Armour Dance Theatre Nutcracker ballet is more than a holiday tradition with familiar music. Students from all five Armour Dance Theatre sites start preparing for The Nutcracker in August, rehearsing weekly and learning the ropes of being in a large-scale, full-length ballet production.

The cast of over 140 includes New World School of the Arts students in the more advanced roles, along with world-class guest stars, guaranteeing both quality and a level of diversity not seen in other local productions of The Nutcracker. Our goal is to make certain all children in the audience see performers on stage who look like them.

Over 7,000 public schoolchildren experience this production annually. The region’s first Sensory-Inclusive Nutcracker was launched by Armour Dance Theatre (formerly known as Thomas Armour Youth Ballet.) in 2013. Through this effort, Armour Dance Theatre has become a leader by the local arts community in making the arts accessible to all children.

The Nutcracker will be held at Miami-Dade County Auditorium on December 2nd and 3rd for field trip performances and December 3rd and 4th for an evening performance for the general public. To reserve tickets for the field trip performances click the button below. Tickets for the Saturday evening performance are on sale now on Ticketmaster and at Miami-Dade County Auditorium’s box office.

*Please note that social distancing will be enforced at all performances for the safety of the audience and staff.