Concerts and Tickets

The Nutcracker

The Charleston Ballet and the WVSO Present
The Nutcracker
Friday, December 14 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, December 15 at 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Come see the Nutcracker the way Tchaikovsky intended – With a Full Live Orchestra!  This often imitated but never duplicated holiday tradition is sure to excite both the children in your life, and those just young at heart!

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This performance will feature over seventy five local dancers and guest artists from The Charleston Ballet (Kim Pauley, Artistic Director & Choreographer) accompanied by the WVSO under the direction of Maestro Grant Cooper.  Three performances will take place at the Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences of West Virginia.

This production is the only one in the area with a full live orchestra - a one-of-a-kind experience for local audiences.

The Nutcracker features a number of distinguished guest artists. Olivier Wecxsteen, a former principal dancer with Les Grands Ballets Canadiens and Boston Ballet, will dance the role of Drosselmeyer.  Sonia Rodriguez and Piotr Stanczyk, principal dancers with the National Ballet of Canada, will perform the Cavalier and Sugar Plum Fairy. Additional guests include Damien Highfield, with Oleksandr Vykhrest, Thomas Bettin, and Edward Persondek from Columbia Classical Ballet in South Carolina.  Local artist Ted Brightwell will appear as Mother Ginger, Rhiannon Turley will be dancing the role of Clara, and students from the American Academy Ballet will join artists of The Charleston Ballet to complete a wonderful cast.