Saturday & Sunday, Sept 12 & 13: Nacre Dance Group seeks dancers of all ages for a new holiday dance classic, Nuts and Crackers: Nacre Dance Group in collaboration with Creative License Theater Collective are looking for area dancers ages 5 through adults for a new dance/theater immersive production called Nuts and Crackers.  This story will take off where the original Nutcracker ends.  What happened to Clara after that night when the Rat King and Prince battled and she traveled to the land of the sweets.  Travel through the rooms of the Universal Preservation Hall in Saratoga Springs to learn how dreams become reality. 

Nuts and Crackers (co-produced with Creative License) is an immersive, reimagined spin-off of our popular productions So You Think You Can Choreograph and Sip, Savor & Swirl. Guest choreographers are commissioned to create original works inspired by excerpts from Act II of The Nutcracker, offering fresh and inventive interpretations of the holiday classic. The production will also feature new choreography by recent Sip, Savor & Swirl winners Juliette Rafael and Michaela Curcio. Throughout the historic spaces of the Universal Preservation Hall, audiences will travel from scene to scene as dancers and actors bring The Nutcracker to life in an immersive theatrical experience. As with our previous productions, audience members will vote for their favorite piece, and one choreographer will be awarded the coveted Golden Nutcracker.

This holiday season, follow our heroes as they are transported into a dazzling winter wonderland where time seems to stand still. With each daring act, they grow younger, rediscovering the joy, imagination, and spirit of the holidays they thought they had lost. This brand-new production blends world-class circus artistry with your favorite holiday music for a show unlike anything you've experienced. Breathtaking acrobatics, soaring aerial performances, and heart-pounding feats bring the season's most beloved melodies to life, delivering an unforgettable holiday experience for the whole family.

Make this the Christmas they’ll never forget with NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet. Experience the largest Nutcracker production in North America — a breathtaking holiday spectacle featuring world-class international dancers, gravity-defying acrobatics, magnificent costumes, and towering puppets. Set to Tchaikovsky’s iconic score, this grand production transforms the stage into an unforgettable celebration of the season — one your family will treasure for years to come.