Nutcracker by Santa Cruz City Ballet: Experience the Magic

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Full Length Nutcracker Ballet 12/16 & 12/17 Cabrillo’s Crocker Theater 1:00 & 4:30 SAT & SUN Experience the Magic! presented by Santa Cruz City Ballet @ International Academy of Dance with Guest Artists (TBA)

Children under three on your lap are FREE!

As the leaves deepen into beautiful fall colors, it is a true sign that winter is around the
corner and with it… magic that only the Nutcracker Ballet can bring! The International Academy of Dance, home to the Santa Cruz City Ballet (SCCB) is buzzing with excitement, preparing for our favorite time of year!

The SCCB full-length Nutcracker is alive with innovative choreography, stunning dancers, beautiful sets and brilliant costumes. With renowned music of Tchaikovsky’s original score set by the Moscow Symphony, this production has become an annual tradition, showcasing local dancers, as well guest artists from the Bay Area and beyond. What better way to ring in the season than with smiles, beauty,  laughter and cheer! Join the festivities and kick off your holidays!

As opening night nears, the enchanting music of the Sugar Plum Fairy fills the studios of the International Academy of Dance, as talented and devoted artists practice, practice, practice. Mini mice, toy soldiers, gingersnaps and lambs rehearse attentively alongside superbly trained flowers, snowflakes and lead dancers to bring magic to the stage.

Each year, families pour their heart into the Nutcracker both on stage and off. It truly takes a village and we are so thankful for our beautiful community of parents, dancers and supporters. SCCB Artistic Director/Choreographer, Shannon Chipman, alumnae of the Juilliard School and Santa Cruz native, began the Nutcracker tradition as the Snow Queen in the first production of the Nutcracker in Santa Cruz at Cabrillo’s theater in 1988 under the tutelage of Jean Dunphy and Vicki Bergland (co-Director of this production). Since 2009, Miss Chipman has brought her vision to life with Co-Director/Choreographer, Vicki Bergland. Chipman and Bergland combine their artistic efforts to once again bring the stunning Nutcracker Ballet at Cabrillo’s Crocker Theater to life.

This year marks 35 years of Nutcracker for Chipman & Bergland. Cast members who first graced the stage in our original Nutcracker in 2009 and beyond, as a Gingersnaps and Lambs, have grown up with the production and are now dancing featured roles en pointe. Some of the most adorable little ones take the stage for the first time. The youngest dancer is two this year, and can be seen dancing alongside her dad in the Party Scene. Every year there is something new to see… new choreography, new costumes, special additions, delightful guest artists and wonderful surprises!

We invite you to experience elegant, entertaining Classical Ballet and the Joy of Dance only SCCB can bring! Experience the Magic for yourself and dance along in the most comfortable theater seats in town. From any vantage point in the Cabrillo Theater you will have a great view. There isn’t a bad seat in the house… and SCCB Nutcracker offers affordable tickets the whole family will enjoy!

  Santa Cruz City Ballet is the ballet company of the Santa Cruz Dance Guild, a community based non-profit organization.