CIRQUE NUTCRACKER
About the Artists
JOSEPH MEYERHOFF SYMPHONY HALL
Friday, December 13, 2019, 8 pm
Saturday, December 14, 2019, 3 pm
Sunday, December 15, 2019, 3 pm
MUSIC CENTER AT STRATHMORE
Thursday, December 12, 2019, 8 pm
Nicholas Hersh, conductor
Troupe Vertigo
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker, op. 71
Overture
Act I
The Decoration of the Christmas Tree
March
Children’s Galop
Arrival of Drosselmeyer
Grandfather Dance
Scene (Clara and the Nutcracker)
Scene (Battle)
Scene (A Pine Forest in Winter)
Waltz of the Snowflakes
INTERMISSION
Act II
Scene (The Magic Castle in the Land of Sweets)
Scene (Clara and Nutcracker Prince)
Divertissement
Chocolate (Spanish Dance)
Coffee (Arabian Dance)
Tea (Chinese Dance)
Trepak (Russian Dance)
Dance of the Reed Flutes
Mother Ginger and the Clowns
Waltz of the Flowers
Pas de deux—Variation II, Sugar Plum Fairy
Final Waltz and Apotheosis
Troupe Vertigo
Nicholas Hersh
For Nicholas Hersh’s bio, please see pg. 10.
Troupe Vertigo
Fusing together elements of cirque
acrobatics, classical dance and contemporary
theater, Troupe Vertigo brings audiences
on a journey through the world of artistic
movement. Consisting of world-class aerial
artists, contortionists and ballet dancers,
Troupe Vertigo was founded in 2009 by
Artistic Director Aloysia Gavre, formerly
of the renowned Cirque du Soleil, and
Technical Director Rex Camphuis, whose
background is with the Pickle Family
Circus. The ensemble premiered its first
offering, Big Top for a New Generation, in
2010 and has gone on to present Nighthawks:
A Film Noir Circus, inspired by jazz, Edward
Hopper paintings and crime novels. For
the symphonic stages, Troupe Vertigo
has created custom programs for major
orchestras, recently presenting Cirque Goes to
the Movies with the Philly Pops and Cirque
Goes Broadway with Indianapolis Symphony.
Husband and wife team Aloysia and Rex
frequently bring their gifts and knowledge
to the film and television industry. Recent
highlights include working with Rebel
Wilson in Pitch Perfect 2 and with Reese
Witherspoon and Christoph Waltz in
Water for Elephants. This season they
present Cirque Goes Broadway with the
Naples Philharmonic Orchestra and join
the Santa Barbara Symphony for a New
Year’s Eve Pops Celebration. Troupe Vertigo
also has a training program and school in
LA where “Anybody with Any Body” can
explore the circus craft.
Troupe Vertigo last appeared with the BSO
in April 2019, performing in Cirque Goes
The intermission will last 20 minutes. The concert will end at approximately
10 pm on Thursday and Friday and 5 pm on Saturday and Sunday.
Hollywood, Jack Everly, conductor.
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