The Nutcracker (Ballet Etudes 40th Anniversary Production) at Mesa Arts Center

Ballet Etudes celebrates 40 years of The Nutcracker with a full-length production set to Tchaikovsky's iconic score, following Clara on a magical Christmas Eve journey filled with larger-than-life mice, a sparkling winter wonderland, dancing confections and the Sugar Plum Fairy. Guest artists include Arianni Martin as the Sugar Plum Fairy, Alejandro Mendez as Cavalier, Martin Gaxiola as Drosselmeyer, Kaleb Garcia as the Nutcracker Prince, and Kleiton Sistelos as Arabian and the Snow King. The cast features Ellie Ball and Lyla Wahlbrink alternating as Clara, Emma Ashby as the Mouse King, Whitney Dana and Sarah Girard as the Snow Queen, Hazel Sherwood and Whitney Dana as the Dew Drop Fairy, and Chloe Johnson and Mikayla Bryan performing the Spanish Dance.