Visions of Sugar Plum Fairies dancing in your head this holiday season?
You're in luck, because many Atlanta area dance companies will be turning your dreams into performances of "The Nutcracker" in November and December 2017.
The ever-appealing Sugar Plum Fairy, an introduction to a lifelong love of ballet, will charm audiences along with each company's version of other beloved (and feared) characters like the Snow Fairy and the Rat King.
Here's the lineup of every "Nutcracker" performance to catch this holiday season in Atlanta:
Credit: Contributed by Kari Pierce
Credit: Contributed by Kari Pierce
Atlanta Ballet. "Nutcracker." Dec. 8-28. Times vary depending on the day, but generally are either 2 p.m. or 7:30p.m. Adults: $21.50-$125.25, students: $16.50-97.25. Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. 855-285-8499, foxatltix.com or atlantaballet.com.
Ballethnic Dance Company. "Urban Nutcracker." 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Dec. 9; 3 p.m. Dec. 10. $30-$60. Morehouse King Chapel, 830 Westview Drive, Atlanta. 404-762-1416, ballethnic.org.
Callanwolde Fine Arts Center. "Christmas Tours with Champagne and The Nutcracker." 6 p.m. Dec. 4-7. $20 online, $25 at the door. Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, 980 Briarcliff Road NE, Atlanta. 404-872-5338, callanwolde.org.
Callanwolde School of Dance. "Polar Express & The Nutcracker: A Callanwolde School of Dance Event." 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. Dec. 2. $10 online, $15 at the door. Agnes Scott College's Gaines Chapel, Presser Hall, 1375 McDonough Street, Decatur. 404-872-5338, callanwolde.org.
The Georgia Ballet. "The Nutcracker, 2017." 7 p.m. Dec. 1 (sensory-friendly performance, tickets $10/$15); 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 2; 2 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Dec 3. $12-$48. Jennie T. Anderson Theatre, Cobb Civic Center, 548 S. Marietta Pkwy SE, Marietta. 770-528-8490, georgiaballet.org.
Georgia Metropolitan Dance Theatre. "The Nutcracker." 7:30 p.m. Nov. 24; 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Nov. 25; 2 p.m. Nov. 26. $10-$30. Jennie T. Anderson Theatre, Cobb Civic Center, 548 S. Marietta Pkwy SE, Marietta. 678-287-9020, georgiametrodance.org.
Gwinnett Ballet Theatre. "The Nutcracker," 40th anniversary season. 10 a.m., 11:45 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Fri., Sat., Sun., Dec 1-17. Fridays Dec. 1 and 8, 2:30 and 7:30p.m. Friday Dec. 15 at 7:30 p.m.; 2:30p.m. Saturdays, Sundays. $20-$37. Infinite Energy Center. 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth. 770-626-2464, gwinnettballet.org.
"Hip-Hop Nutcracker." Doors open at 5:30 p.m., show at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 26. $25-$80. Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta. 855-285-8499, foxtheatre.org.
North Atlanta Dance Theatre. "The Nutcracker." 7:30 p.m. Nov. 10; 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Nov. 11; 2:30 p.m. Nov. 12. $18-$28. Infinite Energy Center. 6400 Sugarloaf Pkwy, Duluth. 770-921-7277, northatlantadancetheatre.com.
Credit: Contributed by Kari Pierce
Credit: Contributed by Kari Pierce
Northeast Atlanta Ballet. "The Nutcracker." 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Nov. 24; 10 a.m., 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Nov. 25; 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Nov. 26. $18.50-$21.50 in advance, $21.50 -$24.50 day of performance. Infinite Energy Center, 6400 Sugarloaf Pkwy, Duluth. 770-921-7277, northeastatlantaballet.org, infiniteenergycenter.com.
Metropolitan Ballet Theatre. "Nutcracker."7:30 p.m. Dec. 1; 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Dec. 2; 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Dec. 3. $15-$20. Blessed Trinity Catholic High School Theater, 11320 Woodstock Road, Roswell,. 678-297-2800, metropolitanballet.org.
Moscow Ballet. "Great Russian Nutcracker." 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. Nov. 26. $30.76-$111.35. Robert Ferst Center for the Arts, 349 Ferst Drive, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta. 404-894-2787, ferstcenter.gatech.edu.
Roswell Dance Theatre. "The Nutcracker." Fri.-Sun. Nov. 24-26, Thurs.-Sun. Nov. 30-Dec.3. Times vary, $10-$33. Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest St., Roswell. 770-594-6232, roswellnutcracker.com.
Southern Ballet Theatre. "The Nutcracker." 10:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. Nov. 18; 2:30 p.m. Nov. 19. Infinite Energy Center, 6400 Sugarloaf Pkwy, Duluth; 10:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. Dec. 16 at The Venue at Friendship Springs, 7340 Friendship Springs Blvd, Flowery Branch. $13.50-$18.50. 678-682-9238, southernballettheatre.com.
Sugarloaf Ballet. "Nutcracker Excerpts." 7 p.m. Dec. 6-7. Free admission. Infinite Energy Center. 6400 Sugarloaf Pkwy, Duluth. 770-682-5333, sugarloafballet.org.
For more holiday fun, check out Access Atlanta's Ultimate Guide to the Holidays.
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