Gen Horiuchi’s The Nutcracker has become the region’s most popular holiday production. Year after year, thousands of children, teens and adults, mark their calendars for the spectacle on stage. A dazzling set at the Touhill frames the company dancers, professional character actors, and talented students from the school of the Saint Louis Ballet. And now, with a larger cast and some new choreography!
Hundreds of colorful costumes and special effects enhance the timeless tale, loosely based on the E.T.A. Hoffmann fantasy The Nutcracker and the Mouse King. Clara’s life-size nutcracker comes to life on Christmas Eve and, together, they embark on wonderful adventures in magical lands (Land of the Sweets!) -- waging battles against the evil Mouse King.
Performances
Saturday, November 26 at 2:30 and 7:00pm
Sunday, November 27 at 2:30pm
Friday, December 16 at 7:00pm
Saturday, December 17 at 2:30pm and 7:00pm
Sunday, December 18 at 2:30pm
Tuesday, December 20 at 6:00pm
Wednesday, December 21 at 6:00pm
Thursday, December 22 at 2:30pm and 7:00pm
Friday, December 23 at 2:30pm and 7:00pm
Tickets: $31 - $79 at https://www.metrotix.com/events/detail/slb-nutcracker
Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center (PAC)
1 Touhill Circle, St. Louis, Mo. 63121-4400
