The Nutcracker

The Nutcracker comes to life in this magnificent ballet with beautiful sets, dazzling costumes handmade by Inland Pacific Ballet’s longtime wardrobe mistress Nina Hickey, Tchaikovsky’s classic score, and more than 80 dancers on stage. Toy soldiers, life-sized dancing dolls, falling snow, a fantastic dream with battling mice, dancing snowflakes, new Color Guard rifle twirling battle dancers, waltzing flowers, gingerbread characters, and the delightful Sugar Plum Fairy stir the imagination. A wonderful production for all.

“We are proud to present you with this year’s Nutcracker as it promises to be one of the most exciting yet, with dazzling new elements, breathtaking choreography, and performances that showcase the exceptional talent nurtured within the Inland Pacific Ballet Academy, the training ground for many accomplished dancers in the industry,” explains Zaylin Cano, Executive Director, Inland Pacific Ballet.

For performances on December 20 and 21 at Fox Performing Arts Center in Riverside, former IPB Academy student and now a New York City Ballet principal dancer, and the first Asian American female principal in NYCB’s 75-year history, Mira Nadon returns to IPB’s Nutcracker to dance in the role of the Sugar Plum Fairy, along with fellow NYCB principal dancer Peter Walker dancing in the role of Cavalier. This will be Nadon’s first appearance performing in the Inland Empire performing as the Sugar Plum Fairy.