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En pointe and on point: ‘The Nutcracker’ visits Acton Free Public Library

Commonwealth Ballet Company dancer Katie Lin, 13, as Clara, holds the Nutcracker at the Acton Free Public Library on December 11. Photo: Ken McGagh/The Acton Bridge

It would hardly feel like Christmas without the timeless Tchaikovsky classic: Young dancers from the Commonwealth Ballet Company performed selections from “The Nutcracker”at the Acton Free Public Library on December 11, with narrative readings by Concordian Mara Bonde Ricker. The troupe will perform the entire holiday classic December 20-22 at Regis College.

Photos: Ken McGagh/The Acton Bridge

Katie Lin, 13, left, and Anika Marsh, 15, as “Nutcracker” characters Clara and the Sugar Plum Fairy, dance during the holiday reading.
Katie, of Acton, as Clara.
Sugar Plum Fairy Anika, of Acton, dances en pointe for an audience of children in the library’s Goodwin Forum.
Eleanor Pestka, 15, of Sudbury, performs the “Spanish Dance.”
Mara Bonde Ricker of Acton reads a selection from “The Nutcracker.”
Children and adults get a closeup look at the Sugar Plum Fairy.
Amelia Anstey, 5, of Acton, looks fascinated to meet Commonwealth Ballet dancers.

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