The Spotlight
'Nutcracker' by Young St. Louis Ballet Company Proves Strong
The Missouri Ballet Theatre performed the traditional holiday favorite Dec. 17 at the Edison Theatre.
A beautifully wrapped Christmas present sat under the Variety Club tree on the stage at the Edison Theatre on Dec. 17, and from it came a delightful production of The Nutcracker by the Missouri Ballet Theatre, full of love, warmth, beauty and grace. A final performance is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Dec. 19. The curtain rises on the Silberhaus family as it is celebrating Christmas. Herr Drosselmeyer, the godfather portrayed by the company's ballet master Robert Philander Valentine, arrives. A gifted toymaker, he presents some magical toys to all the children in the form of a soldier doll—portrayed by Jamal White, who danced strongly—and a Columbine doll, superbly performed by Jessica Ruhlin. When Drosselmeyer presents a Nutcracker to Clara—…
