The Knickerbocker Suite , a new holiday classic has been brought to the stage by Rose Ciaola with the Manhattan Youth Ballet. Based on the original story by artist Elliott Arkin, this whimsical ballet is a timely tale of the American values with New York City at the center. In the first act, this mixed media production opens with a satirical animated film, setting up a series of imaginative conte
mporary visual scenarios and performers, following in the tradition of the Nutcracker story. In The second act, the Knickerbocker Suite weaves clever modern interpretations out of timeless scenes and dances in which the land of sweets becomes the cultural cornucopia that is NYC. The arts, sports, fine dining, parks and even the pigeons are magically intertwined with the appropriate Tchyaikofski movements of Candy Canes, Coffee, Waltz of the flowers and more culminating in a grand finale to bring joy and great spirit for audiences young an old.
