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COVER STORY First Night 2000: The program Dance American Chinese Art Society Dancers, lions, and drummers from Chinese, Indian, Japanese, and kung fu troupes. Sat. 6 -7:30 p.m., 8 -9:30 p.m. John Hancock Hall Boston Ballet's "The Nutcracker" The first 100 First Night button holders will be seated free. One per person per performance. Fri. noon-2 p.m. (doors open at 11:15 a.m.); Sun. 1-3 p.m. (doors open at noon) and 5:30-7:30 p.m. (doors open at 4:45 p.m.). Wang Theatre Boston Moves Three winners of Dance Umbrella's annual commissioning project - Brian Crabtree, Karen Krolak, and Sara Sweet Rabidoux - perform. Fri. and Sat. 7:30-8:15 p.m., 9-9:45 p.m., 10:15-11 p.m. Emerson Majestic Theatre Rainbow Tribe Hip-hop, street funk, and jazz-based dance. Fri. 2-2:45 p.m., 3-3:45 p.m., 4-4:45 p.m. Castle at Park Plaza Tremont Street Dance Project Works performed and created by youth from Roxbury and Chinatown with help of choreographers Ling Chu and Frederick Hayes. Fri. and Sat. 3-3:45 p.m., 4:15-5 p.m., 6:15-7 p.m. Emerson Majestic Theatre

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