December 11-12, 2010
Dance Brigade presents
The Revolutionary Nutcracker Sweetie
December 11-12, 2010 * Saturday, 2 pm and 6 pm; Sunday, 1 pm and 5 pm
Brava Theater, 2781 24th St (@ York), San Francisco Ca 94110
Tickets: $15 in advance; $17 at the door
Online: www.BrownPaperTickets.com; Info: 415-273-4633
Dance Brigade is back at it again! From 1987 to 1997 Dance Brigade produced their annual production of the Revolutionary Nutcracker Sweetie in Oakland. Over ten years, it reached a total of 40,000 audience members and was a beloved community institution. Dance Brigade decided to remount it again ten year later, starting in 2007 – only this time at the Brava Theater in San Francisco. The restaged production was greeted with a great “hurrah!”
In Krissy Keefer’s Revolutionary Nutcracker Sweetie, Clara is an undocumented worker who works for the wealthiest family in town, the McGreeds. Our story opens just as the biggest bash of the year is beginning – the McGreed’s holiday party. To the McGreeds’ dismay, their wayward gay son, a pink Mohawk-sporting, Che-shirt wearing Drosselmeyer, crashes the party and gives Clara a freedom-fighting Nutcracker doll from South Africa. Together Clara and the Nutcracker go on a journey of self-discovery and self-realization where they run into a homeless Sugar Plum Fairy, an Angel of Resistance, and a Snow Queen mourning the melting of the Ice Caps. Where else would you find aerial dance, Spy Mice and a magical Under Water World? Why only at the Revolutionary Nutcracker Sweetie!!
The Revolutionary Nutcracker Sweetie uses Taiko, Tap, Modern, Trapeze, Belly Dance, Salsa, Ballet, Bungee, and Hip Hop to tell its story and address contemporary concerns such as global warming and consumerism with humor and artistry. The production is fantastic for those who are looking for a winter activity but are not in the mood for another year of “A Christmas Carol.”
Featured performers include Nol Simonse, Bruce “Mui” Ghent, Stella Adelman, Fredrika Keefer, Leila Baradaran, Lena Gatchalian, Tina Banchero, Grrrl Brigade and Dance Mission’s Youth Program.