• Asheville Contemporary Dance Theatre performs The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, its reinvention of the holiday classic. New music and characters enhance the original E.T.A. Hoffman story. According to a press release, “This isn’t your mama’s Nutcracker – it’s better!” Friday and Saturday, Dec. 2 and 3, 7:30 p.m. at Diana Wortham Theatre. $25 for adults or $20 for children, students and seniors.
• Asheville Ballet returns with its seasonal showing of The Nutcracker. It’s “a full-length production featuring all the classical beauty and all the bells and whistles of the original Russian production over 100 years old.” Held at Diana Wortham Theatre Friday, Dec. 9-Sunday, Dec. 11. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday with 2:30 p.m. matinees on Saturday and Sunday. Tickets are $25 for orchestra sides and balcony, $35 for front orchestra and $50 for the mezzanine. Students and children 12 and under are $15.
• On Thursday and Friday, Dec. 15 and 16, Ballet Conservatory of Asheville “breathes new life into every child’s favorite holiday tradition, emphasizing elegant ballet on a mysterious December’s eve,” according to Diana Wortham Theatre (where the performances are held). 5 and 7:45 p.m. nightly. $20 adults, $10 children 12 and under.
• Moscow Ballet brings its Great Russian Nutcracker to the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium on Monday, Dec. 19. “The Great Russian Nutcracker is a unique event that captures the holiday spirit of Christmas. Audiences keep coming back for more of this yearly tradition,” says press for the event. 7:30 p.m., $37.50-$68.
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