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New York City Ballet: George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker

Opening Date: Nov 25, 2022

Closing Date: Dec 31, 2022

Running Time: 01:45

New York City Ballet: George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker
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Playing @

David H. Koch Theater

20 Lincoln Center 63rd St & Columbus Ave New York, NY 10023

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During the holiday period, the entire Company is immersed in activities surrounding George Balanchine's The Nutcracker®. All 90 dancers, 62 musicians, 32 stagehands and two casts of 50 young students each from the School of American Ballet join forces to make each performance as magical as possible. Children of all ages from New York City and the nation fill the David H. Koch Theater to be captivated by the lure of Tchaikovsky's music, Balanchine's choreography, Karinska's sumptuous costumes, and Rouben Ter-Arutunian's magical sets. George Balanchine's The Nutcracker®, based on the Alexandre Dumas pere version of E.T.A. Hoffmann's tale, The Nutcracker and the Mouse King (1816), demands a full-scale production. The elaborate stage elements and intricate lighting unleash the viewers' imagination by providing visual effects that are extraordinarily grand. The most famous example is the one-ton Christmas tree that grows from a height of 12 feet to 40 feet, evoking audible gasps of disbelief from the audience at each performance. Other notable feats include the comic figure of Mother Ginger — 85 pounds and nine feet wide, the costume requires handling by three people once it is lowered by pulley over the dancer's head — as well as the continuous flutter of the purest, crystal-shaped snowflakes (which are swept up and conserved after each performance for reuse).

COVID Safety Information:
Maska are optional but encouraged. 
Age Guidance

Age Guidance: 6

Show Notes

Show Notes: One intermission

Audience Advisory:

All patrons, including small children sitting in laps, must have a ticket to enter the theater.

Performance Schedule:

Visit nycballet.com for a complete schedule.

TDF Tickets Offers:

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Full-price tickets

$45 - $300

Accessibility:

Box Office

handicapped accessible.

Parking

Please call 212-874-9021 for reservations if you require a parking space in the “yellow” wheelchair accessible section. The entrance for this section is on Amsterdam Avenue, one hundred feet North of 62nd Street.

Directions Bus

The M5, M7, M10, M66, and M104 bus lines all stop within one block of Lincoln Center.

Restroom

handicapped accessible

Directions Subway

Take the #1 local train to 66th Street/Lincoln Center Station.

Elevator\Escalator

Elevator.

Entrance

steps leading up to the entrance. Accessible by elevator.

Water Fountain

handicapped accessible

Assisted Listening System

Assistive listening devices available for hard-of-hearing patrons. For headsets and loops, see the attendant at the coat check. A major credit card or driver’s license is needed as a security deposit.

Wheelchair Info

Wheelchair access.

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