Tag Archives: Holidays

Tchaikovsky and The Nutcracker

Posted on December 20, 2019 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

Poor Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Following the huge success of The Sleeping Beauty ballet in 1890, the Tsar wanted another hit from Tchaikovsky and choreographer Marius Petipa. Petipa took charge of the storyline of the ballet and created two scenes based on the … Continue reading →

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I Resolve . . . by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

Posted on December 26, 2014 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

Many years ago I gave up on writing New Year’s resolutions. It seemed to me like an exercise in futility—by February I’d forgotten whatever good intentions I had the month before. It also seemed incorrect to call it a New … Continue reading →