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The National Ballet of Japan’s Nutcracker at the New National Theatre, Tokyo. Photo © Takashi Shikama

The National Ballet of Japan’s Nutcracker

Will Tuckett’s adherence to Tchaikovsky’s tempi proves a gift for the dancers.

If there is one reason to watch Will Tuckett’s staging of The Nutcracker at the New National Theatre, Tokyo, it must be the Act II grand pas de deux between the Sugar Plum Fairy and...