergent dance forms through their underlying rhythm in order to liberate their latent comic impulses, collapse binary notions of gender and eros, and release a sense of wonder.” - David Parker
David Parker and The Bang Group returns to Dance Theater Workshop with the contemporary dance world’s beloved version of The Nutcracker, Nut/Cracked. Now in its fourth appearance at Dance Theater Workshop, Nut/Cracked incorporates an enterprising mix of tap, ballet, contemporary, disco and even toe tap. Tinged with whimsy, Nut/Cracked is a comic, subversive neo-vaudeville danced to novelty and popular arrangements of the score as well as the traditional orchestral suite. This year, each of the performances will feature students from all of the five boroughs.