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Nutcracker Fantasy

Date:
Thursday December 19
Time:
7:30 pm
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Venue

State Theatre
805 Hennepin Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55402 + Google Map

Organizer

Minnesota Dance Theatre

Celebrate the season with Minnesota’s beloved holiday tradition! Loyce Houlton’s Nutcracker Fantasy returns to the State Theatre featuring Loyce Houlton’s imaginative choreography, Tchaikovsky’s iconic score, and a spectacular cast of local student and professional dancers with special guest artists.

*Saturday, Dec. 14 is a community preview performance. For this preview performance, pre-recorded music will be used instead of a live orchestra.

Performance Venue

State Theatre

All Performance Dates

Saturday, 12/14, 3pm (This is a community preview performance, with pre-recorded music.)
Thursday, 12/19, 7:30pm
Friday, 12/20, 7:30pm

Content Warnings/Age Recommendations

This performance is recommended for ages 3 and older.

Themes

  • This is the longest-running holiday show in Minnesota. That means that many audiences have found it entertaining and worth attending for a very long time. What makes a performance special to you? What artist or work of art would you like to see every year for a really long time? ​

Accessibility

Many performance venues offer accessibility accommodations such as wheelchair seating, assistive listening, sensory ear plugs, ASL interpretation, open captioning, or audio description, among other options. These accommodations are specific to each event, and may not be available everywhere. When registering with us, please let us know what accommodations you need and we will follow up with you!

Transportation

If you do not have access to a ride, call Project Success and we can provide transportation for you. Please let us know if you need a ride when you make your reservation. We will need at least 2 days’ notice to set up transportation.

Childcare

Childcare is available for this performance. Please let us know if you need childcare when you make your reservation.

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