Alice im Wunderland

Ballet by Mirko Mahr, based on Lewis Carroll’s *Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland* | Music by Jacques Offenbach, Leroy Anderson, and Igor Stravinsky

Running time: 2 1/4 hours | 1 intermission | Ages 8 and up

Whether it’s the disembodied Cheshire Cat, the Mad Hatter, or the wicked Queen of Hearts—Lewis Carroll’s adventure story “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” is full of whimsical ideas and has long been one of the most beloved stories in children’s rooms. In his choreography, Mirko Mahr imaginatively brings this timeless children’s classic to life for all children and adults who are young at heart.

It all begins with the White Rabbit: Curious, Alice follows him and finds herself in a wondrous world full of strange characters and absurd situations. She attends a bizarre tea party and plays croquet with an army of playing cards, but the greatest mystery of all is Alice herself. Sometimes too big, sometimes too small, but always full of courage, she faces the ludicrous trials of Wonderland and, in doing so, explores the all-important question: “Who on earth am I?”

The story, which the eccentric mathematics professor Charles Lutwidge Dodgson conceived during a boat ride on the Thames to entertain 10--year-old Alice Liddell and her sisters, and published in 1865 under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll, takes its readers into a world of nonsense where the laws of language and logic are suspended—a world that continues to inspire not only children to dream to this day.

Note: Stroboscopic effects will be used during this event. Under certain conditions, specific flash frequencies may trigger epileptic seizures.