Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre: The Nutcracker
December 14 - 15
Raising Canes River Center Theatre
A triumphant return for Baton Rouge Ballet's Bayou-set Nutcracker!
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December 14 - 15
Raising Canes River Center Theatre
A triumphant return for Baton Rouge Ballet's Bayou-set Nutcracker!
December 21 - 22
Jefferson Performing Arts Center
The world's favorite Holiday ballet!
January 8, 2025
Raising Canes River Center Theatre
Join the internationally esteemed company for this shimmering fairytale
November 8
Jefferson Performing Arts Center
A glittering production from the Grand Kyiv Ballet
Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre's The Nutcracker: A Tale from the Bayou was created in 1991 by Molly Buchanan and Sharon Mathew. Join Clara, the Nutcracker, the Sugar Plum Fairy, and all of your favorite characters as they dance their way through the traditional story with a special twist that sets all the action in 19th Century Louisiana!
The Nutcracker is one of the country's favorite Christmas events, and one of the most performed ballets in the world! This magical story of dancing toys and a Nutcracker prince is paired perfectly with Tchaikovsky's beautiful score. An annual Nutcracker performance by your local ballet company is the perfect way to welcome in Christmas with the whole family!
Declared his best work by Tchaikovsky himself, Sleeping Beauty is one of the repertoire's most brilliant and beguiling works, and what better way to experience the shimmering fairytale than in this production from the esteemed State Ballet Theatre of Ukraine? Choreographed after Marcus Petipa, join the internationally acclaimed company as they invite you into the enchanted world of a princess cursed to sleep for 100 years, and the prince who must battle through evil to save her.
The enchanted world of Hans Christian Anderson is brought to life by Ukraine's finest, with the Grand Kyiv Ballet's latest production The Snow Queen! Set to the music of Grieg, Mozart, Vivaldi and Massenet, discover a tale of bravery, love, and friendship this winter that'll delight the whole family!