Chrysalis — The Creative School
Toronto Metropolitan University
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Black man in a tutu dances onstage while snow fall beside himPhoto: Eden Graham
Dance

Sugar Plum

Lisa Cox

Apr 22 – May 3, 2024Chrysalis, 43 Gerrard St E, Toronto, ON

Description

Sugar Plum is a hybrid dance-theatre piece. The story follows Connor and Olivia, two Gr. 12 students rehearsing for their dance school’s annual production of The Nutcracker. Both dream of being cast as The Sugar Plum Fairy, but Connor gets the part and Olivia is cast as The Nutcracker Prince. The show follows them through the rehearsal period as they both reckon with the roles they’ve been given, who they are as dancers, and who they want to be as people. Their story is told by the Corps de Ballet. The Corps are the 14-year-old dancers of the past, present and future who have never fit the mold.

Food & Drink

Food and drink aren't permitted in the theatre. The exception is a show with a bar or concession running — when there is one, we'll say so on the event page.

From the Stage

Production photo from Lisa Cox's Sugar Plum at Chrysalis
Production photo from Lisa Cox's Sugar Plum at Chrysalis