Boston Ballet’s The Nutcracker
Boston, MA
Bigger doesn’t always mean better, as Boston Ballet discovered when its annual production of The Nutcracker moved to a smaller theater with nearly half the stage space of its former home. The more confined space presented a host of artistic and technical challenges, including the opportunity to creatively re-think the scenic and lighting elements for big impact. Color Kinetics stepped in to help, marking the Ballet’s very first use of intelligent solid-state lighting technology.

The new sets were designed specifically for the 2004 holiday season by New York-based scenic artist Walt Spangler. His designs supported artistic director Mikko Nissinen’s desire to focus more attention upon the dancing, rather than the elaborate, gilded sets of Nutcrackers past.   Learn more...

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Photo Credit: John Brandon Miller

Project Credits
Scenic Designer:	Walt Spangler
Lighting Designer:	Pierre Lavoie
Artistic Director:	Mikko Nissinen