Bantam Cinema & Arts Center has a special event this Saturday morning (12/20) at 11 a.m. that will delight everyone who loves the magic of the Nutcracker ballet.
Litchfield’s nonprofit movie house and arts center is presenting the documentary film “The Nutcracker at Wethersfield,” which chronicles how ballet dancers adapted and presented the holiday classic during COVID lockdowns, motivated by determination to keep performing through challenging times (per IMDb).
Special guest Anne Sundberg (shown here), the film’s director and producer, will give a talk after the screening of “The Nutcracker at Wethersfield.” (The film’s executive producer was Amanda Seyfried.)
Get tickets here: https://www.bantamcinema.org/…/the-nutcracker-at…
Watch the film’s trailer here: https://www.nutcrackerfilm.com/trailer
“The Nutcracker at Wethersfield” follows choreographer Troy Schumacher in the dark winter of 2020 as he dreams of an idea to save Christmas and put his fellow New York City Ballet dancers back to work. Set on the grounds of a magical Hudson Valley estate, Troy and his team of fellow artists face almost insurmountable challenges to create an unforgettable and immersive live experience between dancers and audience, who arrive as guests at the ballet’s most famous party scene to witness the Nutcracker like never before. We follow the dancers and their process, exploring their hopes and dreams as they push themselves to bring this vision to reality. This is a film that celebrates the joy and value of art in our communities, and the magic of the holidays through the classic experience of the Nutcracker.
