The Storybook Nutcracker (Sidney)
Nov 28–29 at 2 pm and 6 pm · Mary Winspear Centre, Sidney
Ballet Étoile Canadas 75-minute narrated Nutcracker is made for young children and first-time ballet goers, with four shows over one weekend.
When: Nov 28–29 at 2 pm and 6 pm (November 28, 2026 – November 29, 2026)
Where: Mary Winspear Centre, Sidney · Sidney guide · Greater Victoria
Organizer: Mary Winspear Centre
Tickets: $34.20 adults, $29.20 seniors and students, $19.20 ages 12 and under
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Ballet Étoile Canada tells the Nutcracker story with a narrator guiding the dancing: Clara receives a mysterious gift from her uncle Drosselmeyer and travels to the Kingdom of the Sweets. The show runs about 75 minutes with no intermission and colourful costumes, staged up close in the Charlie White Theatre. Shows at 2 pm and 6 pm on both days.
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