Nutcracker – 2017

Join us for our 45th anniversary season!

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8 Spectacular Performances!

November 25th, 26th & December 2nd, 3rd

Just Announced! Joy Womack as Sugar Plum Fairy!

Westside Ballet of Santa Monica is excited to present four special Nutcracker engagements featuring international ballet star and Westside Ballet alumna Joy Womack as Sugar Plum Fairy!
In 2012 Ms. Womack made headlines by becoming the first American female to be invited to dance under contract with the Bolshoi Ballet company. Today she is a principal dancer with the Kremlin Ballet Theater in Moscow. Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to see Joy perform in her hometown of Santa Monica! Read more about Ms. Womack in Dance Magazine.  Joy Womack engagement dates and times:
Saturday November 25th @ 1:00 pm
Sunday, November 26th @ 5:00 pm
Saturday, December 2nd @ 5:00 pm
Sunday, December 3rd @ 1:00 pm

Waltz of the Flowers

The Magic Returns!

For over 45 years, audiences have thrilled to Westside Ballet’s lavish productions of The Nutcracker.
From the moment the lights dim, you’ll be transported with Clara to a magical world filled with a Christmas tree that grows to the ceiling, menacing mice, a dashing prince who takes her through the land of the dancing snowflakes replete with falling snow led by the shimmering Snow Queen.
As the curtain rises on the second act, angels in clouds welcome Clara and her Prince to the Land of the Sweets where she meets the beautiful Sugar Plum Fairy. Clara is entertained by Spanish chocolate, Arabian coffee, Peppermints, Chinese tea, marzipan Mirlitons and more as they each dance for her.
Small Polichinelles pop out from underneath Mother Ginger’s giant skirt and flowers waltz around the delicate Dew Drop Fairy before the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier dance for Clara and send her off.
Based on E.T.A. Hoffmann’s “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King” and the Marius Petipa classic, this is the complete, traditional ballet, from the Victorian-style party scene to the glittering Sugar Plum Fairy.
Nominated in 2015 as one of Pointe Magazine’s favorite Nutcracker productions in the nation!

With a LIVE Orchestra!

Santa Monica College Symphony Orchestra

Santa Monica College Symphony Orchestra

Performed at the intimate Broad Stage at SMC Performing Arts Center, with the Santa Monica College Symphony Orchestra.
Made possible through the generosity of the Santa Monica College Public Policy Institute, playing Tchaikovsky’s majestic score…
It’s a holiday experience you won’t want to miss!

Westside Ballet of Santa Monica Nutcracker Trailer from Westside Ballet on Vimeo. Special thanks to Drew Roublick for producing this video.

A Los Angeles Tradition

Westside Ballet’s production of The Nutcracker is a Los Angeles tradition dating all the way back to 1973 – the longest running Nutcracker production in Los Angeles.

As featured in the Los Angeles Times, the artistic direction captures the spirit of the legendary George Balanchine, passed on by Yvonne Mounsey, who created the Nutcracker role of Center Spanish during the peak of her career as principal dancer with New York City Ballet.
“Ours is very true to the story as is reflected in the music and the spirit,” says Caprice Walker, Associate Artistic Director of Westside’s Nutcracker. “We have all of the elements that audiences look for – the falling snow, a Christmas tree that grows, and that magical moment when the Polichinelles pop out from under Mother Ginger’s skirt.”

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Tickets Sell Out Fast! Buy tickets online now for performances on November 25th, 26th & December (1st TBD), 2nd, 3rd.


Video Preview

Westside TV gave this exciting preview of WSB’s The Nutcracker in 2015 with commentary by Artistic Director Martine Harley.

Featured in Los Angeles Times

For three years in a row, the Times has run features on The Nutcracker:

2013 2012 2011

About Past Productions

Many promising dancers make their stage debuts in Westside Ballet’s The Nutcracker. Previous Productions highlights some of the many dancers who went on to professional careers, including Monique Meunier (NYCB, ABT),
Anna Liceica, (ABT) Martine Harley (Houston Ballet), Melissa Barak (NYCB, Los Angeles Ballet, Barak Ballet), Andrew Veyette (NYCB), Stayce Camparo (Kansas City Ballet) and Francis Veyette (Pennsylvania Ballet).

Previous Productions



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