|
 Auburn - The Evergreen City Ballet beautifully intertwines the Christmas holiday season with dance in a family favorite performance everyone
will enjoy. Complete with dancing snowflakes, a magical Christmas tree, and visions of Sugarplums. Be entranced yet again with the sweet dreams and warmth of this seasonal
tradition, and experience the real Nutcracker - a timeless favorite of the Evergreen City Ballet. Artistic Director Wade Walthall's diverting and
entertaining choreography provides a visual feast. ECB is joined in presenting The Nutcracker by The Evergreen City Ballet Orchestra, conducted by ECB Musical Director Barney Blough.
Friday December 7th through Sunday December 9th at the Auburn Performing Arts Center, 700 E Main Street, Auburn WA 98002 http://www.auburn.wednet.edu/performarts/pdffiles/PACMapDirections.pdf
Tickets: www.evergreencityballet.org or call:
Evergreen City Ballet (425) 228-6800
Bellingham - The Mount Baker Ballet (MBB) production of The Nutcracker celebrates the
30th season of this regional company on Saturday, December 15, 2007 at the Mt. Baker Theatre, 104 Commercial in Bellingham, WA. Tickets are available at the theatre box office or
by calling 360-734-6080. Dancers of the MBB will be joined by selected students from the Nancy Whyte School of Ballet and members of the community. The production features the
original Petipa-Ivanov choreography staged by Illaria Obidenna Ladre. Nancy Whyte is Artistic Director of the production. Visit The Mount Baker Ballet on the web at: http://www.nancywhyteballet.com/nutcracker/index.html
Bothell - Cameo/Carrabba Dance Theatre presents "The Nutcracker" and the Gift of Sharing.
This timeless classic set to the Magnificent Tchaikovsky score, with colorful costumes, sets by Tony Canlis and a magical world of Clara and the Nutcracker Prince. This original version,
features children and adults, toy soldiers, dolls, mice, snowflakes, a dancing bear, Chinese, Russian, Spanish dancers who come together to create a fantasy world of characters and effects
. This fast-paced production has been choreographed by Marco Carrabba, who is the Artistic Director. He performed with major dance companies, Hamburg, and Stuttgart Ballet, Dutch
National Ballet, Boston, San Francisco. He was also a principle with Pacific Northwest Ballet.
Parking is free at the Northshore Senior Center, 10201 E. Riverside Dr. Bothell, WA 98011. Reservations (425) 483 - 4272 www.cameodance.com
Bremerton - Bremerton Performing Arts Center - Peninsula Dance Theatre (member of
Regional Dance America-Pacific) accompanied by the Peninsula Ballet Orchestra. For ticket information, or any other questions, please contact Bremerton Dance Center (home of PDT) at
(360)377-6214. www.orgsites.com/wa/pdt/
Bremerton - Dance Arts Theater and Irene's School of Dance presents their sixteenth annual
Nutcracker production at the Bremerton High School Performing Arts Center. Tickets are available at Irene's School of Dance and Kitsap Mall Information Booth. For more information
and tickets, call 360-692-4395
Bainbridge Island – Olympic Performance Group (OPG) presents their holiday production,
The Nutcracker, featuring dancers age five through adult from Bainbridge,  Kingston, Port Orchard, Poulsbo and Seattle. The Nutcracker opens December 14, and runs through December 22.
This timeless holiday classic is directed by recent Bainbridge transplant Jane Venezia and features classical and original choreography by Seattle
resident Anna Percival and Ms. Venezia. Tchaikovsky's melodies sweep audience members of all ages off their feet, first to the historic Victorian era, and then to the magical Land of the
Sweets.
On December 1, OPG presented a special preview performance featuring selections from The Nutcracker at Bainbridge Cinemas,
delighting audience members of all ages. Photos (attached) were taken by Heather Hood.
The first weekend's performances (December 14-16), at Bainbridge High School's LGI
Theater, are nearly all sold-out. Best availability is for the second weekend's performances (December 21 and 22) at North Kitsap Community Auditorium in Poulsbo.
OPG's Nutcracker, sponsored by The Doctors Clinic, debuts at Bainbridge High
School's LGI Theatre with a special charity performance benefiting local retirement homes (The Helpline House and Stephens House). Tickets to this performance are discounted at $12 each
(adults, students, and seniors) and are only available at the door. Later performances take place both on Bainbridge at the LGI and in Poulsbo at North Kitsap Community Auditorium.
Tickets: $18/students age 18 and under, or with valid student ID, groups of 10 people or more, and seniors age 65 and older with valid ID; $22/adults
Tickets: (206) 842-1205
Edmonds - Edmonds Center for the Arts - Olympic Ballet Theatre performs The Nutcracker at the opening season of the newly renovated Edmonds  Center for the Arts December 15 at 2:00
& 7:00 PM, and December 16 at 3:00 PM. It's holiday fun for the entire family! Olympic Ballet Theatre brings all the magic of the season to the
stage for the 25th year. Their traditional performance of The Nutcracker features exciting guest artists from Broadway's "Movin'Out", Whitney Simler and Corbin Popp, and comes
complete with a growing Christmas Tree, Booming Canons, and even Mother Ginger and her Buffoons. A one-hour performance of The Nutcracker will be
presented for schools and community groups on Monday, December 11 at 10:30 AM. $5 Group rates available. Contact: Olympic Ballet Theatre (425) 774-7570 or visit www.olympicballet.com
Enumclaw - Enumclaw High School - Youth ballet company, Plateau Ballet Repertory Theatre,
performs once again this traditional holiday classic. Choreographed by Artistic Director Syble
Bracken. Enumclaw High School Community Theatre, 226 S. Semanski Street. Reserved Seating. For seat availability call The Ballet Workshop (home of PBRT) 360-825-2196 www.the-ballet-workshop.com
Everett - Everett Civic Auditorium - Olympic Ballet Theatre performs The Nutcracker with the world-renowned Everett Symphony Orchestra, Saturday, December 8 at 2:00 & 7:00 PM
and Sunday December 9 at 2:00 PM at the Everett Civic Auditorium. It's holiday fun for the entire family! Olympic Ballet Theatre brings all the magic of the
season to the stage for the 25th year. Their traditional performance of The Nutcracker features exciting guest artists from Broadway's "Movin'Out",
Whitney Simler and Corbin Popp, and comes complete with a growing Christmas Tree, Booming Canons, and even Mother Ginger and her Buffoons. For public performance tickets contact www.everettsymphony.org. A one-hour performance of The Nutcracker will be presented for schools and community groups on Monday, December 11 at
10:30 AM. $5 Group rates available. Contact: Olympic Ballet Theatre (425) 774-7570 or visit www.olympicballet.com
Gig Harbor - Milton S. Boyd Performing Arts Center - Gig Harbor's Encore Theater
proudly announces its annual production of "The Nutcracker, Beyond the Dream". With the
soaring music of Tschaikovsky, our traditional classical ballet production boasts an original
musical theater prologue, with actors and singers telling the tale of how the Nutcracker actually
came to be a Nutcracker. This multi-media production provides something for every member of the family.
The performances will be Friday December 14th at 7:30; with two performances on Saturday December 15th at 2:30 and 7:30 and Sunday December 16th at 2:30. These performances will
be held at the Milton S. Boyd Performing Arts Center at Peninsula High School located at 14105 Purdy Drive Northwest. Directed by Jennifer Branner and Kathleen McGilliard, several
guest artists will be joining Gig Harbor's Danse Ensemble with dancers from The Academy of Performing Arts and actors from Encore! Theater. The show will be a wonderful addition to
your holiday plans!
Call 253-858-2282 for reservations and ask for information regarding the tea party between the
two performances on December 15th. The party will allow audience members to meet with the
performers up close and personal. Tickets for the performance only are $15.00 to $20.00 for
adults; $10.00 to $15.00 for Seniors, Military and Teens; and $7.00 to $12.00 for Children.
Lynwood - Olympic Ballet Theatre presents its mini-Nutcracker performance at their annual
Santa Breakfast to be held at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Lynnwood. Music, food, live
performance and a visit from Santa make this a wonderful holiday tradition for the entire family! Contact: Olympic Ballet Theatre (425) 774-7570 or visit www.olympicballet.com
Olympia - Washington Center for the Performing Arts - Ballet Northwest presents the magical
holiday classic ballet The Nutcracker, by Tchaikovsky in eight performances December 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, and 16 at the Washington Center for the Performing Arts in Downtown Olympia.
Ballet Northwest-Washington State's oldest Ballet Company-performs the holiday classic
ballet, The Nutcracker to music by Tchaikovsky. This local production of the holiday classic has become a community tradition in Olympia, wowing the kids and enchanting the adults for
celebration. Ballet Northwest is Southwest Washington's largest ballet company, featuring talented local dancers from age eight to sixty-nine, drawn community-wide from Lewis, Mason,
and Thurston counties. www.balletnorthwest.org
Performance dates are Fridays, December 7 and 14 at 7:30 p.m.; Saturdays, December 8 and 15 at 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; and Sundays, December 9 and 16 at 2:00 p.m.
Tickets can be purchased at the Washington Center for the Performing Arts Box Office, 512
Washington St. S.E., Downtown Olympia, by calling the Box Office at (360) 753-8586 or (360) 753-9668, or online at www.washingtoncenter.org . Adult tickets are $20 to $26 (plus $2.50
Washington Center service charge); Students, Seniors, and Groups of 20 or more tickets are $16 to $22 (plus $2.50 Washington Center service charge).
Friday, December 7 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, December 8 at 2:00 p.m.
Saturday, December 8 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, December 9 at 2:00 p.m.
Friday, December 14 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, December 15 at 2:00 p.m.
Saturday, December 15 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, December 16 at 2:00 p.m.
Poulsbo – Olympic Performance Group (OPG) presents their holiday production, The
Nutcracker, featuring dancers age five through adult from Bainbridge, Kingston, Port Orchard, Poulsbo and Seattle. The Nutcracker opens December 14, and runs through December 22.
This timeless holiday classic is directed by recent Bainbridge transplant Jane Venezia and features classical and original choreography by Seattle
resident Anna Percival and Ms. Venezia. Tchaikovsky's melodies sweep audience members of all ages off their feet, first to the historic Victorian era, and then to the magical Land of the
Sweets.
On December 1, OPG presented a special preview performance featuring selections from The Nutcracker at Bainbridge Cinemas,
delighting audience members of all ages. Photos (attached) were taken by Heather Hood.
The first weekend's performances (December 14-16), at Bainbridge High School's LGI
Theater, are nearly all sold-out. Best availability is for the second weekend's performances (December 21 and 22) at North Kitsap Community Auditorium in Poulsbo.
OPG's Nutcracker, sponsored by The Doctors Clinic, debuts at Bainbridge High
School's LGI Theatre with a special charity performance benefiting local retirement homes (The Helpline House and Stephens House). Tickets to this performance are discounted at $12 each
(adults, students, and seniors) and are only available at the door. Later performances take place both on Bainbridge at the LGI and in Poulsbo at North Kitsap Community Auditorium.
Tickets: $18/students age 18 and under, or with valid student ID, groups of 10 people or more, and seniors age 65 and older with valid ID; $22/adults
Tickets: (206) 842-1205
Renton - The Evergreen City Ballet beautifully intertwines the Christmas holiday season with dance in a family favorite performance everyone
will enjoy. Complete with dancing snowflakes, a magical Christmas tree, and visions of Sugarplums. Be entranced yet again with the sweet dreams and warmth of this seasonal
tradition, and experience the real Nutcracker - a timeless favorite of the Evergreen City Ballet. Artistic Director Wade Walthall's diverting and
entertaining choreography provides a visual feast. ECB is joined in presenting The Nutcracker by The Evergreen City Ballet Orchestra, conducted by ECB Musical Director Barney Blough.
Friday December 21st through Sunday December 23rd at the Renton IKEA Performing Arts Theater, 400 South 2nd Street, Renton WA 98057 http://www.renton.wednet
.edu/ipac/directions.html
Tickets: www.evergreencityballet.org or call:
Evergreen City Ballet (425) 228-6800
Richland - Richland Auditorium - Mid-Columbia Regional Ballet annual performance of the Nutcracker. (509)946-1531 www.ballettri-cities.com
Seattle - Marion Oliver McCaw Hall - Pacific Northwest Ballet - Pacific Northwest
Ballet invites the young and the young-at-heart to be captivated by the timeless, magical dream-world of the enchanting Nutcracker, November 23-December 29 at McCaw Hall.
PNB's Nutcracker, the Northwest's favorite family holiday tradition, has been dazzling Northwest audiences each holiday season since 1983. Created by PNB Founding Artistic
Director Kent Stowell and world-famous children's author and illustrator Maurice Sendak, Nutcracker brilliantly blends lavish sets and costumes, wondrous choreography and
Tchaikovsky's perennially popular music performed by the acclaimed PNB Orchestra to create a magical storybook world enjoyed by children and adults alike.
TICKETS range in price from $20-$125 and may be purchased by calling the PNB Box
Office at (206) 441-2424 (Monday – Friday 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. and Saturdays 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.), online at www.pnb.org  or in person at the PNB Box Office at 301 Mercer Street
(Monday – Friday 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. and Saturdays 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.) and at McCaw Hall at 321 Mercer Street 90 minutes
prior to each performance. Tickets are also available at any Ticketmaster outlet, by calling (206) 292-ARTS or online at www.ticketmaster.com . Discounts are available for
children 12 & under and for groups of 15 or more. For group tickets, please call (206) 441-2416 or email juliej@pnb.org . PNB's Online
Group Builder is now available for audience members to gather their friends, family and co-workers to see any Nutcracker performance. Any group of 15 or more can save up to 25% www.pnb.org (photos courtesy of PNB)
Bring the whole family! Specially priced Family Packs include four discounted Nutcracker
tickets and coupons to be redeemed at McCaw Hall for cookies and milk or cider. Family Packs are available for all Nutcracker performances and range in price from $158-$432. Family
Packs are available for purchase in-person or by phone through the PNB Box Office at (206) 441-2424.
Seattle - Shorecrest Performing Arts Center - Cameo/Carrabba Dance Theatre (425)483-4272- www.cameodance.com
Spokane - Spokane Opera House - The Spokane Symphony, Alberta Ballet and Ballet British
Columbia present The Nutcracker in Spokane, Washington at the Spokane Opera House. For more information visit us at: www.spokanesymphony.org
Tacoma - Concert Hall - Washington Contemporary Ballet - Come watch Washington
Contemporary Ballet's presentation of the holiday classic, "Nutcracker." Tickets can be
purchased at the same address or by phone at (253) 474-4312. Cash, check, Visa and Mastercard are accepted. www.wcbdance.org
Tacoma - Pantages Theater (253)591-5894 - Tacoma City Ballet (253)272-4219 www.broadwaycenter.org/calendar/tacoma-ballet.asp
Vancouver - Royal Durst Theatre - Columbia Dance Compay presents The Nutcracker at
the Royal Durst Theatre, Vancouver School of Arts and Academics 3101 Main St. Vancouver. (360)737-1922
 Wenatchee - Wenatchee High School Auditorium - The Academy of Dance and Performing Arts Ballet School presents The Nutcracker Saturday, December
15th at 1:00pm and 7:00pm. Call: 509-665-8796 Online: www.adpa5678.com
|
|
