Boise's Favorite Holiday Ballet

Ballet Idaho continues the beloved holiday tradition of the family classic The Nutcracker. This dazzling production, redesigned in 2019, features beautiful sets from Christopher McCollum and costumes from Margaret Mitchell. Celebrate the artistry of new and returning company members together with a large and enthusiastic cast of over 100 children from Ballet Idaho Academy to celebrate the return of Ballet Idaho's The Nutcracker!. 

What is The Nutcracker about?

One snowy Christmas Eve, at a great townhouse where a party is in full swing, local magician Herr Drosselmeyer with gifts for the children, including a wooden nutcracker for Clara, the oldest child. When the clock strikes twelve an adventure begins and the Nutcracker comes to life, leading our heroine Clara into a war between mice and tin soldiers, and into the enchanted Land of Sweets where the Sugar Plum Fairy awaits them.