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# SM student a vision as Sugar Plum in ‘Nutcracker’
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/sm-student-a-vision-as-sugar-plum-in-nutcracker/
- Published: 2005-12-09T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T08:16:56.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Education, Downtown, #archive-import

*By Daily Press staff*

A young Santa Monica student will star as the Sugar Plum Fairy in an upcoming performance of “The Nutcracker.”

The Marat Daukayev Ballet Theatre will offer three performances of its holiday classic on Saturday, Dec. 10 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 11 at 2 p.m. at the Japan America Theatre, located in downtown Los Angeles.

Daisy Long of Santa Monica, stars as the Sugar Plum Fairy in the Saturday, matinee performance. Long was a former student at Santa Monica High School and now follows a home study program to allow her to attend the Daukayev Conservatory Program during the day. Long has been a competitor in international ballet competitions in New York, Helsinki and Lausanne.

Marat Daukayev, a former Kirov star, dances the role of Drosselmeyer together with more than 70 students of the mid-Wilshire school that bears his name. During his 20-year career at the Kirov, Daukayev danced the leading male role in the complete classic repertoire. He was renowned for his technical brilliance and compelling dramatic portrayal.

Tickets are $20 at the box office, and can be ordered by calling (213) 680-3700\. Box office hours are Monday through Saturday 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on December 9, 2005.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/120905.pdf?ref=smdp.com)