{"id":539,"date":"2016-12-23T14:08:00","date_gmt":"2016-12-23T14:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/2016\/12\/23\/moscow-ballets-great-russian-nutcracker"},"modified":"2017-09-10T05:33:51","modified_gmt":"2017-09-10T11:33:51","slug":"moscow-ballets-great-russian-nutcracker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?p=539","title":{"rendered":"Moscow Ballet&#8217;s Great Russian Nutcracker"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:right;\"><i>Limited tickets available.<\/i><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:right;\"><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:right;\">This type of marketing usually doesn&#8217;t work on me, but for whatever reason, seeing the words &#8220;Moscow Ballet&#8217;s Great Russian Nutcracker&#8221; drew me inexplicably towards purchasing a ticket.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:right;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:right;\">And as a grand finale to the Christmas season, it was quite the pinnacle.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:right;\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E-9pDVj2ejw?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>The familiar music became altogether something new under the direction and artistry of it&#8217;s Russian themes.<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VpSq69IiFaU?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>Each scene held it&#8217;s own magical power, and the wonderment of a child captured me into a spell of wonderment. <span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; 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