Principal Guest Artists posed on red background

The Nutcracker

December 2026

This full-length classical ballet in two acts features Lafayette Ballet Theatre professional company dancers, Principal guest artists from Pacific Northwest Ballet (Seattle, WA), and more than 130 local dancers accompanied by Acadiana Symphony Orchestra. Audiences will enjoy a magical experience as talented artists, dazzling stage sets, spectacular special effects, and Peter Tchaikovsky’s delightful musical score bring this engaging E. T. A. Hoffmann tale to life before their eyes!

Program Credits

MUSIC
Peter Tchaikovsky

STORY
ETA Hoffman’s tale, The Nutcracker and the Mouse King (1816)
STAGING
Based on choreography by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov

COSTUMING
Patty Heath

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Pyrotechnics
RUNNING TIME
2 hours with a 15-minute intermission