Gelsey Kirkland Ballet Nutcracker
Gelsey Kirkland Ballet performs at Schimmel Center at Pace University near the Brooklyn Bridge, December 11-14 and 18-21. Ticket prices for Gelsey’s Nutcracker are a reasonable $39, $49, and $59. Check out Balletfocus this weekend for reviews and photos. I reviewed the company’s mixed rep performance last March and enjoyed the performance very much.
Maria Kochetkova in Visa Commercial
Here is a Visa commercial featuring San Francisco Ballet’s Maria Kochetkova with Morgan Freeman providing the voiceover. Maria orders sweaters from Gap while performing pique and fouetté turns in the Nutcracker.