Orange County Ballet Theater (OCBT) presents its 22nd annual production of The Nutcracker, a traditional staging in the classical style set to Tchaikovsky’s beloved score. Follow Marie through a moonlit battle and a snowy forest to the magical Land of Sweets.
Preprofessional students of R&K Classical Ballet Academy dance nearly every role, from Marie to the Sugar Plum Fairy, under the direction of former Mariinsky Ballet soloists Alina Krasovskaya and Alexander Romanchikov.
Nutcracker gifts and refreshments will be available at every performance, with proceeds benefiting OCBT, a nonprofit.
Four performances include:
- Friday, December 18, 7:30 p.m.
- Saturday, December 19, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
- Sunday, December 20, 6 p.m.