Dorrance Dance
The Nutcracker Suite
Bay Area Premiere
Explosive tap dance meets hot jazz rhythms in acclaimed company Dorrance Dance’s intoxicating production of the holiday classic. Danced to Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn’s marvelously inventive 1960 reinterpretation of the classic Tchaikovsky score, The Nutcracker Suite boogies, slides, struts, and dives through the magical story of a young girl and her fantastical Christmas adventure. Along with collaborators Hannah Heller and Josette Wiggan, Artistic Director Michelle Dorrance transforms the Sugar Plum Fairy into a slinky Sugar Rum Cherry, the “March of the Toy Soldiers” becomes a swinging brass “Peanut Brittle Brigade” romp, and the original ballet’s pageant of national dances gets a fresh new 21st-century twist. “The orchestrations are playful, surprising, imaginative. Ms. Dorrance and her collaborators…have responded in kind” (The New York Times).
Run time for this performance is approximately 1 hour and 10 minutes without intermission
| MICHELLE DORRANCE, HANNAH HELLER, JOSETTE WIGGAN | The Nutcracker Suite (music: Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn’s interpretation of the Tchaikovsky score) |
The Program Book will be available approximately one week before the performance.
Dec 14, 8pm
Dec 15, 3pm
There is a $15 per order service charge on single ticket purchases that partially underwrites the cost of our ticketing platform, credit card processing, Ticket Office staffing, and ticket delivery. To avoid this fee, tickets can be purchased in person at our Ticket Office during our regular office hours. Note: there is a $20 service charge for all subscription orders.
For Blind and Visually Impaired Patrons
A pre-show haptic access tour and live audio description headsets are available for the Sun, Dec 15 performance. These services can be reserved when purchasing tickets online or by contacting the Ticket Office at 510.642.9988. Learn more on our Accessibility page
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Dec 14, 8pm
Dec 15, 3pm
Dorrance Dance
The Nutcracker Suite
Bay Area Premiere
There is a $15 per order service charge on single ticket purchases that partially underwrites the cost of providing services online and by phone, as well as programs needed for digital order delivery. To avoid this fee, tickets can be purchased in person at our Ticket Office during our regular office hours. Note: there is a $20 service charge for all subscription orders.