New York City: The Nutcracker Ballet at Lincoln Center

New York City: The Nutcracker Ballet at Lincoln Center

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Experience the magic of the holiday season with tickets to a performance of George Balanchine's The Nutcracker at Lincoln Center in New York City.

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Highlights

Be captivated by the lure of Tschaikovsky's music and Balanchine's choreography
Watch the most complex theatrical, staged ballets in the Company's active repertory
See the elaborate stage elements and intricate lighting that unleash your imagination
Experience the magic of the holiday season with a performance of The Nutcracker
Enjoy a full-scale production of George Balanchine's The Nutcracker

Description

Experience the magic of George Balanchine's The Nutcracker at the David H. Koch Theater in New York City. Watch as the stage comes alive with the help of 90 dancers, 62 musicians, 40 stagehands, and more than 125 children. Join children of all ages from New York City and around the world as they fill the theater to be captivated by the lure of Tschaikovsky's music, Balanchine's choreography, Karinska's sumptuous costumes, and Rouben Ter-Arutunian's magical sets. Based on the Alexandre Dumas père version of E.T.A. Hoffmann's tale, The Nutcracker and the Mouse King (1816), George Balanchine's The Nutcracker demands a full-scale production. The elaborate stage elements and intricate lighting unleash the viewers' imagination by providing visual effects that are extraordinarily grand. The most famous example is the one-ton Christmas tree that grows from a height of 12 feet to 41 feet, evoking audible gasps of disbelief from the audience at each performance. Other notable feats include the comic figure of Mother Ginger — 85 pounds and nine feet wide, the costume requires handling by three people once it is lowered by pulley over the dancer's head — as well as the continuous flutter of the purest, crystal-shaped snowflakes (which are swept up and conserved after each performance for reuse). While these technical achievements are wonderful fun, it is Balanchine's choreography that sustains the ballet through two acts. Act I introduces the characters — the Stahlbaum children, Marie and Fritz, Herr Drosselmeier and his Nephew — and also begins the transition from reality into fantasy with the concluding Snowflake Waltz. Act II offers the complete transformation. Enter the 'Kingdom of the Sugarplum Fairy' and there is no turning back.

Includes

Ticket to The Nutcracker

Important Information

Arrive early to find your seat and enjoy the full experience Photography and recording of any kind are strictly prohibited during the performance Children of all ages are welcome, but they must have their own ticket Latecomers will be seated at the discretion of the house management