Shumka's perennial Nutcracker offers a sugar plum surprise every year

Shumka’s take on Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker – a.k.a. “Clara’s Dream” – is a marvelous hybrid of the original ballet with a special nod to Ukrainian cultural traditions, but for the dance company’s artistic associate Joe Hoffman, managing all those logistics makes it something else.
“The scale makes it a monster,” he laughs. “But it’s a beautiful monster. We’ve really built up a family around this show.”
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