Medieval Nights

Nutcracker - Man in the Box

We watched several Nutcracker Suite ballet performances, specifically the male performers to see how ballet, traditionally thought of as a "feminine" artform, is extremely athletic and graceful for male performers as well. In particular, we watched the video "Man in the Box" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGZu7mji7B4) which has Kevin Terry of the 2006 North Atlanta Dance Theatre's production of The Nutcracker as The Nutcracker Prince. In that video, it shows the progression from practice to dress rehearsal to performance for Kevin Terry.

Several days after watching the video, P showed us his rendition of being a "toy soldier", a la the Man in the Box video: