Non-Subscription Event
December 19–28, 2008  BUY TICKETS NOW
Raleigh Memorial Auditorium
at the Progress Energy Center
for the Performing Arts

Choreography: Robert Weiss
Composers: Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky
Live Music: orchestral accompaniment


Nutcracker is like a mini-vacation for the whole family, and the perfect entertainment for out-of-town guests. With seven shows before December 25th and seven shows after, tickets to Nutcracker are the perfect gift for everyone on your list. And with prices to fit any budget, it's the one holiday tradition you can't afford to miss. Eye-popping sets, costumes, and whimsical characters... Nutcracker is the complete package.

Save money and see all of our programs with a season subscription! Click here for more information.

Our Nutcracker Sweepstakes
with grand prize four-day
trip for four to Orlando, FL
has closed for entries.
To view official rules and
information on the drawing
click here.

*Audio description available

Photo-Ops with Clara
Before and during intermission
at the following Nutcracker Performances

Saturday December 20 at 11:00 am and 3:00pm
Sunday December 21 at 12:30pm and 4:30pm
Friday December 26 at 2:00pm
Saturday December 27 at 11:00am and 3:00 pm
Sunday December 28 at 12:30pm and 4:30pm

Casting
Click dates below to download a pdf of the casting info for each performance*

*Casting subject to change.

Ticket Information

Tickets On Sale Now!
Click here to purchase tickets online at Ticketmaster.com
or call BalletLine 919.719.0900

Special Offers

Raleigh Marriott City Center is now open! Featuring 400 upscale hotel room and 14,900 square feet of flexible event space. This premiere convention hotel is located at 500 Fayetteville Street, accross the street from Raleigh Memorial Auditorium at the Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts.

Ask for the Carolina Ballet rate when you make your reservation at 1 888 236-2427. Or visit the Raleigh Marriott City Center website and enter corporate promotional code "KVI"

Raleigh Marriott City Center
500 Fayetteville Street
Raleigh, NC 27601

On Tour
December 6–7, 2008  
Memorial Hall, UNC Chapel Hill

Contact Memorial Hall for tickets and information
at 919-843-3333, or click here to visit their website.

Nutcracker Auditions

Click here for audition information and forms, as well as casting information and schedules!

Other Season Programs

Artistic Expressions
Don Quixote
Messiah
Nutcracker
Balanchine-By George!
Tolstoy & Shakespeare: Masterworks in Motion
Bernstein & Robbins: American Music and Dance
Coppelia
Beauty and the Beast