The EDC Nutcracker

About the Nutcracker

Encore's Annual Nutcracker performance is held every December. Auditions for ballet and ensemble roles are held every August, and performance dates are announced to our students in the fall. Participation is optional and is open to any student ages 6 years and up with a minimum of one year dance experience. All ballet roles require a minimum of 2 years of ballet training. Encore's Nutcracker features all styles of dance and everyone who auditions to participate will be cast in Encore's show. Deadlines for sign up are communicated to our students and parents in the summer months. 

Event poster for the Encore dance centre's 16th annual production of The Nutcracker. The poster features a pink background with snowflakes. The main image shows children performing on stage in festive costumes, with a backdrop decorated like a candy cane and gingerbread house. Smaller circular images around show ballet and dance scenes. The event details include date, time, location, and ticket prices.
A person dressed in a white costume is performing ballet on a dark stage, with a painted backdrop featuring fruit and elaborate patterns.
A ballet performance on stage with colorful, whimsical backdrop featuring large candies and sweets. Dancers in costumes perform in various poses, with two dancers in foreground executing a lift, surrounded by others in different positions.
Ballet dancers performing on stage during a holiday-themed production with a decorated Christmas tree in the background.
A ballet dancer in a pink tutu performs a arabesque on stage, with a group of cast members in colorful costumes in the background.
Children wearing costumes, some dressed as animals, performing a dance on stage with a red backdrop and Christmas-themed decorations.
Two ballet dancers perform on stage, with the male dancer supporting the female dancer in an arabesque pose. The stage backdrop features colorful, abstract artwork.