Nutcracker

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The South Carolina Ballet presents Charleston’s favorite family tradition, Nutcracker. Just in time for the holiday season this award-winning spectacle is coming to the North Charleston Performing Arts Center December 4th & 5th.

Artistic Director William Starrett’s award winning choreography has been combined with a cast of more than 120 dancers, new costumes and enchanted special effects. The company’s 35 professional dancers will dance side by side with over 60 local children, ages 4 to 18. Paired with Tchaikovsky’s score, sugar plum fairies, mischievous mice and waltzing flowers will ring in the holiday cheer. “This season’s Nutcracker is going to be spectacular with the biggest cast in our 55 year history,” says Starrett.

The Nutcracker, which was first performed in St. Petersburg in 1892, tells the story of a young girl named Clara who experiences a magical journey as a reward for saving the life of her beloved Nutcracker Prince. The American version began in 1940 when the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo suddenly took refuge and presented its production in New York City. George Balanchine, the company’s ballet master, is the famed founder and choreographer of Nutcracker. It is this famed production that Columbia City Ballet’s famed Nutcracker is adopted after with a hint of our Southern roots. “The Russian Licorice Whip dance alone will blow you away. I can’t wait for the audience to get to experience this year’s tremendous production,” proclaims William Starrett.

The South Carolina Ballet will present Nutcracker at the North Charleston Performing Arts Center, December 4th & 5th. Tickets range from $27-57 (plus applicable fees) and can be purchased online at www.Ticketmaster.com or by calling 1-800-745-3000. For more information about the South Carolina Ballet, visit www.southcarolinaballet.com.