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[Mme. Hermine]

A review of Oakland Ballet's Nutcracker:

http://www.sfgate.co...rms-4142458.php

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The Oakland Ballet Company's sunny, perky version of "The Nutcracker" sparks a rooting interest in the troupe. Right from the start, with a mischief-filled pantomime scene that ends in a snowball fight before the Tchaikovsky Overture is through, artistic director Graham Lustig's staging of the holiday staple at the Paramount Theatre projects a playful but determined will to succeed.

[dirac]

A review of Pacific Northwest Ballet by Helene Kaplan for danceviewtimes.

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The upright, rigid series of repeating motifs in the first movement evolves into the vertical precariousness of the slow movement, particularly in the pas de quatre, where a woman climbs among three men and then collapses into them. By contrast, the last movement goes horizontal, with groups of dancers skipping and skimming the across the stage  -- truly eye-catching -- until one starts to limp.  More and more dancers limp and fall horizontally as traffic zips around them. After the initial shock they get up and get going, albeit in a more precarious landscape. "Kammermusik No. 3" has all of Morris' signature pattern-making, and, where there is a score, his fidelity to the music made it a visual delight.