The Unmissable Festive Fancy

Connecticut Ballet returns for 2025 with their magical production of this Christmas classic, featuring guest stars from the New York City Ballet and the American Ballet Theatre and accompaniment from the Hartford Symphony Orchestra. A dazzling concoction of choreography, glittering sets and costumes, and Christmas cheer all set to Tchaikovsky's unforgettable score, a trip to the Connecticut Ballet's Nutcracker is sure to be an experience the whole family will treasure!

What Is The Story?

One snowy Christmas Eve, at a great townhouse where a party is in full swing, local magician Herr Drosselmeyer arrives with gifts for the children, including a wooden nutcracker for Clara, the oldest child. When the clock strikes twelve, an adventure begins and the Nutcracker comes to life, leading our heroine Clara into a war between mice and tin soldiers, and into the enchanted Land of Sweets where a festival awaits them.