My partner and i went to see the Nutcracker for our holiday season date night away from the kids. It's not an especially long show, but it packs a punch when viewed live. Ballet Memphis and the Orpheum are always phenomenal!
While the performance was wonderful, the theatre had to be over 90 degrees throughout the entire performance. This made for a pretty miserable experience, sadly.
I enjoy all presentations of The Nutcracker, and will attend a performance any chance I get. Ballet Memphis 2022 performance included great costumes and music. However, the dance was more like a school recital than a professional show. The opening party scene was too long, and the array of dancers from around the world was limited. The dancers seemed to be giving their encore during the performance, which felt a bit hammy.
I was so impressed with this performance. The writing, lighting, dancing, venue, costumes, music, all were top notch. I will definitely go again if they do these in the future and I encourage others to go also. I especially a part of Act II where they had a mix of cultures. The mixing in of famous Akron things was really clever and fun too.
The show was good. However, the theater was stifling hot making it difficult to sit through the show. Sadly, we were so miserable that we had to leave before it was over. LOVED the guest dancers! They were FANTASTIC!!
The ballet was beautiful. The theater however was incredibly uncomfortable. It was terrible. I will have to know something is done about this before I come back to EJ Thomas Hall.
The show was exceptional! The dancers did well and I really enjoyed the extra cultural parts! I've been to E.J. Thomas Hall before, but holy moly was it hot in there! Way hotter then its ever been before!
The talent and performance of the troupe and orchestra made me proud of our city!
I've been seeing the Nutcracker since I was a kid. It's always a treat! I was surprised how amazing the sets and costumes were. I was also pleased to see a more diverse group of dancers on stage and am happy that the Memphis ballet scene is doing a better job of embracing people of color. It was a lovely way to spend a Sunday afternoon and great way to welcome the holiday season.
Ballet Memphis company did not disappoint! We attend the nutcracker every year and this year was just as awesome as any other! The dancers are so talented and all the behind the scenes people make everything look so effortless. Thank you for another great performance and a wonderful memory to kick off the holiday season.
