Longview, TX

Performances

Longview, TX

NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet

LeTourneau U. Belcher Center

903.233.3080

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November 17th | 7pm

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Experience NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet

2023 Season

The beloved family tradition is back: NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet! Gather your loved ones for the warm-glow-nostalgia of America’s favorite Christmas celebration. Experience the extraordinary international cast and Ukrainian Principal Artists performing at the peak of classical European Ballet. Be transported by the magic of jaw-dropping acrobatics, larger than life puppets and stunning hand-crafted sets and costumes. Don’t miss this chance to experience the wonder of NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet. Get tickets now!

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About LeTourneau University Belcher Center in Longview

Welcome to the home of NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet in Longview, TX: The LeTourneau University Belcher Center. The S.E. Belcher Jr. Chapel and Performance Center at LeTourneau University is the premier performance center for the city of Longview, Texas, and surrounding communities. With world-class acoustics and staging, the center attracts shows that Longview residents would not be able to see without traveling many miles. Designed by professionals in architecture and theater design, the center opened in 2007 and features 1,400 seats on the ground level and another 600 seats in two, opera-style balconies. The building features a full working stage and orchestra lift, as well as prop and staging areas, dressing rooms, soundproofed rehearsal rooms, classrooms and offices. It is the largest single-building capital campaign in LeTourneau University’s 63-year history.

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Partner Studio

Longview Partner Ballet Studio: The Tina Grider School of Dance

Nutcracker wouldn’t be Nutcracker without the local Children’s cast! Dancing along side the full professional Russian cast are local Longview children from The Tina Grider School of Dance. The Tina Grider School of Dance was established in 1986. The school offers training in tap, pointe, ballet, jazz, hip hop, lyrical, drill team prep and competitive dance team. They provide students an opportunity to study dance for personal satisfaction in a supportive environment. Students progress at their own pace to improve physical strength, flexibility, coordination, and body alignment. The Tina Grider School of Dance also offers four selective Competitive Dance Teams, consisting of Elementary, Intermediate, Junior, and Senior teams. Members audition for positions on these teams and enter competitions all over East Texas. Their teams have won numerous awards during the past 17 years. Many other students of the studio also have won awards, joined drill teams and been named drill team officers in the past years.

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“What a magnificent show! We’ve attended several different performances of the nutcracker in the past. This show puts all of them to shame! We plan on making this a regular holiday event for our family! Thank you for such a great holiday experience!!”

“Loved the nutcracker production. Costumes were beautiful and dancers as usual did not disappoint. Great family holiday experience”

“Commitment to the theme of Love and Peace”
CNN News

“Technically supreme dancing, dazzling... authentically opulent...”
Calgary Herald

“Technical prowess was…truly “great”...whimsical sets and giant animal stick puppets and colorful costumes… stellar Arabian Variation… breathtaking!”
Cleveland Plain Dealer, 2014

Longview, TX

Performances

Longview, TX

NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet

LeTourneau U. Belcher Center

903.233.3080

Experience NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet

2023 Season

The Theater

About LeTourneau University Belcher Center in Longview

Partner Studio

Longview Partner Ballet Studio: The Tina Grider School of Dance

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