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Dancers from Ballet Manila perform 'The Nutcracker.' Photo by Jyllan Bitalac

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'The Nutcracker' takes over Samsung Performing Arts Theater in December

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1784087972883Ballet Manilla - Photo by Jyllan Bitalac (1).jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/>Dancers from Ballet Manila perform &#x27;The Nutcracker.&#x27; Photo by Jyllan BitalacThe Christmas spirit will fill the Samsung Performing Arts Theater as &quot;The Nutcracker,&quot; the beloved ballet that has become synonymous with the holiday season, makes its debut at the Makati venue this December.</div>Running from December 11 to 13, the production will feature artists from Ballet Manila, the country&#x27;s premier classical ballet company, alongside dancers from Steps Dance Studio.Set on Christmas Eve, &quot;The Nutcracker&quot; follows a young girl named Clara, who receives a Nutcracker doll that transports her to an extraordinary dream world.<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1784088053525The Nutcracker Main Poster (Credit_ Adrian Panadero) (1).jpg" style="width:633px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="633"/>Poster for &#x27;The Nutcracker.&#x27; Poster by Adrian Panadero</div>The production brings together some of the country&#x27;s most accomplished artists and creatives. Acclaimed designer Gino Gonzales, recipient of the 2024 CCP Gawad Para sa Sining for Theater, will create the production&#x27;s sets and costumes.Monino Duque, recipient of the 2023 Aliw Awards Lifetime Achievement Award, will oversee the lighting design, while ballet coach and choreographer Jeffrey Espejo will restage the production.Tickets are now available via TicketWorld.The production is presented by Ayala Land, Circuit Makati and Samsung Performing Arts Theater, with the support of GCash.

The Christmas spirit will fill the Samsung Performing Arts Theater as 'The Nutcracker,' the beloved ballet that has become synonymous with the holiday season, makes its debut at the Makati venue this December.

The Christmas spirit will fill the Samsung Performing Arts Theater as 'The Nutcracker,' the beloved ballet that has become synonymous with the holiday season, makes its debut at the Makati venue this December.