This week we're diving into the dark and disturbing story that inspired The Nutcracker Ballet! I hope you like rodents!

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▼ Timestamps ▼

» 0:00 - The History of the Ballet

» 3:05 - The Nutcracker and the Mouse King Story (Part 1)

» 13:41 - The Story (Part 2)

» 20:05 - The Story (Part 3)

» 26:36 - The Original Toy Story

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▼ Credits ▼

» Researched by: Meredith Walker

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▼ Resources ▼

» The Nutcracker by

E.T.A. Hoffman:

» The Life and

Ballets of Lev Ivanov: Choreographer of The Nutcracker and Swan Lake:

https://archive.org/details/lifeballetsoflev0000wile/mode/2up

» The Origins of

Nutrackers: https://thegermanvillageshop.com.au/blogs/news/origin-story-of-the-nutcracker

» Jack Zipes quote: https://www.npr.org/2012/12/25/167732828/no-sugar-plums-here-the-dark-romantic-roots-of-the-nutcracker

» Anthropomorphic

Dolls as Otherworldly Helpers in the International folk Tale by Avard Jivanyan:

https://sorbonne-paris-nord.hal.science/hal-02114234/document