Nutcracker Magical Christmas Ballet

(formerly Moscow Ballet's Great Russian Nutcracker) 

In solidarity with the people of Ukraine, Talmi Entertainment, an independent, American owned production company   announced in June 2022 that the company's flagship production, "Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker," was  renamed "NUTCRACKER! Magic of Christmas Ballet." Talmi Entertainment founder Akiva Talmi, whose family came to America from Odessa, Ukraine, made the decision to re-name and rebrand the annual touring ballet company's production. For decades 70 to 80 Russian-trained classical dancers, recognized as some of the world's best, have flown in annually from the former republic of Russia to perform on the North American tour.

Cost: $40-up, nutcracker.com 

 2026 California Schedule

HAYWARD: Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet November 10, 2026, 7 p.m. at Chabot College Performing Arts Complex Tickets: nutcracker.com | 510) 723-6976

LA MIRADA: Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet December 20, 2026, 1:30 & 6:30 p.m. at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts Tickets: nutcracker.com | 714) 994-6310

LOS ANGELES: Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet December 19, 2026, 12, 4 & 8 p.m. at The Wiltern, 3790 Wilshire Blvd.  Tickets: nutcracker.com | (213) 388.1400

PALM DESERT: Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet December 16, 2026, 3 & 7 p.m. at McCallum Theatre, 73000 Fred Waring Drive. Tickets: nutcracker.com | 760) 340-2787

PASADENA: Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet December 18, 2026, 3 & 7 p.m. at Pasadena Civic Auditorium Tickets: nutcracker.com | (626) 449.7360

REDDING: Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet November 11, 2026, 7 p.m. at Cascade Theatre Tickets: nutcracker.com | 530) 243-8877

SAN DIEGO: Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet December 15, 2026, 7 p.m. at Jacobs Music Center Tickets: nutcracker.com | 619) 235-0804

SAN JOSE: Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet November 14, 2026, 3 p.m. at San Jose Center for the Performing Arts Tickets: nutcracker.com | (408) 792-4542

SANTA ROSA: Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet December 17, 2026, 7 p.m. at Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd. Tickets: nutcracker.com | (707) 546.3600

STOCKTON: Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet November 8, 2026, 3 p.m. at Bob Hope Theatre, 242 E. Main St.  Tickets: nutcracker.com (209) 373.1400

VISALIA: Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet November 12, 2026, 7 p.m. at Visalia Fox Theatre Tickets: nutcracker.com | (559) 625.1369

Celebrate this Christmas with the one and only Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker! Featuring brand new over-the-top production and world class  artists - ballerinas 

Cast: Ballerinas Karyna Shatkovskaya from Ukrainian ballet capital of Kharkiv and Elena Pecheniuk of Ukraine from Dnipro. Premier Danceurs Batur Buklu, a gold medalist from Turkey, and Rustem Imangaliyev, danseur from Kazakhstan, complete this esteemed cast. The choreography from rising star Viktor Davydiuk, choreographer and Ballet Master is brought to life by Cyr Wheel Artists Alex Oliva and Grzegorz Jastrzebski. Acro Ballet Artists Viktoria Dymovska, Adel Kinzikeev, Rafael Urazov, and Aiya Melis bring extra thrills to the stage in the Dove of Peace adagio and Arabian variations.

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 Each year for approx. two decades the Moscow Ballet has entertained audiences in a traveling show hosted in various cities throughout the U.S. and Canada. Averaging 100 Nutcracker Ballet performances during November and December, this coast-to-coast production combines the highest caliber of Russian ballet choreography with high leaps, low lunges and multiple spins and a time honored Christmas story woven with guest artists and casting calls for local children to appear in the performances. The winning combo makes for home town appeal and incredible pride in having the locals appear side-by-side with the world's great talents of the ballet world. There are more than 30 professional dancers in each performance, larger than life puppets, 10 hand-painted backdrops, and hundreds of original Russian costumes.

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