Becoming Clara

Becoming Clara is a magical and wondrous story set in the world's most enduring ballet. The Nutcracker. At a Christmas Eve party in 1892 St. Petersburg, Marie, a 12-year-old girl receives a special gift from her Uncle Drosselmeyer. Her young brother Fritz covets it and breaks the toy.

It’s forgotten as she was taken to the magnificent Mariinsky Theater on Christmas night. Surprised that a ballet is presented after the expected Opera. Her own story, her home, her family portrayed, she’s renam...