The Nutcracker 2024
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Metropolitan Ballet is excited to kick off the holidays by presenting The Nutcracker at Century II Concert Hall Thanksgiving Weekend: Saturday, November 30th at 7:00pm and Sunday, December 1st at 2:00pm.
Featuring a cast of local and area dancers, Metropolitan Ballet is honored to bring Guest Artists Stephanie Rae Williams from Dance Theatre of Harlem and Joshuan Vásquez from New Jersey Ballet Company as Sugar Plum and her Cavalier. We are also thrilled to have Returning Guest Artists Samuel Corridoni as Snow King and Dew Drop, and Kelli Bartlett and Mark Ayesh as Party Parents!
Don't miss this Wichita holiday tradition! All ages will be delighted from the excitement of a holiday party in Victorian times to the thrill of seeing a Christmas tree magically grow on stage as mice and stuffed animals come to life to battle in Clara’s living room. A classic Snow scene and spectacular performances from characters in the Land of Sweets round out this family-friendly ballet.
In addition to our annual performance at Century II Concert Hall, We will be going on tour to Burford Theatre in Ark City, KS on December 8th! See below for performance details and ticket information.
The Nutcracker 2023
Metropolitan Ballet once again kicked off the holidays by presenting The Nutcracker at Century II Concert Hall Thanksgiving Weekend.
Featuring a cast of local and area dancers, Metropolitan Ballet is honored to bring Guest Artists Alexandra Owens and Ezra Schreck from Austin Ballet as the Sugarplum Fairy and her Cavalier and Samuel Corridoni as Snow King.
All ages are delighted from the excitement of a holiday party in Victorian times to the thrill of seeing a Christmas tree magically grow on stage as mice and stuffed animals come to life to battle in Clara’s living room. A classic Snow scene and spectacular performances from characters in the Land of Sweets round out this family-friendly ballet.
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The Nutcracker 2022
Metropolitan Ballet kicked off the holidays by presenting The Nutcracker at Century II Concert Hall Thanksgiving Weekend!
Featuring a cast of local and area dancers, Metropolitan Ballet is honored to bring Guest Artists Ingrid Silva and Dylan Santos from Dance Theatre of Harlem as the Sugarplum Fairy and her Cavalier.
This year, we celebrated Artistic Director, Jill Landrith’s 25th year directing The Nutcracker in Wichita, Kansas!
Thank you to our 2022 Sponsors!
The Nutcracker 2021
We again thank you for returning to Century II this year for in-person performances of The Nutcracker! Artistic Director, Jill Landrith, continues her decades-long tradition in Wichita, Kansas bringing this holiday classic to life. Clara and her Prince will grace the stage along with a myriad of exciting characters from all over the magic land of the Sugarplum Fairy.
Featuring a cast of local and area dancers, Metropolitan Ballet is honored to bring Guest Artists from Dance Theatre of Harlem, Alicia Mae Holloway and Dylan Santos, as the Sugarplum Fairy and her Cavalier.
Thank You To Our 2021 Sponsors
This project was supported in part by the Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission, which receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities, visit www.arts.gov.
The Nutcracker 2020
We are dedicated to producing this full-length, classical ballet every year during the holidays and 2020 was no exception! Thank you to everyone who made The Nutcracker a success during the pandemic.
The magic of the holidays was experienced from the comfort and safety of your home! Out of necessity in 2020, Metropolitan Ballet brought The Nutcracker to you in a digital, On Demand format. Featuring local & regional dancers, this family-friendly production is a holiday tradition for young and old. Guest Artists from Ballet Memphis, Brandon Ramey and Eileen Frazer, joined our local cast along with Broadway professional and Wichita native, Taurean Everett, to record the production on December 19, 2020 at Century II Concert Hall. This On Demand version of The Nutcracker was available to stream online only from December 21, 2020 through December 27, 2020.
The Nutcracker 2019
Thank you for joining us this year at the historic Scottish Rite Auditorium Dec. 7th and Dec. 8th. Our Nutcracker performances featured Artistic Director, Jill Landrith, local and regional dancers, as well as Guest Artists Jillian Davis from Complexions Contemporary Ballet in New York and Brandon Ramey from Memphis Ballet.
The Nutcracker 2018
Thank you to everyone who joined us in celebrating our inaugural production of The Nutcracker on December 1st & 2nd, 2018.
Thank you to our sponsors!
