Alberta Ballet

The Nutcracker

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Dance Ballet with Orchestra Holidays
  • Approx. 2 hours  with intermission
Performance options Start time Language Availability
Wednesday, November 28, 2018 12:30 pm bilingual Seats available

““...an accomplished, classic rendition of a festive season staple, it will delight kids and adults alike.””

The Vancouver Arts Review, 2017

Featuring the NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE ORCHESTRA

Choreography by EDMUND STRIPE

As the lights dim and the familiar strains of Tchaikovsky’s enchanting music float up from the orchestra, you smile and remember why the holidays just wouldn’t be the holidays without The Nutcracker. Find yourself transported to a dazzling fairytale world where Klara and her beloved Nutcracker battle the Rat King, and where a sleigh ride through a land of glistening snowflakes leads to the realm of the benevolent Sugar Plum Fairy. This sumptuous Alberta Ballet production pulls out all the stops with fantastic costumes, extravagant sets and the charming, original choreography of Edmund Stripe.

Please note: This is a dress rehearsal.
Stops and starts may occur during the show.

Artists

  • Featuring NAC Orchestra
  • jean-grand-maiytre-portrait-app-2k5a6233-2-copy
    Artistic Director Jean Grand-Maître
  • edmund-stripe-credit-paul-mcgrath
    Choreographer Edmund Stripe
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    Associate Artistic Director Christopher Anderson
  • christiana-bennett-2-bw
    Ballet Mistress Christiana Bennett
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    Music Director, Conductor Peter Dala
  • zach-brown-bw
    Costume & Set Designer Zack Brown
  • pierre-lavoie-bw
    Resident Lighting Designer Pierre Lavoie
  • lexie-klasing
    Stage Manager Lexie Klasing

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Learning and engagement at Canada’s National Arts Centre is made possible through the support of many generous individuals and organizations from across the country. Arts Alive is generously supported by the Azrieli Foundation, the Government of Nunavut, Canadian North, Calm Air, The River Philip Foundation, The Turnbull Family Community Building Foundation, and The Thomas Sill Foundation. Thank you also to Grant and Alice Burton, Canada Life, A Donor-Advised Fund at the Community Foundation of Ottawa, Friends of the NAC Orchestra, Donors to the NAC Foundation's Future Fund, The Janice and Earle O’Born Fund for Artistic Excellence, and the donors and sponsors of the NAC’s National Youth and Education Trust, the primary resource for youth and education funding at the National Arts Centre.