El Cascanueces
Welcome to El Cascanueces! We are so excited to share this delicious new twist on a holiday favorite. We wanted to create a unique, fun, family holiday event that would share some of the Spanish culture while still honoring the original Tchaikovsky score. Flamenco del Sol Dance Company, with their dedication to all four schools of Spanish dance was the perfect catalyst for this project as these dancers handily navigate traditional flamenco, folkloric, danza estilizada and escuela bolera. These Spanish styles of dance beautifully envelope the Romantic era classical music and blend marvelously with purely flamenco pieces.
Thank you to our sponsors, who make it possible for Orlando Flamenco to offer quality and quantity of programming to Central Florida audiences all year long!
El Cascanueces is produced by Orlando Flamenco with the sustaining support of our season sponsors:
Eave & Gable Roofs
Zaza's Cuban Comfort Food
Comprehensive Health
Charles Harvey & Claudia McCall
Anonymous Donors and Flamenco Angels
Director/Choreographer
Tammy Weber de Millar
Script
Gabriel Garcia
Lighting Design, Sound and Co-director
Gabriel Garcia
Children’s Wrangler
Yoseline Bressan
Storyteller
Laurel Hayward
Wardrobe Mistress
Sonia Cordero Small
Children’s Ensemble
Amanda MontefuscoAva FerraroCarmela DibElena GharbiEmma MijaresMaria
GharbiMartina PayneMia ZendeliSophia YiSylvie HanleyZehra Tonga
The Story
Join Clarita on an enchanted expedition through sunny Spain in this unique cultural telling of Tchaikovsky’s holiday classic “The Nutcracker.” Witness an explosion of color and sound, featuring lush traditional costuming, dueling rats and soldiers, snapping fans, clicking castanets, and thundering footwork with visits to some of Spain’s most iconic places. Flamenco del Sol Dance Company offers a fresh and vibrant spin on this classic.
ACT I
Christmas Eve in Sevilla
ACT II
Magical dream tour through Spain
Christmas morning
Company Dancers
Alejandra Arguello
Aria Abud
Briana Small
Camila Bello
Carmen Benitez Duartes
Gabriel Garcia
Isabella Millar
Jorge Cabal
Laurel Hayward
Leslie Eggenberger
Malena Marchena
Maray Marchena
Mary Collins
Riley Forman
Sonia M Small
Susan Martin
Vanessa Urbina
Whitney Baldwin
