<p>Everything you never knew about The Nutcracker: It was originally a flop, Tchaikovsky didn’t want to compose it, he may have written a coded message into the rhythm of the grand pas de deux, and more. Also Lincoln postulates that the production premiered in 1895 or 1893. It was 1892, genius.</p>

Everything you never knew about The Nutcracker: It was originally a flop, Tchaikovsky didn’t want to compose it, he may have written a coded message into the rhythm of the grand pas de deux, and more. Also Lincoln postulates that the production premiered in 1895 or 1893. It was 1892, genius.

Ep 31: The Nutcracker Show

Though Lincoln Jones got what most insiders would call a catastrophically late start in ballet, he is now the artistic director of “one of America’s most adventurous and exciting ballet companies”  (Classical KUSC). Outsiders brings Jones' irreverent, iconoclastic approach to one of our most revered art forms, backed by his encyclopedic knowledge, immense passion, and his gift for making “the most complex issues seem like child's play” (The Los Angeles Times). An inspiring, enlightening, and often humorous conversation for the culturally curious. New episode every other Tuesday.

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Though Lincoln Jones got what most insiders would call a catastrophically late start in ballet, he is now the artistic director of “one of America’s most adventurous and exciting ballet companies” (Classical KUSC). Outsiders brings Jones' irreverent, iconoclastic approach to one of our most revered art forms, backed by his encyclopedic knowledge, immense passion, and his gift for making “the most complex issues seem like child's play” (The Los Angeles Times). An inspiring, enlightening, and often humorous conversation for the culturally curious. New episode every other Tuesday.

Though Lincoln Jones got what most insiders would call a catastrophically late start in ballet, he is now the artistic director of “one of America’s most adventurous and exciting ballet companies”&nbsp; (Classical KUSC). Outsiders&nbsp;brings Jones' irreverent, iconoclastic approach to one of our most revered art forms, backed by his encyclopedic knowledge, immense passion, and his gift for making “the most complex issues seem like child's play” (The Los Angeles Times). An inspiring, enlightening, and often humorous conversation for the culturally curious. New episode every other Tuesday.

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Ep 31: The Nutcracker Show

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