A Minnesota Nutcracker

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TCB’s annual production of A Minnesota Nutcracker has been a beloved holiday tradition in the South Metro since its inaugural performances in 2003, and is attended by over six thousand audience members in the course of a single weekend each year.

Featuring spectacular dancing and original choreography, A Minnesota Nutcracker retains all the magic and familiar traditions loved by so many, but adds local flair with Minnesota settings and custom designed Minnesota-centric backdrops.

This year’s A Minnesota Nutcracker will delight audiences with brand-new costumes and choreography that capture and celebrate iconic Minnesota history, characters and landscapes:

• Nodding to Minnesota’s Indigenous peoples, audiences will also be treated to the haunting, ethereal sound of a traditional hand-carved wooden flute, seamlessly woven into Tchaikovsky's Mirliton music by local musician Mark Woerpel, for the premiere of this year's enchanting new Dance of the Loons.

• The stunning traditional Flower Queen is transformed into Minnesota's state flower, the elusive and beautiful Lady Slipper.

• And Norse explorers–legendary Vikings–will make their powerful and dramatic debut to enhance the ballet’s energetic Trepak music.