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Experience The Nutcracker at Home! Watch a Recording of the Famous Ballet

Program Type:

Performance, Virtual Program

Age Group:

Youth, Tweens, Teens, Adults, 20s and 30s, Seniors, Family, Everyone
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Event Details

Experience The Nutcracker at Home! Watch a Recording of the Famous Ballet.

Get in the spirit of the season with a recorded virtual performance of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker performed by the United Kingdom’s internationally renowned Royal Ballet. The ballet, a holiday staple for all ages, can be viewed only on Saturday, December 16, and Sunday, December 17. Registrants will receive an email with a special link to the performance.

With sumptuous period designs, spellbinding stage effects, and Tchaikovsky’s iconic score, the 2016 performance of The Nutcracker will enchant audiences of all ages. Performed by Britain's flagship ballet company, registrants can expect to see some of the most elite ballerinas in this performance.

Please note viewing is only on Saturday, December 16 and Sunday, December 17, all day and night.

This event is made possible by Illinois Libraries Present, a statewide collaboration among public libraries offering premier events. ILP is funded in part by a grant awarded by the Illinois State Library, a department of the Office of Secretary of State, using funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services, under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act.