For the first time since 1954, the lead role of Marie, the young heroine of George Balanchine’s “The Nutcracker,” is being played by a ballerina of color at The New York City Ballet.
To make 2019’s casting even more noteworthy, the ballerina who made the cut is only 11 years old. The talented Charlotte Nebres is a student at the School of American Ballet. Her mother’s family is from Trinidad and her father’s is from the Philippines; Charlotte was born and raised in New York City.
