The Nutcracker ballet was first presented at the Mayinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, ___________.

• Florida

• Europe

• Russia

• France

The Nutcracker was first performed on December 17, _______.

• 1920
• 1945
• 1892
• 1865

What is the name of the famous Russian composer of the Nutcracker ballet?

• Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
• Ludwig van Beethoven
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• Johann Sebastian Bach

Choreographer of the Nutcracker ballet.

• Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
• Marius Petipa
• George Balanchine
• Igor Stravinsky

Assistant choreographer to Marius Petipa of the Nutcracker.

• Lev Ivonov

• John Smith
• George Balanchine

This person wrote the story of "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King".

• Hans Christian Andersen
• Victor Hugo
• Lewis Carroll
• E.T.A. Hoffmann

The writer who adapted E.T.A. Hoffman's story into the tale we know today.

• Alexandre Dumas

• J.K. Rowling
• Stephen King
• George R.R. Martin

This choreographer brought new life to the Nutcracker as we know it today.

• Marius Petipa
• Bob Fosse
• Jerome Robbins
• George Balanchine

altering or modifying an existing story

• Mutation
• Adaptation
• Transformation
• Distortion

the series of steps and movements performed by the dancers

• Lyrics
• Choreography
• Script
• Symphony