"The Nutcracker" presented by Youth American Ballet Company (December 16 - 17)
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Experience the enchantment and feast your eyes and ears with colorful costumes paired with Tchaikovsky's original score, Nutcracker is the perfect way to celebrate the holiday season with the entire family
- Seating: House Left, House Right, Center House
- Must purchase tickets in the same transaction to sit together.
- Click here to view the seating chart.
What's included
- One ticket to "The Nutcracker" presented by Youth American Ballet Company
- Event date and time:
- December 16 at 7 p.m.
- December 17 at 12 p.m. and 4 p.m.
- Free admission for children under 2 (Lap children)
The Nutcracker
Based on a novel by 19th-century romantic fabulist E.T.A. Hoffman, The Nutcracker weaves a magical tale of holiday adventure around one of the most recognizable scores in the ballet repertoire. It begins when young Clara receives a nutcracker from her godfather, a wizardly toymaker named Drosselmeyer. Sneaking downstairs to see the toy after everyone else has gone to bed, she suddenly finds herself caught in the middle of a pitched battle between the toys and an army of mice. After saving the nutcracker with a well-thrown shoe to the Mouse King's head, Clara and her now-living prince venture into the Land of Snow and the Land of Sweets to celebrate.
Throughout their adventures, Tchaikovsky's dazzling inventiveness propels the dances of nimble flowers and regal fairy queens. The "Waltz of the Snowflakes" floats weightlessly above the angelic voices of a youth choir, whereas the "Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy" tiptoes to the haunting, music-box chimes of a celesta. A medley of exotic national dances—including a Spanish bolero and Russian Trepak—add to the phantasmagoric celebration before the whole dream ends, as all dreams must.