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International Ballet Theatre: Nutcracker Two venues: Kirkland Performance Center, 350 Kirkland Ave., Kirkland, 1 & 5 p.m. Sat., Dec. 5-Sun., Dec. 6 ($25-$45); and Meydenbauer Center, 11100 N.E. Sixth St., Bellevue ($25-$50). Opens Fri., Dec. 11. 7:30 p.m. Fri.-Sat., 2 p.m. Sat.-Sun., plus 2 p.m. Dec. 21-23. Ends Dec. 23. intballetacademy.org. Various locations, $25-$50 Saturday, December 19, 2015
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Nutcracker The original Nutcracker may have been choreographed in 1892 by Lev Ivanov for the Imperial Ballet, but it’s George Balanchine we have to thank for the work becoming a holiday classic. When he created a new production for his New York City Ballet in 1954, he reached back for some of the iconic moments from his Russian heritage, but distilled them into a charming narrative of a young girl’s dream on Christmas Eve. Pacific Northwest Ballet artistic director Peter Boal danced the role of the Prince as a student, and now he’s bringing the work to Seattle-thus ending the 31-year-run of the Kent Stowell/Maurice Sendak version, on which a whole generation of fans grew up. With fresh set and costume designs by renowned children’s author/illustrator Ian Falconer (of Olivia the Pig fame), this Nutcracker brings new life to a well-loved ballet. SANDRA KURTZ Runs Thurs.-Sun., then nearly daily starting Dec. 16. Ends Dec. 28. Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, 321 Mercer StreetSeattle, WA 98109 $25-$156 Saturday, December 19, 2015
International Ballet Theatre: Nutcracker Two venues: Kirkland Performance Center, 350 Kirkland Ave., Kirkland, 1 & 5 p.m. Sat., Dec. 5-Sun., Dec. 6 ($25-$45); and Meydenbauer Center, 11100 N.E. Sixth St., Bellevue ($25-$50). Opens Fri., Dec. 11. 7:30 p.m. Fri.-Sat., 2 p.m. Sat.-Sun., plus 2 p.m. Dec. 21-23. Ends Dec. 23. intballetacademy.org. Various locations, $25-$50 Saturday, December 19, 2015, 2pm
The Buttcracker A hair-metal take on-guess which ballet? 7:30 p.m. Fri., Dec. 18-Sun., Dec. 20 plus 10 p.m. Sat., Dec. 19. Erickson Theatre, 1524 Harvard Ave $20-$25 Saturday, December 19, 2015, 7:30pm
The Buttcracker A hair-metal take on-guess which ballet? 7:30 p.m. Fri., Dec. 18-Sun., Dec. 20 plus 10 p.m. Sat., Dec. 19. Erickson Theatre, 1524 Harvard Ave $20-$25 Saturday, December 19, 2015, 10pm
International Ballet Theatre: Nutcracker Two venues: Kirkland Performance Center, 350 Kirkland Ave., Kirkland, 1 & 5 p.m. Sat., Dec. 5-Sun., Dec. 6 ($25-$45); and Meydenbauer Center, 11100 N.E. Sixth St., Bellevue ($25-$50). Opens Fri., Dec. 11. 7:30 p.m. Fri.-Sat., 2 p.m. Sat.-Sun., plus 2 p.m. Dec. 21-23. Ends Dec. 23. intballetacademy.org. Various locations, $25-$50 Sunday, December 20, 2015
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Nutcracker The original Nutcracker may have been choreographed in 1892 by Lev Ivanov for the Imperial Ballet, but it’s George Balanchine we have to thank for the work becoming a holiday classic. When he created a new production for his New York City Ballet in 1954, he reached back for some of the iconic moments from his Russian heritage, but distilled them into a charming narrative of a young girl’s dream on Christmas Eve. Pacific Northwest Ballet artistic director Peter Boal danced the role of the Prince as a student, and now he’s bringing the work to Seattle-thus ending the 31-year-run of the Kent Stowell/Maurice Sendak version, on which a whole generation of fans grew up. With fresh set and costume designs by renowned children’s author/illustrator Ian Falconer (of Olivia the Pig fame), this Nutcracker brings new life to a well-loved ballet. SANDRA KURTZ Runs Thurs.-Sun., then nearly daily starting Dec. 16. Ends Dec. 28. Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, 321 Mercer StreetSeattle, WA 98109 $25-$156 Sunday, December 20, 2015
International Ballet Theatre: Nutcracker Two venues: Kirkland Performance Center, 350 Kirkland Ave., Kirkland, 1 & 5 p.m. Sat., Dec. 5-Sun., Dec. 6 ($25-$45); and Meydenbauer Center, 11100 N.E. Sixth St., Bellevue ($25-$50). Opens Fri., Dec. 11. 7:30 p.m. Fri.-Sat., 2 p.m. Sat.-Sun., plus 2 p.m. Dec. 21-23. Ends Dec. 23. intballetacademy.org. Various locations, $25-$50 Sunday, December 20, 2015, 2pm
The Buttcracker A hair-metal take on-guess which ballet? 7:30 p.m. Fri., Dec. 18-Sun., Dec. 20 plus 10 p.m. Sat., Dec. 19. Erickson Theatre, 1524 Harvard Ave $20-$25 Sunday, December 20, 2015, 7:30pm
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Nutcracker The original Nutcracker may have been choreographed in 1892 by Lev Ivanov for the Imperial Ballet, but it’s George Balanchine we have to thank for the work becoming a holiday classic. When he created a new production for his New York City Ballet in 1954, he reached back for some of the iconic moments from his Russian heritage, but distilled them into a charming narrative of a young girl’s dream on Christmas Eve. Pacific Northwest Ballet artistic director Peter Boal danced the role of the Prince as a student, and now he’s bringing the work to Seattle-thus ending the 31-year-run of the Kent Stowell/Maurice Sendak version, on which a whole generation of fans grew up. With fresh set and costume designs by renowned children’s author/illustrator Ian Falconer (of Olivia the Pig fame), this Nutcracker brings new life to a well-loved ballet. SANDRA KURTZ Runs Thurs.-Sun., then nearly daily starting Dec. 16. Ends Dec. 28. Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, 321 Mercer StreetSeattle, WA 98109 $25-$156 Monday, December 21, 2015
International Ballet Theatre: Nutcracker Two venues: Kirkland Performance Center, 350 Kirkland Ave., Kirkland, 1 & 5 p.m. Sat., Dec. 5-Sun., Dec. 6 ($25-$45); and Meydenbauer Center, 11100 N.E. Sixth St., Bellevue ($25-$50). Opens Fri., Dec. 11. 7:30 p.m. Fri.-Sat., 2 p.m. Sat.-Sun., plus 2 p.m. Dec. 21-23. Ends Dec. 23. intballetacademy.org. Various locations, $25-$50 Monday, December 21, 2015, 2pm
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Nutcracker The original Nutcracker may have been choreographed in 1892 by Lev Ivanov for the Imperial Ballet, but it’s George Balanchine we have to thank for the work becoming a holiday classic. When he created a new production for his New York City Ballet in 1954, he reached back for some of the iconic moments from his Russian heritage, but distilled them into a charming narrative of a young girl’s dream on Christmas Eve. Pacific Northwest Ballet artistic director Peter Boal danced the role of the Prince as a student, and now he’s bringing the work to Seattle-thus ending the 31-year-run of the Kent Stowell/Maurice Sendak version, on which a whole generation of fans grew up. With fresh set and costume designs by renowned children’s author/illustrator Ian Falconer (of Olivia the Pig fame), this Nutcracker brings new life to a well-loved ballet. SANDRA KURTZ Runs Thurs.-Sun., then nearly daily starting Dec. 16. Ends Dec. 28. Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, 321 Mercer StreetSeattle, WA 98109 $25-$156 Tuesday, December 22, 2015
International Ballet Theatre: Nutcracker Two venues: Kirkland Performance Center, 350 Kirkland Ave., Kirkland, 1 & 5 p.m. Sat., Dec. 5-Sun., Dec. 6 ($25-$45); and Meydenbauer Center, 11100 N.E. Sixth St., Bellevue ($25-$50). Opens Fri., Dec. 11. 7:30 p.m. Fri.-Sat., 2 p.m. Sat.-Sun., plus 2 p.m. Dec. 21-23. Ends Dec. 23. intballetacademy.org. Various locations, $25-$50 Tuesday, December 22, 2015, 2pm
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Nutcracker The original Nutcracker may have been choreographed in 1892 by Lev Ivanov for the Imperial Ballet, but it’s George Balanchine we have to thank for the work becoming a holiday classic. When he created a new production for his New York City Ballet in 1954, he reached back for some of the iconic moments from his Russian heritage, but distilled them into a charming narrative of a young girl’s dream on Christmas Eve. Pacific Northwest Ballet artistic director Peter Boal danced the role of the Prince as a student, and now he’s bringing the work to Seattle-thus ending the 31-year-run of the Kent Stowell/Maurice Sendak version, on which a whole generation of fans grew up. With fresh set and costume designs by renowned children’s author/illustrator Ian Falconer (of Olivia the Pig fame), this Nutcracker brings new life to a well-loved ballet. SANDRA KURTZ Runs Thurs.-Sun., then nearly daily starting Dec. 16. Ends Dec. 28. Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, 321 Mercer StreetSeattle, WA 98109 $25-$156 Wednesday, December 23, 2015
International Ballet Theatre: Nutcracker Two venues: Kirkland Performance Center, 350 Kirkland Ave., Kirkland, 1 & 5 p.m. Sat., Dec. 5-Sun., Dec. 6 ($25-$45); and Meydenbauer Center, 11100 N.E. Sixth St., Bellevue ($25-$50). Opens Fri., Dec. 11. 7:30 p.m. Fri.-Sat., 2 p.m. Sat.-Sun., plus 2 p.m. Dec. 21-23. Ends Dec. 23. intballetacademy.org. Various locations, $25-$50 Wednesday, December 23, 2015, 2pm
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Nutcracker The original Nutcracker may have been choreographed in 1892 by Lev Ivanov for the Imperial Ballet, but it’s George Balanchine we have to thank for the work becoming a holiday classic. When he created a new production for his New York City Ballet in 1954, he reached back for some of the iconic moments from his Russian heritage, but distilled them into a charming narrative of a young girl’s dream on Christmas Eve. Pacific Northwest Ballet artistic director Peter Boal danced the role of the Prince as a student, and now he’s bringing the work to Seattle-thus ending the 31-year-run of the Kent Stowell/Maurice Sendak version, on which a whole generation of fans grew up. With fresh set and costume designs by renowned children’s author/illustrator Ian Falconer (of Olivia the Pig fame), this Nutcracker brings new life to a well-loved ballet. SANDRA KURTZ Runs Thurs.-Sun., then nearly daily starting Dec. 16. Ends Dec. 28. Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, 321 Mercer StreetSeattle, WA 98109 $25-$156 Thursday, December 24, 2015
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Nutcracker The original Nutcracker may have been choreographed in 1892 by Lev Ivanov for the Imperial Ballet, but it’s George Balanchine we have to thank for the work becoming a holiday classic. When he created a new production for his New York City Ballet in 1954, he reached back for some of the iconic moments from his Russian heritage, but distilled them into a charming narrative of a young girl’s dream on Christmas Eve. Pacific Northwest Ballet artistic director Peter Boal danced the role of the Prince as a student, and now he’s bringing the work to Seattle-thus ending the 31-year-run of the Kent Stowell/Maurice Sendak version, on which a whole generation of fans grew up. With fresh set and costume designs by renowned children’s author/illustrator Ian Falconer (of Olivia the Pig fame), this Nutcracker brings new life to a well-loved ballet. SANDRA KURTZ Runs Thurs.-Sun., then nearly daily starting Dec. 16. Ends Dec. 28. Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, 321 Mercer StreetSeattle, WA 98109 $25-$156 Friday, December 25, 2015
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Nutcracker The original Nutcracker may have been choreographed in 1892 by Lev Ivanov for the Imperial Ballet, but it’s George Balanchine we have to thank for the work becoming a holiday classic. When he created a new production for his New York City Ballet in 1954, he reached back for some of the iconic moments from his Russian heritage, but distilled them into a charming narrative of a young girl’s dream on Christmas Eve. Pacific Northwest Ballet artistic director Peter Boal danced the role of the Prince as a student, and now he’s bringing the work to Seattle-thus ending the 31-year-run of the Kent Stowell/Maurice Sendak version, on which a whole generation of fans grew up. With fresh set and costume designs by renowned children’s author/illustrator Ian Falconer (of Olivia the Pig fame), this Nutcracker brings new life to a well-loved ballet. SANDRA KURTZ Runs Thurs.-Sun., then nearly daily starting Dec. 16. Ends Dec. 28. Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, 321 Mercer StreetSeattle, WA 98109 $25-$156 Saturday, December 26, 2015
So You Think You Can Dance Stars from the 12th season of the reality-competition show on tour. The Paramount, 911 Pine St, Seattle, WA 98101 $39.50-$69.50 Saturday, December 26, 2015, 8pm
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Nutcracker The original Nutcracker may have been choreographed in 1892 by Lev Ivanov for the Imperial Ballet, but it’s George Balanchine we have to thank for the work becoming a holiday classic. When he created a new production for his New York City Ballet in 1954, he reached back for some of the iconic moments from his Russian heritage, but distilled them into a charming narrative of a young girl’s dream on Christmas Eve. Pacific Northwest Ballet artistic director Peter Boal danced the role of the Prince as a student, and now he’s bringing the work to Seattle-thus ending the 31-year-run of the Kent Stowell/Maurice Sendak version, on which a whole generation of fans grew up. With fresh set and costume designs by renowned children’s author/illustrator Ian Falconer (of Olivia the Pig fame), this Nutcracker brings new life to a well-loved ballet. SANDRA KURTZ Runs Thurs.-Sun., then nearly daily starting Dec. 16. Ends Dec. 28. Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, 321 Mercer StreetSeattle, WA 98109 $25-$156 Sunday, December 27, 2015
On Stage With Classical King FM Your favorite DJs host an evening of social dance (with a lesson!) with music by the Valse Cafe Orchestra. Resonance at SOMA Towers, 288 106th Ave. N.E., Bellevue $25 Saturday, January 2, 2016, 7pm
