Dance Wisconsin Presents: The Nutcracker

December 21-22, 2024

Shannon Hall | Memorial Union

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About this event

Dance Wisconsin presents the holiday classic The Nutcracker. A forty-seven year Madison holiday tradition, it is the only local performance that includes: dancers, a live orchestra and magical vocals. Dance Wisconsin's Nutcracker has over eighty performers, from South Central Wisconsin, dancing along with the Dance Wisconsin Orchestra and the vocals of the Monona Grove High School Singers.

Join Clara as she receives a special Nutcracker Doll from Heir Drosselmeyer during a party thrown by her family. Allow yourself to be transported by Heir Drosselmeyer's magic as he brings various dolls and toys to life. Watch with excitement as Clara awakens from a dream to find the Nutcracker life size and battling The Mouse King with his troops. After the Nutcracker's victory Clara is transported to a fantasy land where the Snow Queen performs with her snowflakes. In Act II Clara travels through Candyland where she is entertained by dancers from all over the world including a Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier. Finally, rejoice with Clara as she returns home in a glorious sleigh.

Major sponsors: North Central Utility, Marie Antoinette Real Estate, Kramer Madison, and Gorilla Movers of Wisconsin. Additional funding provided by a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts as well as Dane Arts with additional funding from private donations to the Endres Manufacturing Company Foundation, the Evjue Foundation, Inc., charitable arm of The Capital Times, the W. Jerome Frautschi Foundation, and the Pleasant T. Rowland Foundation.

 

Prices (including all fees)

Full Price $56 | $53 | $46 | $36 
Students & Seniors 62+ $54 | $51 | $44 | $34
Groups 20+ $46 | $28 | 

Tickets

Dance Wisconsin's Nutcracker
Start DateSaturday, December 21, 2024 2:00 PM
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Dance Wisconsin's Nutcracker
Start DateSunday, December 22, 2024 2:00 PM
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