Ballet BC’s The Nutcracker
byThe Nutcracker is coming to the Queen Elizabeth Theatre at the end of the month as Ballet BC presents this production by the Alberta Ballet.
The collaboration will bring Clara, the Sugar Plum Fairy, and the fierce Mouse King to life on stage while the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra will perform Tchaikovsky’s score.
Performances will be Wednesday, December 29 & Thursday, December 30 at 7:30pm and Thursday, Friday & Saturday, December 30th – January 1st, 2010 at 2:00pm. Tickets start at $45 and are available online for this dazzling classic.
If you would like to win two tickets (that would make for fantastic stocking stuffers) here’s how you can enter to win:
I will draw one winner at 12:00pm on December 13th who will get two tickets to the matinee of their choice.
Update The winner is Cindy!
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Sounds like a great show!
A wonderful classic!
Love the Nutcracker…no Christmas is complete without it 😉
Looks like great show!
I’ve never been to see the nutcracker and I don’t think my girlfriend has either, so this would be perfect! Thanks for the opportunity!
I’m excited for this!
I would love to take my daughter to this show!
I’ve never seen this live, it would be amazing!
I’ve never seen The Nutcracker and would love to get the chance!
I saw the Nutcracker at the Queen E when I was a kid and still remember how wonderful it was. I’d love to go again!
I’ve always wanted to see this and would love the opportunity to go!
My daughter would love this show!:)
I have always wanted to see the Nutcracker!
I haven’t been since I was a little girl and would love to get to go again!
I love the Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy.
I have always wanted to go see The Nutcracker!
My mom took me to see it when i was about 5 or 6… two decades later, I’d love tickets to take her to see it!
Perfect Christmas gift to myself!!
I would love to see this!
I would love to take my mom!
i would love to go!!!
wow nutcracker
would love to go see it!!
looks fantastic! 😀
Nutcracker please. =)
wow, this would be an amazing holiday treat!!
Love the Nutcracker!!! 🙂
Would love to take my neice to this!
I’d really love to win tickets…. My wedding was all themed to the Nutcracker – Guys walked down the Aisle to “The March” as the Girls walked down to “Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy”…..
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I have never seen The Nutcracker but always used to dance to its CD of music when I was really young!
Lovely contest, lovely ballet!
Would love to see it!
sounds like a fun night out ! =D
This would be a great Christmas surprise for my mom!
Love ballet and love the Nutcracker! 🙂
My mom would love to see the show!
A classic. Would love to see this done by Alberta Ballet.
Have always wanted to check it out. Maybe this will be year! :oD
Love the nutcracker – how come its playing late this year?!
A great show, it’s been years since I’ve seen it!
Daughter would LOVE to see that!
I love Ballet!
Would love to see my first live ballet performance this season!
My parents would love this.
a wonderful show…a must
Oh The Nutcracker story makes me feel like Christmas! I just love it – I have never seen a professional ballet but I saw ballet students perform this wonderful production a few years ago and it was just lovely!
I’ve never been, so it would be nice to go 🙂
oooh…my daughter’s favourite xmas story!
Would be beyond exciting to attend this show.
Great gift for anyone!
I’ve never been to the ballet, but this would be a great one to kick it off!
i <3 the Nutcracker! 🙂
Looks great…
Sounds awesome!
This would be awesome.
I’ve always wanted to see the Nutcracker, would love the opportunity to go!
Would love to take my god-daughter!
Nice post on a beautiful ballet!
one of my favourite!
I love The Nutcracker!
Heard about this earlier… seemed interesting… would love to give it a try.
looks interesting ! Would love to attend this event
I have only seen the ballet of this on TV. Would love to see it live.
Never seen it live before! Would love to go!
ALberta Ballet’s presentation of Nutcracker is enchanting.
Going to the ballet would be aa perfect gift for my parents.
It’s a lovely story and magical production.
I can hardly wait to see it.
What a great date idea. It’d be a perfect place to take a girl and have a wonderful time at the ballet.
My parents would enjoy this.
I’d love to catch this!
would love love love to go!!
I have such fond memories of seeing this as a child.
This looks absolutely amazing. I’d love to go see it.
I love the Nutcracker ballet!
It’ll be my wife and I 5th wedding anniversary. Would love to take her there 🙂
i saw the show many years ago for Seattle Ballet. A great show. Bet Vancouver one is just as good if not better.
I used to dance the Nutcracker with the Royal City Youth Ballet! would love to see the professional rendition 🙂
Would love to check this out
I’d love to see this! It’s the perfect Christmas classic to get in the spirit of the Holidays…
Great looking show!
I love the Nutcracker but have never seen it perform live! Would love to go!
Definitely one of my favorite ballets!
Have never been to the ballet. Would love to go!
I would love to see this show!
A brilliant, beautiful ballet! Hope to see it again this year 🙂
I’d love to take my wife to this as part of a romantic evening.
Magical.
Would be a wonderful way to spend a wintery day.
My wife and I went to see Renaissance in April and really enjoyed it, would love to go and see The Nutcracker.
Please pick me! What a great prize!
The show looks wonderful! Brings back so many memories 🙂
Would love to take my son.
Love the Nutcracker! A timeless winter tradition.
I have never been…I would love to go;-)
I would love to win tickets. Thanks for the contest!
Ah, I remember being in a small production of The Nutcracker in my youth. 🙂 Definitely brings back memories!
I’ve always wanted to see the Nutcracker ballet!
I remember watching the Nutcracker cartoon as a kid. I haven’t seen it in a long time and would love to watch the ballet for it!
My grandmother, who has passed away many years ago, used to be a professional ballerina. I would love to take my mother to watch the Nutcracker, I’m sure it would be a wonderful and an emotional experience.
me pleeeease!!
Ouuu this sounds like it could be a fun date for hubby and I!
On my bucket list, #47, “See The Nutcracker put on by a world-renowned ballet company” 🙂
Have to go – annual appointment with the Rat King.
I’ve always wanted to see this!
i LOVE the nutcracker and would love to drag my bf to it!
id love to drag my gf to it!
I’ve been wanting to go see the Nutcracker ballet every year, but still haven’t because (as a poor starving college student) I haven’t been able to afford to go. That being said, I WILL eventually go see the nutcracker one Christmas! I wish it could be this one.
I love the ballet!
I’ve always wanted to see it!
I have never seen real ballet, but always wanted to try.
This will be a great show. What a honour to see it. It will be fun.
Love the nutcracker, a true classic.
I’ve never seen the Nutcracker, though I’ve heard Vancouver’s is very good!
I would love to take my wife.
What a great way to end the Christmas season. I would love to go!
I would love to give the tix to my mum and her best friend who first took me to see the show when I was really little.
Great for Xmas time!!
Was taken so many times by my parents to see this as a child — no Christmas is complete without a showing of The Nutcracker. Don’t have plans for this year yet and would love to have a chance to see this.
I’ve never seen the nutcracker and would love to have an opportunity to watch it
I tweeted here:
http://twitter.com/shortwidenails/status/12089606698696704
I’ve always wanted to see it, but always had something in the way. It looks beautiful!
Ballet is so beautiful, especially during the holidays.
Don’t even try, people. This one is mine.
Im from alberta and would kill to see this show while im away from home here in van
Pick me, pick me!
Perfect for my first ballet show… love winter and christmas!
Bring on Christmas…I would love to bring my daughter to this…we have a musical box version that I would love for her to see come to life!
The kids would love it!
Please enter me for this!
oh, I would love to go this. I’m a wanna-be ballet aficionado! I hope I win the tickets!
Looooove The Nutcracker!!
I <3 Tchaikovsky
I <3 Tchaikovsky
I once auditioned for the Nutcracker when I was little. I didn’t make the audition & it took almost 20 years to get over it!
Ooooh, I would love to go to this! 🙂
Yum…I want these tickets!!
Christmas just wouldn’t be the same without this holiday classic!
Oh, I would LOVE to go with my daughter… she loves dancing!
I’ve been wanting to make this a tradition as my Papa had done with me as a little girl. I took our daughter 2 yrs ago when she was 2 and it was amazing! Great Contest 🙂
Not a chance my BF would go with me… Guess I will take my mamma if I win 🙂
<3 the nutcracker!
I’d love to go – please, please!!
Would love to go!
Tickets to the Nutcracker!?!?! OH PLEASE! 😀
Such an enchanting classic! <3
I would love to win tickets to The Nutcracker.Thank you.
Perfect timing to notice this competition. I was only saying today that I should investigate getting tickets.
I’d love to win!