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Catherine Rice
The secret life of Columbia's public pianists.
Sparkling snowflakes, delicate dewdrops, hot chocolate from Spain—all of these soul-warming things share a part in the New York City Ballet’s production of “The Nutcracker,” a ballet that elicits nostalgia for those who have grown up watching it or a feeling of holiday cheer for those who are seeing it for the first time.
What makes this ballet so eternal and beloved? How does it manage to bring in audiences who have seen it three dozen times already?
Catherine Rice talks to the subway musicians trying to make it big in NYC's tunnels.
