The most magical show of the year returns to the Academy of Music for a
series of snowcapped performances from the Philadelphia Ballet, December 9
through December 28. Choreographed by the legendary George Balanchine,
tickets for The Nutcracker® start as low as $25.
Alexander Iziliaev/For Philadelphia Ballet
Austin Eyler & Nayara Lopes
Join hands with young Marie and her beloved wooden doll as she leaps
through a melodic dreamscape of flittering fairies, fearless toy soldiers
and embattled mice. Beloved by generations, The Nutcracker® opens
audiences’ eyes to the fantastical, relinquishing the theater behind for a
two-act waltz through a world of child-like wonder.
Alexander Iziliaev/For Philadelphia Ballet
Dancers of Philadelphia Ballet
Set in motion by the elusive Drosselmeyer, composition, stagecraft and
uncompromising technique reveal their purest expressions in the Lands of
Snow and Sweets, culminating in the show’s signature pas de deux.
