See Dance This December!

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Royal Ballet
Date: Tuesday, December 16
Time: 7:00 p.m. (local time)
Run Time: 3 hours 25 minutes (approximate)

Fathom Events invites you to experience a classic tale of magic and wonder when Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is screened in select cinemas nationwide on Tuesday, December 16.

Christopher Wheeldon’s full-length ballet based on Lewis Carroll’s beloved book is an exuberant piece of storytelling featuring an instantly recognizable cast of characters, among them a tap-dancing Mad Hatter, a tetchy White Rabbit and a raucously bad-tempered Queen of Hearts.

The Nutcracker - Streamed Live!
Bolshoi Ballet
Date: Sunday, December 21
Time: 12:55 p.m. ET / 11:55 a.m. CT / 10:55 a.m. MT
Tape-delayed to 12:55 p.m. PT/AK/HI

Run Time: 2 hours 20 minutes (approximate)

This choreographic version, created for the Bolshoi by Yuri Grigorovich, is full of romanticism and philosophical reflections on ideal love. Masterfully interpreted by the Bolshoi dancers, it will enchant the whole family for the festive season, proving that one is never too young or too old to be swept away by The Nutcracker.

San Francisco Ballet's The Nutcracker
On Christmas Eve, 1944, the audience at San Francisco’s War Memorial Opera House experienced the American premiere of Nutcracker. An instant sensation, the ballet launched a national holiday tradition.



Moscow Classical Ballet's The Nutcracker
Tuesday, December 9th - Friday, December 12th

The Moscow Classical Ballet returns to Harris Center  in Folsom to perform The Nutcracker, by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

Tchaikovsky’s timeless tale of family and the magic of Christmas brings people together to enjoy the merriment of the holidays, especially in this staging by the esteemed Moscow Classical Ballet. This brilliant troupe is one of three ballet companies supported by the Russian government and "boasts a cluster of phenomenal young dancers...its corps performs in an uncluttered, streamlined style" (New York Times).

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