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Ballet West’s Nutcracker Officially Named Living Historic Landmark by the State of Utah

The iconic masterpiece that has defined generations started when Ballet West’s founder, Willam Christensen, choreographed the first full-length version of The Nutcracker in the United States in 1944. Now 80 years later, Ballet West’s Nutcracker has become officially known as a Living Historic Landmark by the state of Utah in 2024, the first such designation of its kind in the U.S.

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