The Nutcracker

Everyone knows The Nutcracker as the ballet that has become a holiday tradition and a favorite of audiences for generations.

Ballet Nebraska’s fresh, lively, and thoroughly entertaining production is sure to become a favorite in your community, transporting your audience into the enchanting world of a child’s beautiful dreams.

What sets Ballet Nebraska’s Nutcracker apart are its careful attention to clear storytelling and its masterful balance of reality and fantasy. Even your youngest theatergoer will identify with the young heroine, Clara, and follow eagerly as her lively imagination leads her on a wonderful journey filled with colorful characters: the hair-raising Rat Queen, dazzling dancers from many lands, the beautiful Sugarplum Fairy and her Cavalier… and, of course, the Nutcracker Prince!

[Right-click here to download this information as a printable PDF file. Also interested in our other 2011-12 touring offerings? Learn more about our Dracula and Momentum productions.]

Nutcracker video highlights* (from our 2010 production in Spirit Lake, Iowa):

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Gallery of production photos:

The Nutcracker: Presenter Factsheet

Availability dates:

  • November/December 2011 (inquire for specific dates)
  • Pre-planning your 2012 season programming? Contact us now to get started!

Technical requirements summary (see tech rider for complete details):

  • Stage with fly space
  • Professional lighting equipment
  • Professional sound equipment

Optional extra services available (rates to be negotiated as part of your total presenter investment):

  • Community performer participation – Maximize audience involvement and offer an exciting educational opportunity for young dancers in your community! Ballet Nebraska will send a professional staff member to your community to conduct auditions and stage choreography, collaborating with a local dance rehearsal instructor to integrate your young performers into our professional Nutcracker production.
  • School performances – Partner with educators in your area to bring students to daytime performances specially adapted to school needs and schedules. A school performance is a great way to build families’ interest in seeing the full production!
  • Workshops – Ballet Nebraska’s professional artistic staff can conduct workshops tailored to the needs and interests of your constituencies.

About rates:

Rates for Ballet Nebraska touring productions typically range from approximately $5,500 to $12,000, depending on the production you choose, number of performances, optional services selected, dates, distance, etc. These charges are normally structured as a fee plus percentage of admissions.

We are committed to bringing professional dance to as wide an audience as possible. If your group is interested in presenting Ballet Nebraska but is not sure it’s within your budget, please contact us anyway! We are eager to work with you to find flexible, creative solutions to your programming needs.

More information:

For more information or to start planning your Ballet Nebraska tour program, please contact us:

Email: tour@balletnebraska.org

Mail: Ballet Nebraska Touring, PO Box 6413, Omaha, NE 68106

Phone: (402) 541-6946