Previews of the Saturday, December 13 opening of James Kudelka's Nutcracker at the Hummingbird Centre in Toronto.

1. Jessica Johnson writes about dancers preparing their pointe shoes for the 18 performance onslaught in The Globe and Mail:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20031213/BALLET13

2. J. Kelly Nestruck elicits some harsh memories about childhood holidays sacrificed on the altar of Nutcracker by AD James Kudelka in The National Post:

http://www.canada.com/search/story.aspx?id=be743b04-9880-47ae-964b-7c4f01166abf

3. Susan Walker provides a more traditional preview piece in the Toronto Star:

http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&call_pageid=971358637177&c=Article&cid=1071011412671

Reviews of the Saturday, December 13 opening night performances of James Kudelka's Nutcracker.

Paula Citron in The Globe and Mail:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20031215/NUTCRACKER15

William Littler in the Toronto Star:

http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&call_pageid=971358637177&c=Article&cid=1071443408301