Hendersonville Ballet Presents:

"The Nutcracker"

Friday, December 20th at 7pm

Saturday, December 21st at 3pm

Saturday, December 21st at 7pm

Sunday, December 22nd at 3pm

Blue Ridge Community College, Thomas Auditorium

Online ticket sales are open until December 18th

Tickets will also be available for purchase at the door

Photo by Julie Buckman

Featuring Alumni dancers (and twins) Liv and Xavier Cacanindin.

Liv will be dancing the role of Sugar Plum Fairy and Xavier will be dancing the role of Cavalier.

In 2019, Liv danced in Hendersonville Ballet's first full production of the Nutcracker in the role of Clara, and Xavier danced the roles of Fritz and the Nutcracker Prince.

They are both currently at UNCSA high school program.

Xavier and Liv Cacanindin rehearse at University of North Carolina School of the Arts.

Nutcracker Facts:

The Nutcracker is Tchaikovsky's third ballet (Sleeping Beauty and Swan Lake are the first 2).

It was first performed in December of 1892 at St. Petersburg's Mariinsky Theatre.

The Story of the Nutcracker was written by Alexandre Dumas and is an adaptation of E.T.A Hoffman's The Nutcracker and The Mouse King.

Since the 1960s, "The Nutcracker" has been danced by countless ballet companies, especially in North America.

The music from "The Nutcracker" is used in many films, especially Christmas-related movies.