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Where else can you see a ballet dancer on toe shoes
who twerks? Or hula hoop dancers twirling around a bed
while a couple simulates doggie style? The “Slutcracker”
is based on the 1890’s classical ballet, “Casse Noisette,”
or “The Nutcracker.”
“While the story has been altered to chronicle Clara’s
sexual empowerment,” say the producers, “the original
structure of the ballet has been well-preserved and
remains true to its artistic integrity.”
Welcome to the naughty version.
The stage production, now in its 13th year, premiered
at Somerville Theatre in Massachusetts, but due to
the Covid-19 crisis, it has been moved online to a
streaming platform. Closing night was always New
Year’s Eve, but since the production is streaming,
it will be extended through January. Slutcracker: The
Movie features archival footage from the 2019 season
and is a fun, entertaining sextravaganza of sex positivity.
The sex radical dance troupe features all genders and
people on the sexual spectrum: gays, straights, queers,
a drag king and transpeople.
The company holds ongoing auditions and “welcomes
all identities and expressions,” and “encourage diverse
dancers, actors, and performers to participate.” I liked the
“body acceptance” take-away aspect of the performance
from a sexual politics aspect, which is something never
seen in the ballet world, where dancers are almost anorexic.
Male and female dancers of all sizes including BBW’s,
athletes, people of all fitness levels, professional dancers,
and waif twinks danced the night away in The Magical
Kingdom—“The Kingdom of Sexual Sweets.”
The cast includes ballet dancers, belly dancers,
burlesque performers, hula hoopers, flamenco, hip hop,
and “pole” dancers.
“‘The Slutcraker’ is offered by local artists from the
Boston area’s many productions,” say the producers,
with auditions in the summer. “Throw in rehearsals, add
glitter, design and build costumes, prepare the stage with
lighting designers, sound engineers, riggers, wranglers,
and stage hands and it’s Slutmas Time.”
Mikel Toms, conductor of the Czech Orchestra who
conducted the soundtrack (available on iTunes), says
“The kaleidoscope of Tchaikovsky’s orchestration, the
unfolding contours of his melody, are revealed in new
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colors by whips, strippers, clowns, bondage gear, and
yes, by the dildos, too.”
In this show, the nutcracker Christmas toy is a dildo,
and at one point in the performance, the curtains open up
to reveal a gigantic, 15-foot dildo that everyone dances
around. The show has someone for everyone: a girl/
girl rope bondage dance, a BDSM dominatrix dance
with choreographed whip cracking, a topless with pasties
pirouetting ballerina, and a scene where a stripper pole
appears at the end of the bed for a professional in-home
live performance.
In an epic, climactic scene, the ballet manages to get a
group sex scene in there, which manages to be PG 13,
(although the audience age restriction is 18+), as dancers
twirl around the sex party. “The Slutcracker” is a parody
of the classic ballet, and director/choreographer Vanessa
White studied with a “big time ballet company,” she says,
and danced in their annual ‘Nutcracker’ production. But
“too soon” she was told that “I was too big” for them to
bother with. “Not fat,” she says, just not “premium-grade
toothpick” like most ballerinas.
I too danced in a ballet recital of “the Nutcracker” when
I was 10, and still have the sequined blue tutu that was
my costume for the blue eyeshadow, which came to life
from a drawer when everyone went to sleep, so maybe
I should audition.
“The Nutcracker” ballet was based on the 1892 two-
act production, which was called a “fairy ballet” at the
time, and was adapted from a story written in 1816.
A nutcracker Christmas toy comes alive, and after
defeating the evil Mouse King, carries the story’s Clara
to a magical kingdom filled with nutcracker dolls. The
story begins on Christmas Eve.
The streaming production is the perfect alternative to
going out and seeing a live performance, and is a nice
date night activity or something to watch with friends.
From the romantic ballet dance with “The Dildo Prince” to
the decadent Bacchanal scene, it’s a lot more throbbing
to watch than “The Nutcracker.”
“The Slutcracker” has a cult following worldwide, and
offers official “Viva Sluts” hoodies on their site, slutcracker.
com. It’s a real conversation starter while waiting in line.
To order “The Slutcracker” for $12.99, check
out slutcracker.com