About two dozen children, parents and grandparents take roles in the Dance It Yourself Nutcracker at the Noyes Cultural Arts Center. That’s Sharon Lieberman playing Mother Ginger. The kids are bon bons. Organizer Angela Allyn, rear, provided costumes and props. She divided the classic ballet into 14 sections. By the end, every child (and most adults) took roles. She’s been running the impromptu Nutcracker for a decade. “For me, it’s the music and the imagination,” she said. (Photo by Richard Cahan)
Richard Cahan
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