Arts

L.A. Ballet rehearses The Nutcracker

nut12.jpgnut03.jpgnut26.jpgJudy Graeme observed while the Los Angeles Ballet polished this year's Nutcracker in a nondescript studio on Exposition Boulevard in West L.A.
See and hear the holiday mainstay come together and meet some of the dancers in her audio slide show at Native Intelligence. The Los Angeles Ballet's Nutcracker opens Saturday at the Alex Theatre before moving to Royce Hall.

Photos by Judy Graeme


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