Create a new holiday tradition with your loved ones and experience the Kalamazoo-inspired Nutcracker!
​Our story begins in the magic of Candy Cane Lane, a renowned holiday destination in Kalamazoo. Follow Hattie on her wondrous journey through the Land of the Sweets, dancing with a cast of Michigan Snowflakes, White-Tailed Deer, Monarch Butterflies, Apple Blossom Flowers, Blue Moon Ice Cream, and the iconic Sugar Plum Fairy and her Nutcracker Prince!
This magical journey begins after Hattie's family's first holiday party at the historic Kalamazoo House, originally built by the Lilienfeld Family in 1878 and located in Downtown Kalamazoo.
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Join us for a one-of-a-kind Nutcracker experience that will make your holidays unforgettable.
Performances are December 7th at 6:00pm and December 8th at 2:00pm, 2024, at Comstock Community Auditorium.
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Presented by the dancers of Ballet Kalamazoo and the Kalamazoo Youth Ballet with Professional Guest Artists Matthew Rusk of St. Louis Ballet as The Nutcracker Prince, Seyong Kim, Professor of Dance at Western Michigan University as Drosselmeyer and dancers from WMU Dance Department and WMU Dance Team as The White-tailed Deer and Monarch Butterflies.