Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s most beloved ballet gets a maple-flavored update at Moving Light Dance’s Green Mountain Nutcracker. The well-trod story of Clara, the prince and the dastardly Mouse King gets whisked away to Vermont in the 1970s, a fanciful (and familiar) land inhabited by flannel-decked loggers and a Maple Sugar Fairy. The all-ages cast, made up of both student and professional dancers, brings the tale to life, surrounded by snowy scenery and set to a mix of Tchaikovsky’s beloved score and original tunes by local musician Colin McCaffrey.
