Kingdom of Sweets

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The Kingdom of Sweets is a fantastical, candy-filled realm from "The Nutcracker" ballet, ruled by the Sugar Plum Fairy and inhabited by confection-themed characters.

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Land of Sweets 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fantasy location
fictional realm
setting in a ballet
accessedBy magical journey from the Stahlbaum home
appearsIn The Nutcracker NERFINISHED
The Nutcracker ballet NERFINISHED
associatedWithCharacter Clara NERFINISHED
Sugar Plum Fairy NERFINISHED
the Nutcracker Prince NERFINISHED
associatedWithHoliday Christmas NERFINISHED
basedOn E. T. A. Hoffmann's story "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" NERFINISHED
hasArtForm classical ballet
hasCulturalImpact iconic representation of a candy kingdom in popular culture
inspired numerous adaptations and reinterpretations in stage and media
hasGenre fantasy ballet
romantic ballet
hasInhabitant Sugar Plum Fairy NERFINISHED
candies
confection-themed characters
sweets
hasLanguageContext primarily non-verbal stage work
hasMusicBy Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky NERFINISHED
hasPerformanceElement character dances representing different sweets
divertissement dances
grand pas de deux of the Sugar Plum Fairy
hasSymbolism abundance and delight
childhood dreams made real
wish-fulfillment fantasy
hasTheme candy
childhood imagination
fantasy
holiday magic
sweets
hasVisualMotif bright, pastel colors
candy imagery
confectionary architecture
locatedInFictionalUniverse world of The Nutcracker
medium ballet
narrativeRole destination of Clara's journey
fantastical finale setting
partOfWork The Nutcracker, Op. 71 NERFINISHED
ruledBy Sugar Plum Fairy NERFINISHED
storyFunction reward and celebration after the Nutcracker's victory
targetAudience children
family audiences
timeOfAction Christmas Eve (in the narrative context) NERFINISHED

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Clara Stahlbaum associatedWith Kingdom of Sweets
this entity surface form: Land of Sweets
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms setIn Kingdom of Sweets
this entity surface form: Land of Sweets
Nutcracker Prince travelsTo Kingdom of Sweets