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Abbotsford - Abbey Arts Center - Experience the magic of The Nutcracker this holiday season with Royal City Youth Ballet's full length ballet, featuring a cast of 100+ dedicated and enthusiastic dancers, under the artistic direction of
Dolores Kirkwood, OBC. Performing to Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky's beautiful music, this traditional ballet has beautiful sets designed by Jean Claude Olivier and extravagant, colourful costumes
by Chris Sinosich. There are magical soldiers, mice, a Sugar Plum fairy and a growing Christmas tree, all danced to the beautiful music of Tchaikovsky's
Nutcracker score. With snowflakes, Snow King and Queen, Waltz of the Flowers, Arabian, Spanish and other favourites. Ticket Master: 604-280-4444 www.abbeyarts.com
Duncan - Cowichan Theatre - Experience the magic of The Nutcracker this holiday season with Royal City Youth Ballet's full length ballet, featuring a cast of 100+ dedicated and enthusiastic dancers, under the artistic direction of
Dolores Kirkwood, OBC. Performing to Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky's beautiful music, this traditional ballet has beautiful sets designed by Jean Claude Olivier and extravagant, colourful costumes
by Chris Sinosich. There are magical soldiers, mice, a Sugar Plum fairy and a growing Christmas tree, all danced to the beautiful music of Tchaikovsky's
Nutcracker score. With snowflakes, Snow King and Queen, Waltz of the Flowers, Arabian, Spanish and other favourites. Box Office: 250-748-7529 http://www.cowichantheatre.bc.ca
Maple Ridge - The Act - Experience the magic of The Nutcracker this holiday season with Royal City Youth Ballet's full length ballet, featuring a cast of 100+ dedicated and enthusiastic dancers, under the artistic direction of
Dolores Kirkwood, OBC. Performing to Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky's beautiful music, this traditional ballet has beautiful sets designed by Jean Claude Olivier and extravagant, colourful costumes
by Chris Sinosich. There are magical soldiers, mice, a Sugar Plum fairy and a growing Christmas tree, all danced to the beautiful music of Tchaikovsky's
Nutcracker score. With snowflakes, Snow King and Queen, Waltz of the Flowers, Arabian, Spanish and other favourites. Box Office: 604-476-2787 www.theactmapleridge.org
Mission, BC - Clarke Theatre - On December 3, join the Fraser Valley
Academy of Dance at the Clarke Theatre, Mission, to experience the magic of The Nutcracker. Professional dancers Jennifer
Grapes and Darren McIntyre, formerly of Milwaukee Ballet, join Vancouver-based Justin Reist as the infamous King Rat and a cast of over 120 dancers in this fourth annual
presentation of John C. Carney's choreography of The Nutcracker at the Clarke Theatre in Mission.
Formerly a principal dancer with Rambert Dance Company, soloist with English National Ballet, and student, teacher and choreographer at the Royal Ballet School,
Mr. Carney has been owner of Fraser Valley Academy of Dance since 2008. His production of The Nutcracker, previously performed to great acclaim by New Haven
Ballet and now in Mission, offers the familiar characters of Drosselmeyer, Fritz and Clara, as well as the lesser known characters such as Clara's sister Louise and the
von Rattenstein family. Enjoy the humour and delight of a Christmas party at the Stahlbaum's, then follow
Clara in her dream as she witnesses the excitement of the battle between Rats and Soldiers, travels through the mystical Snow and across the serene Ocean to the
Kingdom of Sweets. Meet the Sugar Plum Fairy and Nutcracker Prince and all of Clara's new friends who entertain the audience with dances of Chinese, Candy
Cane, Russian, Arabian, Smarties, Spanish and Flowers. Tickets are available to purchase in Mission at the FVAD Office (604-826-0097)
and at Jazz-Ma-Tazz (604-855-9166) in Abbotsford. For out-of-town residents, telephone or email ticket orders are available through the FVAD Office.
Please visit the FVAD website www.fvad.ca for more details or visit the school at
33219 1st Avenue in Mission, next to Scotiabank at 1st and Welton.
New Westminster - The Massey Theatre - Experience the magic of The Nutcracker this holiday season with Royal City Youth Ballet's full length ballet, featuring a cast of 100+ dedicated and enthusiastic dancers, under the artistic
direction of Dolores Kirkwood, OBC. Performing to Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky's beautiful music, this traditional ballet has beautiful sets designed by Jean Claude
Olivier and extravagant, colourful costumes by Chris Sinosich. There are magical soldiers, mice, a Sugar Plum fairy and a growing Christmas
tree, all danced to the beautiful music of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker score. With snowflakes, Snow King and Queen, Waltz of the Flowers, Arabian, Spanish and other favourites.
Box Office: 604-521-5050 http://www.masseytheatre.com
Surrey - The Surrey Arts Center - Experience the magic of The Nutcracker this holiday season with Royal City Youth Ballet's full length ballet, featuring a cast of
100+ dedicated and enthusiastic dancers, under the artistic direction of Dolores Kirkwood, OBC. Performing to Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky's beautiful music, this
traditional ballet has beautiful sets designed by Jean Claude Olivier and extravagant, colourful costumes by Chris Sinosich.
There are magical soldiers, mice, a Sugar Plum fairy and a growing Christmas tree, all danced to the beautiful music of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker score. With
snowflakes, Snow King and Queen, Waltz of the Flowers, Arabian, Spanish and other favourites. Box Office: 604-501-5566 http://www.surrey.ca
Vancouver - Queen Elizabeth Theater - 
Ballet British Columbia is proud to announce the Vancouver premiere of Alberta Ballet's The Nutcracker, at the Queen
Elizabeth Theatre. Alberta Ballet's The Nutcracker with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. Choreographed by
Edmund Stripe, with sets and costumes designed by Emmy Award-winning designer Zack Brown, The Nutcracker is set in turn of the 20th century Imperial
Russia, an era of opulent grandeur. The new production injects "a fresh, vibrant magic to the mix where every cent of the $1.5 million budget is displayed through the
stunning set designs and elaborate costumes" (The Calgary Herald). With scores of children, mice in the battle scene dressed as Cossack soldiers, and snowflakes
dressed as Russian princesses, this "sparking and spectacular achievement" (The Calgary Herald) offers a perfect complement to Tchaikovsky's glorious musical
score played live by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. Ballet BC, a company of 15 talented dancers from around the world, is
committed to the ballet of today. Solidly grounded in the classical ballet lexicon but with more immediacy and connection to the 21st century, the company presents a
diverse repertoire of Canadian and international contemporary ballet. Now in its 25th anniversary year, Ballet BC continues its commitment to perform on multiple regional
, national and international tours in addition to its regular performance season at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver.
Other notable Ballet BC programs include Artist-In-Residency, Company
apprenticeship, outreach initiatives for students, Summer Dance Intensive in collaboration with the Arts Umbrella Dance Program, as well as the popular Studio
Series, Pre-show Chats and Artist Talks. For more information, visit our web site: www.balletbc.com .
Tickets for The Nutcracker can be purchased through Ticketmaster at 604-280-3311 or online at www.ticketmaster.ca .
Vancouver - Goh Ballet - Center in Vancouver for Perf. Arts - 
Vancouver (North) - Seymour Dance Society presents its 11th annual
childrens production of The Nutcracker at Centennial Theatre located at 2300 lonsdale avenue in North Vancouver, British Columbia, (604)929-6060
Vancouver (North) - Centennial Arts Center - Experience the magic of The
Nutcracker this holiday season with Royal City Youth Ballet's full length ballet,
featuring a cast of 100+ dedicated and enthusiastic dancers, under the artistic direction of Dolores Kirkwood, OBC. Performing to Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky's
beautiful music, this traditional ballet has beautiful sets designed by Jean Claude Olivier and extravagant, colourful costumes by Chris Sinosich.
There are magical soldiers, mice, a Sugar Plum fairy and a growing Christmas tree, all danced to the beautiful music of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker score. With
snowflakes, Snow King and Queen, Waltz of the Flowers, Arabian, Spanish and other favourites. Box Office: 604-984-4484 http://www.centennialtheatre.com
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