Photo Flash: THE NUTCRACKER Dances Into Kauffman Center

Following its Kennedy Center premiere in Washington, D.C., the acclaimed holiday production returns to its Kansas City home.

This classic story by E.T.A. Hoffman is set to the celebrated Tchaikovsky's score and wrapped with sparkling costumes, exquisite sets and captivating choreography by Artistic Director Devon Carney.

See your children's wonder ignite and feel the glimmer once more as your childhood dreams return and inspire you to IMAGINE AGAIN.

Photography: Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios.

KC Ballet Dancer Dillon Malinski and CharLes Martin.

Kansas City Ballet Dancers and KCB School Students.

KC Ballet Dancer CharLes Martin and KCB School Student Poppy Trettel.

KC Ballet Dancer CharLes Martin and KCB School Student Poppy Trettel.

KC Ballet Dancers Amanda DeVenuta and Joshua Bodden with Company Dancers.

KC Ballet Dancers Kevin Wilson with CharLes Martin and School Student Poppy Trettel.

Kansas City Ballet Dancers and KCB School Students.

Kansas City Ballet Dancers and KCB School Students.

KC Ballet Dancer James Kirby Rogers as the Mouse King.

KC Ballet Dancer Kevin Wilson with KCB School Student Poppy Trettel and Company Dancers.

KC Ballet Dancers Angelina Sansone and Humberto Rivera Blanco.

KC Ballet Dancer Whitney Huell and Company Dancers.

Kansas City Ballet Dancers.

KC Ballet Dancers Angelina Sansone and Humberto Rivera Blanco with Company Dancers Taryn Mejia and Danielle Bausinger.

KC Ballet Dancers Tempe Ostergren and Michael Davis with KCB School Students.

KC Ballet Dancers Tempe Ostergren and Michael Davis with KCB School Students.

KC Ballet Dancer Kaleena Burks.

KC Ballet Dancer Taryn Mejia.

Kansas City Ballet Dancers and KCB School Students.

Kansas City Ballet School Students.

KC Ballet Dancer Amaya Rodriguez with Company Dancers.

Kansas City Ballet Dancers.

KC Ballet Dancer Amaya Rodriguez with Company Dancers.

KC Ballet Dancer Tempe Ostergren and Michael Davis.

KC Ballet Dancer Tempe Ostergren.

KC Ballet Dancers Tempe Ostergren and Michael Davis with Company Dancers.

KC Ballet Dancers.