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McAllen, TX

NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet

McAllen Performing Arts Center

956.681.3800

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December 28th | 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!

The Theater

About McAllen Performing Arts Center

Welcome to the home of NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet in McAllen, TX: The McAllen Performing Arts Center. The McAllen Performing Arts Center opened in the fall of 2016. It presents a wide variety of nationally recognized productions of music, dance and theater to the citizens of South Texas. The City of McAllen is committed to enhancing the arts and cultural experience by delivering the most advanced performing arts center south of San Antonio by bringing a broader variety of entertainment and live performance that has never been possible before in South Texas. The new center features adjustable acoustics to accommodate all genres of music from popular to symphonic orchestra; a four-story tower, with roof top terrace and VIP Lounge, all overlooking Oval Park and the McAllen Convention Center and monumental stairs with views to the outside; surrounding shopping, restaurants and hotels.

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Partner Studio

McAllen Partner Ballet Studio: Deborah Case Dance Academy

Nutcracker wouldn’t be Nutcracker without the local Children’s cast! Dancing along side the full professional International cast are local McAllen children from Deborah Case Dance Academy. Deborah Case Dance Academy provides safe, sound training that protects the development of the student. Dancers train in Vaganova technique to ensure performance success. They teach dancers physical, intellectual and emotional lifetime skills, and good health habits. Their dancers excel in life beyond the studio. Deborah is recognized by Rio Grande Valley Hispanic Chamber of Commerce as a Woman of Distinction in Arts and Entertainment; and McAllen Chamber of Commerce’s Top 5 Business Award. Deborah received a Russian State Certificate of Vaganova Syllabus teacher training from Bolshoi Ballet Academy, Moscow, Russia. DCDA has a strong track record of placing dancers in dance industries top dance programs, university scholarships and professional dance companies.

“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