A Must-See Tradition - The Nutcracker

Reinventing Christmas for the West Coast, Los Angeles Ballet presents its annual production of The Nutcracker, full of Southern Californian landmarks, from Venice Beach to Big Bear. This wonderful imagining is the ultimate way to enjoy Christmas - California style! With original choreography by Thordal Christensen and Colleen Neary, original set design by Catherine Kanner, and costume design by Mikael Melbye.

What Is The Nutcracker about?

One snowy Christmas Eve, at a great townhouse where a party is in full swing, local magician Herr Drosselmeyer arrives with gifts for the children, including a wooden nutcracker for Clara, the oldest child. When the clock strikes midnight, an adventure begins, and the Nutcracker comes to life, leading our heroine, Clara, into a war between mice and tin soldiers, and into the enchanted Land of Snow where a dance festival awaits them as a reward for defeating the dastardly mouse army.