Kelsey Theater caps off the holiday season with a festive annual treat. New Jersey Youth Ballet presents its original hour-long, narrated adaptation of “The Nutcracker” ballet on Friday, December 18, at 7 p.m.; and Saturday and Sunday, December 19 and 20, at 1 and 4 p.m.
Dancers in full costume will perform to the famous Tchaikovsky score as they transport audiences to The Land of the Sweets. This abridged version of The Nutcracker is one that even the youngest children can enjoy. The ballet is danced almost entirely by children and teens. Dolls and sweets come to life, mice and toy soldiers do battle, and snowflakes dance in a beautiful snow covered forest.
The Nutcracker, Kelsey Theater, Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road. Friday, December 18, 7 p.m.; Saturday, December 19, 1 and 4 p.m.; Sunday, December 20, 1 and 4 p.m. $16. 609-570-3333. www.kelseytheatre.net.
