New Jersey Dance Theatre Ensemble (NJDTE) in Nancy Turano’s - The Nutcracker
Kean University’s Wilkens Theatre
December 14
In a momentous gathering, NJDTG/NJDTE alumni, dancers and friends join Andra and Ernesta Corvino, NJDTG founding ballet mistresses and daughters of Founding Artistic Director Alfredo Corvino, to celebrate the Ensemble’s 45th anniversary season and the Corvino legacy at a gala reception on Sunday, December 14 at Reeves-Reed Arboretum in Summit, NJ. Guests of honor include NJDTE Artistic Director Nancy Turano, who celebrates her 20th anniversary, plus alumna, guest artist and mentor, Rosemary Sabovick-Bleich, a former prima ballerina with New Jersey Ballet. The event follows the 2 pm performance of NJDTE’s acclaimed The Nutcracker, choreographed by Turano. Find out more here
New York City Ballet - George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker™
David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
November 28 - January 3, 2015
New York City Ballet’s (NYCB) acclaimed production of Balanchine’s masterpiece, which premiered on February 2, 1954, helped to establish The Nutcracker around the country. Find our more here
Dances Patrell’s - The Yorkville Nutcracker
Kaye Playhouse @ Hunter College
December 4 – 7
Set in 1895, The Yorkville Nutcracker takes the audience on a tour of Olde New York's landmarks, Gracie Mansion, the New York Botanical Garden, and skating in Central Park. Find out more here
Decadancetheatre – Featuring Kurtis Blow
NJPAC & United Palace
December 5-6 & December 7
Director and choreographer Jennifer Weber’s and her Brooklyn-based, all-female hip-hop company brings The Hip Hop Nutcracker to Newark’s NJPAC and Manhattan’s United Palace. The production is set to Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker with hip hop interludes remixed and re-imagined by DJ Boo and violinist Filip Pogády. Find our more here
Charles Rice-González’s - Los Nutcrackers: A Christmas Carajo
The Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance (BAAD!)
December 5- 20
Rice-González’s Los Nutcrackers… “…a play that interweaves two holiday classics, The Nutcracker and A Christmas Carol, and creates a queer, Latino play about a gay couple who go on a psychedelic trip through their lives one Christmas Eve, returns for the second year. Find out more here
Valentina Kozlova's Dance Conservatory Company The Nutcracker
Symphony Space
December 6
Kozlova's Dance Conservatory Company returns to Symphony Space for two performances only. Find out more here
Gelsey Kirkland Ballet’s - The Nutcracker
Schimmel Center at Pace University
December 11-21
This return engagement features original choreography by Co-Artistic Director Michael Chernov and assisted by Kirkland and Alexandra Lawler and showcases the company of dancers from all over the world, including Brazil, Israel, and Japan. Also featured is the 70-member ensemble comprised of graduates and trainees of the Gelsey Kirkland Academy of Classical Ballet. Find out more here
American Ballet Theatre with Alexei Ratmansky’s The Nutcracker
BAM Howard Gilman Opera House
Dec 12—Dec 21
American Ballet Theatre and Artist in Residence/choreographer, Alexei Ratmansky presents this signature version. Find out more here
Manhattan Youth Ballet and Manhattan Movement & Arts Center - The Knickerbocker Suite
Manhattan Movement & Arts Center
December 12 - 14
For this annual production, featured are New York City landmarks including the Statue of Liberty, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and NY sports teams as part of Manhattan Youth Ballet and Manhattan Movement & Arts Center’s Classic with scenes from The Nutcracker. Find out more here
Ellington at Christmas
The Apollo Theater
December 13-14
The special re-fashioning of the holiday favorite—The Nutcracker– The Apollo Theater’s Ellington at Christmas, a salute to Duke Ellington’s Nutcracker Suite features Priscilla Baskerville, Jason Samuels Smith, Lizz Wright, students of Dance Theatre of Harlem, the Arts High School Advanced Choir of Newark and the David Berger Jazz Orchestra. Find out more here
The children of Cobble Hill Ballet
Kumble Theatre
December 13-14
This production “…perfect for children…” brings to life the Party scene, the magical land of Snow, Clara's journey to Candy Land and a mix of dances including The Sugar Plum Fairy, Russian Dolls and Waltz of the Flowers from the classic Nutcracker. Find out more here
Dance Theatre in Westchester’s - The Colonial Nutcracker
Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College
December 14
Created especially for families with children ages four to ten, The Colonial Nutcracker is set colonial Yorktown during the Revolutionary War. Find out more here
Uptown Dance Academy - The 19th Annual Black Nutcracker
Hostos Center for Art & Culture
December 18
This delightful annual production features the “stars” of the school and more. Find out more here
Nimbus Dance Works
Frank R. Conwell M.S. #4 Auditorium
December 19-21
The annual Jersey City Nutcracker returns with its unique urban retelling of the classica story choreographed and directed by artistic director Samuel Pott. Find out more here
New York Theatre Ballet – Keith Michael’s The Nutcracker
Florence Gould Hall
December 19-21
This holiday ballet, danced to Tchaikovsky's beloved score, is set in Art Nouveau style circa 1907 with innovative choreography by long-time NYTB choreographer, Keith Michael; set design by Gillian Bradshaw-Smith; and costumes by Resident Costume Designer of the Metropolitan Opera, Sylvia Nolan. Find out more here
Kean University’s Wilkens Theatre
December 14
In a momentous gathering, NJDTG/NJDTE alumni, dancers and friends join Andra and Ernesta Corvino, NJDTG founding ballet mistresses and daughters of Founding Artistic Director Alfredo Corvino, to celebrate the Ensemble’s 45th anniversary season and the Corvino legacy at a gala reception on Sunday, December 14 at Reeves-Reed Arboretum in Summit, NJ. Guests of honor include NJDTE Artistic Director Nancy Turano, who celebrates her 20th anniversary, plus alumna, guest artist and mentor, Rosemary Sabovick-Bleich, a former prima ballerina with New Jersey Ballet. The event follows the 2 pm performance of NJDTE’s acclaimed The Nutcracker, choreographed by Turano. Find out more here
New York City Ballet - George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker™
David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
November 28 - January 3, 2015
New York City Ballet’s (NYCB) acclaimed production of Balanchine’s masterpiece, which premiered on February 2, 1954, helped to establish The Nutcracker around the country. Find our more here
Dances Patrell’s - The Yorkville Nutcracker
Kaye Playhouse @ Hunter College
December 4 – 7
Set in 1895, The Yorkville Nutcracker takes the audience on a tour of Olde New York's landmarks, Gracie Mansion, the New York Botanical Garden, and skating in Central Park. Find out more here
Decadancetheatre – Featuring Kurtis Blow
NJPAC & United Palace
December 5-6 & December 7
Director and choreographer Jennifer Weber’s and her Brooklyn-based, all-female hip-hop company brings The Hip Hop Nutcracker to Newark’s NJPAC and Manhattan’s United Palace. The production is set to Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker with hip hop interludes remixed and re-imagined by DJ Boo and violinist Filip Pogády. Find our more here
Charles Rice-González’s - Los Nutcrackers: A Christmas Carajo
The Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance (BAAD!)
December 5- 20
Rice-González’s Los Nutcrackers… “…a play that interweaves two holiday classics, The Nutcracker and A Christmas Carol, and creates a queer, Latino play about a gay couple who go on a psychedelic trip through their lives one Christmas Eve, returns for the second year. Find out more here
Valentina Kozlova's Dance Conservatory Company The Nutcracker
Symphony Space
December 6
Kozlova's Dance Conservatory Company returns to Symphony Space for two performances only. Find out more here
Gelsey Kirkland Ballet’s - The Nutcracker
Schimmel Center at Pace University
December 11-21
This return engagement features original choreography by Co-Artistic Director Michael Chernov and assisted by Kirkland and Alexandra Lawler and showcases the company of dancers from all over the world, including Brazil, Israel, and Japan. Also featured is the 70-member ensemble comprised of graduates and trainees of the Gelsey Kirkland Academy of Classical Ballet. Find out more here
American Ballet Theatre with Alexei Ratmansky’s The Nutcracker
BAM Howard Gilman Opera House
Dec 12—Dec 21
American Ballet Theatre and Artist in Residence/choreographer, Alexei Ratmansky presents this signature version. Find out more here
Manhattan Youth Ballet and Manhattan Movement & Arts Center - The Knickerbocker Suite
Manhattan Movement & Arts Center
December 12 - 14
For this annual production, featured are New York City landmarks including the Statue of Liberty, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and NY sports teams as part of Manhattan Youth Ballet and Manhattan Movement & Arts Center’s Classic with scenes from The Nutcracker. Find out more here
Ellington at Christmas
The Apollo Theater
December 13-14
The special re-fashioning of the holiday favorite—The Nutcracker– The Apollo Theater’s Ellington at Christmas, a salute to Duke Ellington’s Nutcracker Suite features Priscilla Baskerville, Jason Samuels Smith, Lizz Wright, students of Dance Theatre of Harlem, the Arts High School Advanced Choir of Newark and the David Berger Jazz Orchestra. Find out more here
The children of Cobble Hill Ballet
Kumble Theatre
December 13-14
This production “…perfect for children…” brings to life the Party scene, the magical land of Snow, Clara's journey to Candy Land and a mix of dances including The Sugar Plum Fairy, Russian Dolls and Waltz of the Flowers from the classic Nutcracker. Find out more here
Dance Theatre in Westchester’s - The Colonial Nutcracker
Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College
December 14
Created especially for families with children ages four to ten, The Colonial Nutcracker is set colonial Yorktown during the Revolutionary War. Find out more here
Uptown Dance Academy - The 19th Annual Black Nutcracker
Hostos Center for Art & Culture
December 18
This delightful annual production features the “stars” of the school and more. Find out more here
Nimbus Dance Works
Frank R. Conwell M.S. #4 Auditorium
December 19-21
The annual Jersey City Nutcracker returns with its unique urban retelling of the classica story choreographed and directed by artistic director Samuel Pott. Find out more here
New York Theatre Ballet – Keith Michael’s The Nutcracker
Florence Gould Hall
December 19-21
This holiday ballet, danced to Tchaikovsky's beloved score, is set in Art Nouveau style circa 1907 with innovative choreography by long-time NYTB choreographer, Keith Michael; set design by Gillian Bradshaw-Smith; and costumes by Resident Costume Designer of the Metropolitan Opera, Sylvia Nolan. Find out more here
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