Dec. 4 and Dec. 5 (Saturday and Sunday)

Dec. 8-12 (Wednesday - Sunday)

"The Nutcracker" Ballet

Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Directed by Ethan Stiefel

Enchanting new staging returns to the Stevens Center with the UNCSA Nutcracker Orchestra for the 45th anniversary production of The Nutcracker. Relive the magic!

Adding to the magic will be stars from America’s national ballet company, American Ballet Theatre. Gillian Murphy, UNCSA alumna, and David Hallberg, both Principal Dancers, will perform Saturday, Dec. 4 at 7:30pm and Sunday, Dec. 5 at 2pm.

As this production is a collaborative effort of three UNCSA Schools, proceeds will benefit the

scholarship programs of the Schools of Dance, Music, and Design and Production.

Dec. 4 & 5

2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at Stevens Center

Dec. 8 - Dec. 10

7:30 p.m. at Stevens Center

Dec. 11

2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at Stevens Center

Dec. 12

2:00 p.m. at Stevens Center

SPECIAL EVENT PRICING (ADULTS/CHILDREN AGE 13 AND UNDER):

Prime Orchestra ($66); Orchestra Center ($50/$35); Orchestra Sides and Front Balcony ($45/$30);

Center Balcony ($33/$24); Rear Balcony ($25/$20).

GREAT DEAL: “Family 4-Pack!” (for two adults and two children) Wed, Thurs and Sun nights only

Orchestra Side/Front Balcony ($130); Center Balcony ($95)

Groups of 10 or more receive a 10% discount on every full-priced ticket (except Prime Orchestra).

May not be combined with any other offer.

Box Office kick-off event on Saturday, Sept. 25. Tickets go on sale Monday, Sept. 27

NOTE: ArtsCard and BRAVO! Performance Pass cannot be used for The Nutcracker.

Dec. 7 (Tuesday)

Percussion Ensembles

Percussion faculty member John R. Beck directs the UNCSA Percussion Ensembles

7:30 p.m. at Watson Chamber Music Hall

FREE

Dec. 8 (Wednesday)

Quartet for the End of Time

UNCSA violin faculty member Sarah Johnson performs Olivier Messiaen’s 20th-century landmark work, Quartet for the End of Time, enhanced by a variety of media. With guest artists Douglas Weeks, piano; Kenneth Law, cello; Karen Hill, clarinet; Teresa Prater, visual artist; Brent Glenn, orator; Scott Robbins, composer/musicologist; and Jeffrey Barker, philosophy professor from Converse College.

7:30 p.m. at Watson Chamber Music Hall

$12 adults / $10 seniors and students plus $1 facility usage fee.

Dec. 9 (Thursday)

Guitar Class Recital

Students of Gerald Klickstein and Joseph Pecoraro perform in this popular annual event.

7:30 p.m. at Watson Chamber Music Hall

FREE

Dec. 18 (Saturday)

The Big Screen: A MIDWINTER'S TALE (1995)

All ticket proceeds benefit UNCSA School of Filmmaking scholarships.

7:00 p.m. at Main Theatre, ACE Exhibition Complex

$8 general admission / $2 UNCSA students with ID

Tickets will be sold at the door only, beginning one hour before screening time.