George Balanchine's The Nutcracker

GEORGE BALANCHINE’S THE NUTCRACKER™
DANCED BY NEW YORK CITY BALLET

Enchanting generations of wide-eyed children and adults alike, New York City Ballet’s dazzling production of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker™ plays to sold-out houses each holiday season in New York. Now cinema audiences will have the opportunity to enjoy this timeless tale when it is screened in selected cinemas as part of the Lincoln Center at the Movies: Great American Dance series. Tchaikovsky’s beloved melodies transport the young and young at heart to a magical world where mischievous mice besiege a battalion of toy soldiers, and an onstage blizzard leads to an enchanted Land of Sweets. New York City Ballet‘s famously extravagant staging features Balanchine’s stunning choreography amidst awe-inspiring set pieces, ornate costumes and grand one-of-a-kind visual effects, like the one-ton Christmas tree that grows to an astonishing 12 meters.

NEW YORK CITY BALLET
Ballet Master in Chief Peter Martins

Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Choreography by George Balanchine*
Scenery Rouben Ter-Arutunian
Costumes by Karinska
Original Lighting by Ronald Bates
Lighting by Mark Stanley

New York City Ballet is one of the foremost dance companies in the world, with an unparalleled repertory of ballets—most of them created for NYCB—many of which are considered modern masterpieces. The Company was founded in 1948 by arts patron Lincoln Kirstein and the legendary choreographer George Balanchine, who served as Ballet Master of NYCB from its inception until his death in 1983. In 1949, Jerome Robbins joined the Company as Associate Artistic Director. NYCB moved to its current home at Lincoln Center’s New York State Theater (now the David H. Koch Theater), built especially for Balanchine and the Company in 1964. Now under the direction of Ballet Master in Chief Peter Martins and Executive Director Katherine Brown, the Company has more than 90 dancers, a 62-member orchestra, an official school (the School of American Ballet), an institute for choreography (the New York Choreographic Institute), and an annual 21-week season in New York City. NYCB is committed to promoting creative excellence and nurturing a new generation of dancers and choreographers.