Art on the Mart returns with Joffrey's 'The Nutcracker'

Show projected on Merchandise Mart in River North
Thursday, November 12, 2020
CHICAGO (WLS) -- This year some of the holiday classics will be celebrated in a different way.

That includes "The Nutcracker."
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The iconic ballet will be displayed on the Merchandise Mart Thursday night, with the return of "Art on the Mart."

Ashley Wheater, artistic director of the Joffrey Ballet, joined ABC 7 Chicago Thursday to talk about it.

"Art on theMART is the perfect opportunity to bring 'The Nutcracker' to the city of Chicago," Wheater said.

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The virtual Nutcracker will be streamed nightly from 7 until 7:30 p.m. through Dec. 30.

It will be livestreamed Thursday on the Art on the Mart Facebook page.



From Dec. 1-31, visitors can stream the Emmy-winning PBS documentary "Making a New American Nutcracker" via the Joffrey's website. The 2017 documentary, narrated by actress Neve Campbell, reveals the inner workings of the Joffrey creative team -- from rewriting the story to the making of elaborate puppets to the choreographic process.
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