How to Keep a Company’s Nutcracker Fresh? Make the Dancers Switch Roles

Says the Joffrey Ballet’s Matthew Adamczyk, “Over the course of the run I think I’ll be dancing 13 or 14 different roles, including the Snow King and the Prince, and, for the first time this year, Drosselmeyer … I’m also responsible for knowing the Arabian dance, the Trepack [Russian dance], the Waltz of the Flowers and five different party scene roles.”