Company XIV
presents

NUTCRACKER ROUGE

Conceived, Choreographed and Directed by Austin McCormick
Set/Costume Design: Zane Pihlstrom
Lighting Design: Jeanette Yew
Sound Design: Austin McCormick
Stage Manager: Natalia Vasilyeva

Starring: Cassady Rose Bonjo, Marisol Cabrera, Laura Careless, Katrina Cunningham, Alexander Hille, Courtney Giannone, Molly Griffin, Jakob Karr, Nicholas Katen, Kana Kimura, Nico Maffey, Tyler Phillips, Davon Rainey, Jeff Takacs, Allison Ulrich, Shelly Watson

Press Representative: DARR Publicity

XIV
428 Lafayette Street
November 13, 2014 - January 04, 2015; Opening Night:  11/22/14
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NUTCRACKER ROUGE telling by the title, is a titillating retake of The Nutcracker. In classic style, Marie Claire is delighted with her nutcracker gift, gets lost in the woods with it, and stumbles upon the Kingdom of Sweets. The show then takes a colorful and risqué turn. In this burlesque castle inhabited with scantily clad dancers - who twist and turn in sexually suggestive fashion - she is entertained by their sweet “treats”.

The dance performances include Cherries, Turkish Delight, Candy Cane, Macaroons, Licorice Boys and other bawdy decadence, fantastically costumed in lush colors. The dancers, entreated by Drosselmeyer and his wife, perform ballet and some impressive circus acrobatics. The music is a mix of classic and contemporary adaptions of Tchaikovsky, jazz and Madonna.

Marie Claire’s exposure to this new world adds the gusto she needs, and the performance ends with her lusty and seductive take on the Sugar Plum Fairy dance. Terrific dancers and beautiful bodies move through the music, noise and glitter, highlighted by the very talented Davon Rainey.

Gloria Talamas