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Paris Ballet and Dance's annual performance of The Nutcracker is set to return to The Palm Beaches this November-taking center stage as the holiday season's most iconic tradition. Learn more!

Ansel Elgort makes his dance debut as 'The Godfather' in Quadrophenia, A Rock Ballet at New York City Center, Nov 14-16, 2025.

Cape Town City Ballet welcomes four new international talents to its ranks ahead of the highly anticipated Coppélia, opening this Friday 21 October at the Artscape Opera House for a limited season.

Peninsula Lively Arts will celebrate the 2025 holiday season with three distinct takes on The Nutcracker: Nutcracker Sweets (Dec. 6–7), Hip-Hop Nutcracker (Dec. 20), and The Nutcracker (Dec. 21).

Sir Michael Palin has voiced his support for artsdepot as part of its anniversary programming, which blends new comedy, theatre, family shows and 'matinee meet-ups' that could help combat loneliness. Learn more!

This Christmas, Birmingham Royal Ballet will present two beloved productions of The Nutcracker in both Birmingham and London. Learn more about the upcoming show here!

The San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra (SFSYO) and Wattis Foundation Music Director Radu Paponiu will perform five concerts during the 2025–26 season, beginning with their season-opening performance in November.

YOSHIKO AND KAMIKUSA, and LUZEMBERG SANTANA, principal dancers of the Indianapolis Ballet, will be the guest artists in the Alameda Civic Ballet's production of The Nutcracker.

Los Angeles Ballet has revealed its 2025/2026 season, marking a major milestone with the Company’s 20th anniversary. Learn the full season lineup here!

The Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center is holding open auditions for the wacky holiday musical NUNCRACKERS – The Nunsense Christmas Musical. Learn how to audition here!

United Dance Company is celebrating Down Syndrome Awareness Month with the start of rehearsals for The Extraordinary Nutcracker, returning to Boston’s Calderwood Pavilion December 6–7, 2025.

Internationally recognized ballet dancer Justin Valentine will appear as a guest artist with Palmetto Ballet Theatre in Simone Cuttino’s A Night Under The New Moon. The production will be performed October 10–11, 2025, at Lexington 2 Performing Arts Center in West Columbia, SC.

Northern Ballet’s The Nutcracker will return to Leeds Grand Theatre for the holidays, running December 18, 2025 – January 4, 2026. Featuring David Nixon’s choreography and Tchaikovsky’s famous score performed live.

Since Giselle opened in Paris in 1841, its poignant themes of betrayal and mercy have been captivating audiences worldwide. With music by Adolphe Adam and choreography based on Petipa’s late-19th-century revivals, Giselle has become the epitome of Romantic-era ballet.

Convergence Ballet has announced its 2025–2026 season under new Artistic Director Ian Parsons. Highlights include The Nutcracker at Herberger Theater Center (December 12–14, 2025) and a Spring Gala at Dorrance Theater (April 26, 2026) featuring Parsons’ new choreography.

As an ongoing commitment to make ballet and the performing arts accessible to everyone in the community, the Carolina Ballet has partnered with the Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts to host five free children's classes.

Little Bulb have announced the cast for their Early Years' Christmas production Antarctica, presented by Bristol Old Vic, in a revival of the magical polar adventure for the bravest young explorers.

The University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) is celebrating its 60th anniversary this month, commemorating the moment in 1965 when it opened its doors as the nation's first public arts conservatory.

Popejoy Hall has launched the 2025–2026 Schooltime Series, the largest performing arts education program in New Mexico, with a performance by Artrageous. Since 1996, the Schooltime Series has introduced more than one million PreK–12 students across the state to the transformative power of live performance.

Georgia native Cartreze Tucker returns home as Goldie Wilson and Marvin Berry in the national tour of BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE MUSICAL, which is opening production of the 2025 – 2026 Regions Bank Broadway in Atlanta season and plays at The Fox Theatre September 23 - 27.

The Mary B. Galvin Artistic Director Ashley Wheater has added three dancers to the Joffrey roster for the 2025-26 season. Learn more about the new dancers here!

Beatrice Rana will embark on a North American recital tour from October 29, 2025 to November 12, 2025, with appearances at Bourgie Hall at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, Carnegie Hall, and more.

Ballet Rhode Island will hold its annual auditions for The Nutcracker Children's Cast. The auditions are open to young dancers ages 7-18 across New England. Learn more!

Make your holidays merry and bright with Julia Adams’ The Nutcracker Suite, performing at the Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

New York City Children’s Theater has revealed its 29th season with a five-borough tour “Theater for the Very Young” production, FOREST OF FEELINGS, and more. See the full season here!