Join us for the return of Carolina Ballet's THE NUTCRACKER to its home at THE TOWNSHIP AUDITORIUM!

This enchanting seasonal fairytale, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s ballet THE NUTCRACKER, has become a must see holiday tradition with families and audiences year after year.  Selected as the BEST in Columbia. 

The Nutcracker features dancers, both pre-professional and professional, from all over the region including the Carolina Ballet Senior, Junior and Apprentice Ensembles, as well as Eriberto Jimenez and JImmy Moon.  Putting together their magic, Mimi Worrell, Artistic Director, and Joulia Moisseeva, Ballet Mistress, as well as Eriberto Jimenez, McCree O’Kelley, Jessica Stroupe and Keith Mearns, have staged this ballet with shimmering snowflakes, waltzing flowers and an enchanted nutcracker creating a performance that leaves you believing dreams do come true! 

A magical trip through ballet's classic toy stories of love and mischeif presented by the Junior and Apprentice Companies.