Northern Arts & Cultural Centre

The Happy Camper Tour
2025-03-21 20:00 (America/Edmonton) | Northern Arts and Cultural Centre (NACC), 4701 52nd Ave, Yellowknife, NT, X1A 2N7, Canada
Get ready to embark on a joy-filled journey with the one and only Alex Mackenzie on “The Happy Camper Tour”! With over 100 million views online, Alex has captured the hearts and funny bones of audiences worldwide, and now he’s bringing his infectious laughter to a city near you.

Originally hailing from the small town of Prince George, BC, Mackenzie has now become a true nomad, living life on the road with his dog Finley, in their trusty RV. From coast to coast, Alex is on a mission to spread happiness and laughter to every corner of the country!

Last year, Alex wowed audiences with his debut stand-up comedy special “An Experiment Called Life” which was picked up by Amazon Prime in the US and UK. In Canada it is available on Youtube or Spotify!

Join Alex Mackenzie as he shares uproarious tales from his journey, reflecting on the highs and lows of life on the road and the hilarious escapades that come with living in an RV with a furry friend. Through his unique blend of wit, charm, and feel-good humour, Alex will remind you that laughter truly is the best medicine, and that happiness can be found in the simplest of moments.

Whether you’re a long-time fan or new to the magic of Alex Mackenzie, “The Happy Camper Tour” is a must-see event that will leave you beaming from ear to ear. So gather your friends and family, and come join the caravan of laughter as Alex brings his comedic brilliance to a stage near you.

Don’t miss this opportunity to experience the pure joy and positivity that Alex Mackenzie brings to every performance. Grab your tickets now and get ready for a night of non-stop laughter and unforgettable memories on “The Happy Camper Tour”!

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Aurora Ukrainian Dancers Spring Recital
2025-03-08 19:00, 2025-03-07 19:00 | Northern Arts and Cultural Centre (NACC), 4701 52nd Ave, Yellowknife, NT, X1A 2N7, Canada
Join the Aurora Ukrainian Dancers as they perform traditional and contemporary dances in their annual year end show. Learn about the symbols of Ukraine as we celebrate Ukrainian culture and heritage. Special guest performance by the Yellowknife Elders Folk Dance Collective.

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Bach to Benny Goodman
2025-02-28 19:30 | Northern Arts and Cultural Centre (NACC), 4701 52nd Ave, Yellowknife, NT, X1A 2N7, Canada
A Co-Production with

Imaginative musical mastery, unorthodox arrangements and tight ensemble playing… WHOLENOTE MAGAZINE

The only duo of clarinet and digital accordion, Bridge & Wolak fuse technology, virtuosity, and improv comedy to create an unforgettable concert experience. Bach to Benny Goodman begins with refined baroque music, journeys through smoky Parisian jazz clubs and Polish fields, and arrives in New York for the music of the ‘King of Swing’—Benny Goodman.

Every performance is riotously unique with Bridge & Wolak’s signature explosive comedy and audience engagement.

About The Artists

Michael Bridge began playing when he was 5 and growing up in Calgary. His mom bought an accordion at a garage sale for $5. A family friend started teaching him to play by ear. Formal lessons began at 7.Today he performs on a digital accordion – essentially a computer housed in a conventional accordion case that can imitate the sound of just about any instrument you can imagine. He can single-handedly shake the rafters sounding like a full rock drum kit or a symphony orchestra.He’s also a master of the more familiar acoustic accordion, a soulful, highly expressive instrument.

Wolak received his doctorate from the Paderewski Music Academy in Poznan, Poland. He grew up in Włocławek, a small city west of Warsaw. His parents were both professional musicians and by the age of 5, Wolak was taking piano lessons and dreaming of becoming a famous musician. At 12, Wolak took up the clarinet and became obsessed with mastering the instrument. At 16 he left home for studies at the conservatory in Poznan. Later he moved to Canada which offered him a safe harbour, a place to launch a stellar international career as a soloist and an offramp to pursue his impressive academic achievements.

Fresh, exciting and fun, dispelling any of the oldpreconceptions about classical music… BARRIE EXAMINER

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Bella Beats Celebration of Dance
2025-02-22 18:00 | Northern Arts and Cultural Centre (NACC), 4701 52nd Ave, Yellowknife, NT, X1A 2N7, Canada
Choose between a 1:00PM or a 6:00PM showing.

Join us for a celebration of dance and movement, featuring performances in a variety of genres.This special one-day showcase highlights the passion and artistry of the Bella Beats Dance Troupe as they bring their repertoire to life on stage.Get ready for an experience that will leave you inspired, smiling, and tapping your feet!

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Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun and The Rite of Spring
2025-02-08 19:30 | Northern Arts and Cultural Centre (NACC), 4701 52nd Ave, Yellowknife, NT, X1A 2N7, Canada
THE RITE OF SPRING

In Marie Chouinard’s work, The Rite of Spring occupies a special position. In choosing to re-examine this powerful hymn to life, she has created her first choreography based on a musical score. Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring explores a New World and marks the entry of dance into modernity. In this avant-garde work, Marie Chouinard again finds an original pulsation that is essential to her movement. Far from contradicting the rhythm of her dance, the cadence and force of the music inspire, accompany and energize her, forming both the echo and the musical counterpoint of an organic, vigorous and vivid choreography.

There is no story in my Rite- no development, no cause and effect. Only synchronicity. It is as if I were dealing with the very moment after the instant life first appeared. The performance is the unfolding of that moment. I have the feeling that before that moment there was an extraordinary burst of light, a flash of lightning.
Marie Chouinard

Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun

When he wrote the Afternoon of a Faun in 1876, Stéphane Mallarmé fulfilled a dream: to write poetry for the theatre. The poem’s musicality inspired Claude Debussy to compose Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun in 1894. In 1912, in Paris, Vaslav Nijinski created his first choreography, based on Mallarmé’s poem. In it, he gave life – intense and sensual life – to his own raw and animalistic erotic nature, thereby abruptly breaking with classical tradition.

This show contains partial nudity. Please contact the box office if you require more information.

BEHIND THE WORK

Marie Chouinard is a director, an author, a visual artist, and she also creates choreographies for site-specific installations, for the screen, and in real-time for the web. Named Officière des Arts et des Lettre in France, recipient of a Bessie Award in New York, she has received some thirty of the most prestigious awards and honours. Her works, radical and profound, with a unique signature are nonetheless enduring and appear in the repertoires of major international ballet companies.

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Frozen Sing-Along
2025-02-01 14:15 | Northern Arts and Cultural Centre (NACC), 4701 52nd Ave, Yellowknife, NT, X1A 2N7, Canada
For the first time since 2019, NACC is excited to host a series of sing-along movie musical events! Whether you catch yourself softly humming along to the soundtrack, or are belting each note, these events are bound to be a great time! Each screening will have an MC to lead you through the evening & lyrics displayed right on screen. Costumes are not only welcome, but ENCOURAGED. Join us while we celebrate some of the most beloved movie musicals. For the first time in forever, we’re excited to bring a Frozen sing-along to the NACC stage! When the newly crowned Queen Elsa accidentally uses her power to turn things into ice to curse her home with infinite winter, her sister Anna teams up with a mountain man, his playful reindeer, and a snowman to change the weather condition. Let it Go and sing-along to this Disney favourite!

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Sub-Arctic Sing-Along with Miranda Currie
2025-02-01 13:00 | Northern Arts and Cultural Centre (NACC), 4701 52nd Ave, Yellowknife, NT, X1A 2N7, Canada
Miranda Currie is a northern Indigenous artist living and working among the Dene in Somba K’e, more widely known as Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. She walks in two worlds, with one foot in her Swampy Cree heritage and the other foot in her Euro-Canadian ancestry. Her mission is to create authentic northern Indigenous music, film, and books that are accessible to all children and families.

In 2024, Currie will be releasing Sub-Arctic Sing-a-long! This, her third children’s album, introducing listeners to different genres of music, all from a Northern Indigenous perspective.

Songs like “My Ribbon Skirt” are up-beat and celebratory while “Do You Know Why?” speaks sensitive truths about why we wear our orange shirts on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Miranda’s songs are interactive and include Indigenous languages and stories that will delight family audiences.

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ANGLE MORT de Stéphanie Morin-Robert
2025-01-31 19:30 | Northern Arts and Cultural Centre (NACC), 4701 52nd Ave, Yellowknife, NT, X1A 2N7, Canada
ANGLE MORT est une comédie entièrement véridique sur le fait de grandir dans le nord de l’Ontario avec un œil de verre. La pièce autobiographique parle de l’enfance troublée de Stéphanie Morin-Robert et de la façon dont elle a surmonté sa peur d’être différente, et ce, dès l’âge de 8 ans. Avec l’aide de son chat, d’une paire de lunettes de soleil et d’un pouvoir magique indésirable, elle découvre qu’elle a ce qu’il faut pour affronter ses intimidateurs à sa nouvelle école et accepter son handicap. Entourée d’un écran, de lumière et d’une caméra, Stéphanie Morin-Robert nous invite dans son intimité ainsi que dans sa tête, littéralement. Un mélange de récit, de danse contemporaine, de projection en direct et de marionnettes mettant en vedette son œil de verre. Charmant, touchant, inattendu et à mourir de rire, ANGLE MORT est un récit captivant livré avec vulnérabilité par une interprète contagieuse.

C’est un magnifique spectacle, allez voir ça en courant ! Lucie-Madeleine Delisle, ICI RADIO-CANADA – Critique, 17 oct, 2022

Information : Le spectacle peut contenir des images surprenantes et aborde des sujets sensibles, comme le cancer et l’intimidation. Pour toute question, contactez-nous. programmation@afcy.info

BLINDSIDE is an entirely true comedy about growing up in Northern Ontario with a glass eye. This autobiographical play explores the troubled childhood of Stéphanie Morin-Robert and how she overcame her fear of being different, starting at the age of 8. With the help of her cat, a pair of sunglasses, and an unwanted magical power, she discovers that she has what it takes to face her bullies at her new school and accept her disability. Surrounded by screens, lights, and cameras, Stéphanie Morin-Robert invites us into her inner world and literally into her head. A blend of storytelling, contemporary dance, live projections, and puppetry featuring her glass eye. Charming, touching, unexpected, and laugh-out-loud funny, BLINDSIDE is a captivating narrative delivered with vulnerability by a contagious performer.

It’s a magnificent show, go see it as soon as you can! Lucie-Madeleine Delisle, ICI RADIO-CANADA – Critique, October 17, 2022

Note: The performance may contain surprising imagery and addresses sensitive topics such as cancer and bullying. For any questions, please contact us. programmation@afcy.info

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Old Man Luedecke in Fort Smith
2025-01-30 19:30 | Roaring Rapids Hall, Ft. Smith, NT, Canada
A East Coast Treat!

Old Man Luedecke is the recording and performing name of two-time JUNO award-winning and Polaris prize-nominated singer/songwriter Chris Luedecke. He’s a multiple East Coast Music Award winner known for his high-energy, banjo-driven stompers, touching guitar ballads, and dry, humorous stories. Old Man Luedecke has been making a soundtrack to an authentic life for nearly twenty years.

Born in Toronto and long-time resident of Chester, Nova Scotia, Luedecke began recording in the early 2000s DIY folk scene of Halifax. He made his two JUNO-winning albums for Black Hen Music in the late ‘00s, with Steve Dawson as producer, at Vancouver’s famed Factory studio.

Luedecke has kept up many worldwide concert appearances, playing in Europe and around Canada and the USA, and six trips to Australia, including a memorable tour where his whole young family travelled with him around rural Queensland for the Festival of Small Halls.

In May, 2022, Luedecke received an honorary doctorate from King’s University in Halifax for his cultural contributions.

Receive the “Family Pack” discount when adding at least one adult and one youth ticket to your cart. Discount is applied automatically at checkout!

LATEST RELEASE

She Told Me Where to Go is out now! I hope you love it as much as I do. From the beautiful artwork to the beautiful hooky playing of Afie Jurvanen, Darcy Yates, Joshua Van Tassel and Glenn Patscha, to the currents of many types of love running through it.
Old Man Ludecke on his new album, She Told Me Where to Go

In an Old Man Luedecke show, there will be some very modern sounding songs about love, family life, the importance of friends, and the search for meaning; some traditional music reminiscent of Appalachian old-time music, including high-energy banjo driven stompers; and some wickedly funny songs about the joy of cooking, sardines, and yodelling. It’s quite a ride. Richard Barry, Roots Music Canada

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Old Man Luedecke in Hay River
2025-01-29 19:30 | Riverview Cineplex, Hay River, NT, Canada

Old Man Luedecke in Fort Simpson
2025-01-27 19:30 | Liidlii Kue Elementary School, Ft. Simpson, NT, Canada

Old Man Luedecke
2025-01-25 20:30 - 21:00 | Northern Arts and Cultural Centre (NACC), 4701 52nd Ave, Yellowknife, NT, X1A 2N7, Canada
THIS PERFORMANCE IS DELAYED UNTIL 8:30PM

A East Coast Treat!

Old Man Luedecke is the recording and performing name of two-time JUNO award-winning and Polaris prize-nominated singer/songwriter Chris Luedecke. He’s a multiple East Coast Music Award winner known for his high-energy, banjo-driven stompers, touching guitar ballads, and dry, humorous stories. Old Man Luedecke has been making a soundtrack to an authentic life for nearly twenty years.

Born in Toronto and long-time resident of Chester, Nova Scotia, Luedecke began recording in the early 2000s DIY folk scene of Halifax. He made his two JUNO-winning albums for Black Hen Music in the late ‘00s, with Steve Dawson as producer, at Vancouver’s famed Factory studio.

Luedecke has kept up many worldwide concert appearances, playing in Europe and around Canada and the USA, and six trips to Australia, including a memorable tour where his whole young family travelled with him around rural Queensland for the Festival of Small Halls.

In May, 2022, Luedecke received an honorary doctorate from King’s University in Halifax for his cultural contributions.

LATEST RELEASE

She Told Me Where to Go is out now! I hope you love it as much as I do. From the beautiful artwork to the beautiful hooky playing of Afie Jurvanen, Darcy Yates, Joshua Van Tassel and Glenn Patscha, to the currents of many types of love running through it.
Old Man Ludecke on his new album, She Told Me Where to Go

In an Old Man Luedecke show, there will be some very modern sounding songs about love, family life, the importance of friends, and the search for meaning; some traditional music reminiscent of Appalachian old-time music, including high-energy banjo driven stompers; and some wickedly funny songs about the joy of cooking, sardines, and yodelling. It’s quite a ride. Richard Barry, Roots Music Canada

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Old Man Luedecke in Inuvik
2025-01-23 19:30 | Igloo Church / Our lady of Victory Parish, Inuvik, NT, Canada
A East Coast Treat!

Old Man Luedecke is the recording and performing name of two-time JUNO award-winning and Polaris prize-nominated singer/songwriter Chris Luedecke. He’s a multiple East Coast Music Award winner known for his high-energy, banjo-driven stompers, touching guitar ballads, and dry, humorous stories. Old Man Luedecke has been making a soundtrack to an authentic life for nearly twenty years.

Born in Toronto and long-time resident of Chester, Nova Scotia, Luedecke began recording in the early 2000s DIY folk scene of Halifax. He made his two JUNO-winning albums for Black Hen Music in the late ‘00s, with Steve Dawson as producer, at Vancouver’s famed Factory studio.

Luedecke has kept up many worldwide concert appearances, playing in Europe and around Canada and the USA, and six trips to Australia, including a memorable tour where his whole young family travelled with him around rural Queensland for the Festival of Small Halls.

In May, 2022, Luedecke received an honorary doctorate from King’s University in Halifax for his cultural contributions.

LATEST RELEASE

She Told Me Where to Go is out now! I hope you love it as much as I do. From the beautiful artwork to the beautiful hooky playing of Afie Jurvanen, Darcy Yates, Joshua Van Tassel and Glenn Patscha, to the currents of many types of love running through it.
Old Man Ludecke on his new album, She Told Me Where to Go

In an Old Man Luedecke show, there will be some very modern sounding songs about love, family life, the importance of friends, and the search for meaning; some traditional music reminiscent of Appalachian old-time music, including high-energy banjo driven stompers; and some wickedly funny songs about the joy of cooking, sardines, and yodelling. It’s quite a ride. Richard Barry, Roots Music Canada

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Old Man Luedecke in Norman Wells
2025-01-21 19:30 | Royal Canadian Legion, 25 MacKenzie Dr, Norman Wells, NT, X0E 0V0, Canada

The Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival
2025-01-18 19:30, 2025-01-17 19:30 | Northern Arts and Cultural Centre (NACC), 4701 52nd Ave, Yellowknife, NT, X1A 2N7, Canada
The Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival is an international film screening of films and documentaries about mountain culture, sports, environment and adventure & exploration, held every January, in Yellowknife, NT, hosted by Overlander Sports.

Tickets are for sale through Overlander Sports.

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The Lightning Thief: A Percy Jackson Musical
2024-12-14 19:00, 2024-12-14 13:00, 2024-12-13 19:00, 2024-12-12 19:00 | Northern Arts and Cultural Centre (NACC), 4701 52nd Ave, Yellowknife, NT, X1A 2N7, Canada
When teenager Percy Jackson discovers he’s a demigod, he and his friends embark on an epic journey to find Zeus’ missing lightning bolt and prevent a war among the gods. They face adventure, monsters, and along the way, find strength in friendship and self-acceptance. This dynamic musical adaptation of Rick Riordan’s bestselling book, The Lightning Thief, features an exciting pop-rock score.

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Northern Arts and Cultural Centre 40th Anniversary Showcase
2024-12-07 19:30 | Northern Arts and Cultural Centre (NACC), 4701 52nd Ave, Yellowknife, NT, X1A 2N7, Canada
NACC’s 40th Anniversary will be a celebration of exceptional talent and dynamic northern art forms from across the broad expanse of Denendeh. From the great fiddling dynasties flowing deep and swiftly like the great Deh Cho river to the shining lights of Indigenous theatre born and raised on this very stage, the show will celebrate some of the major milestones and remember some of the brilliant and cutting-edge performers who have shared their art and found their spotlight at NACC. For one halcyon night, community groups and northern stars will join together to lift up the memories and raise their voices in a joyful chorus. Like a giant drum dance or a triumphant handgame, celebrating 40 years of the Northern Arts and Cultural Centre will be a jubilant evening not to be missed.

Join us at 6:45PM for a pre-show reception, which will include free snacks and a complimentary beverage. This reception will also feature a silent auction with items you do not want to miss out on, a toy drive with Northwestel, and more. Come early to connect with other long-time and new supporters of NACC and celebrate 40 years with us!

Sponsored by

École St Patrick High School, Aurora Ukrainian Dancers, Lady Slipper Lodge, Williams Electronics, Energy Wall, TC Enterprises, and Lou Sebert

Curating The Evening

Leela Gilday is a celebrated musician and advocate from Denendeh. With five solo albums and numerous collaborations, she has toured internationally for over 25 years, earning multiple awards, including two Juno Awards. Her work as an Artistic Director and Music Supervisor spans hundreds of artists and two continents. A passionate advocate for Indigenous voices, she mentors artists and youth, leads arts organizations, and supports reconciliation through the arts. As a volunteer, she helped to found and serves on the boards of several national arts organizations including the Indigenous Music Office. She lives with her husband and son in Yellowknife.

Reneltta Arluk is an Inuvialuit, Cree, Dene from the Northwest Territories, raised by her grandparents on the trap-line until school age. It is through this life experience and training that gives Reneltta the unique cultural and artistic Indigenous lens from which she works from. For over twenty years, Reneltta Arluk has been part of or initiated the creation of Indigenous Theatre across Canada and overseas.

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40th Anniversary Showcase in Fort Smith
2024-12-05 19:30 | Salt River First Nation Business & Conference Centre, Ft. Smith, NT, Canada
NACC’s 40th Anniversary will be a celebration of exceptional talent and dynamic northern art forms from across the broad expanse of Denendeh. From the great fiddling dynasties flowing deep and swiftly like the great Deh Cho river, to the shining lights of Indigenous voices, the show will celebrate some of the major milestones and remember some of the brilliant and cutting edge performers who have shared their art and found their spotlight at NACC. Like a giant drum dance, or a triumphant handgame, celebrating 40 years of the Northern Arts and Cultural Centre will be a jubilant evening not to be missed.Join Michelle Lafferty, accompanied by Dr. Mengyin Kimly Wang, with opening act Wesley Hardisty in celebration of 40 years with the Northern Arts and Cultural Centre.

Sponsored by

École St Patrick High School, Aurora Ukrainian Dancers, Lady Slipper Lodge

Williams Electronics, Energy Wall, TC Enterprises, and Lou Sebert

Receive the “Family Pack” discount when adding at least one adult and one youth ticket to your cart. Discount is applied automatically at checkout!

The Performers

Wesley Hardisty is a vibrant Fiddle player, composer, and collaborator from the Northwest Territories. From Fort Simpson, Wesley is a member of the Dene Nation. He has performed nationally and internationally from Seattle to Iqaluit. He’s played on folk festivals, fiddle music festivals, Indigenous-focused performances, including multiple tours of the NWT as a featured performer and supporting artist. He also performed for Canada Scene and Northern Scene in Ottawa, Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, and has two original albums and multiple commissions. Wesley is sought-after as a collaborator with fiddle players, singer-songwriters, and classical ensembles.

Canadian, Indigenous mezzo-soprano Michelle Lafferty is from the Tłichó Nation in the Northwest Territories. She now resides in Calgary, Alberta. The Dora Mavor Moore Award winner is known for her “powerful presence vocally and physically on stage” (Barczablog, 2023). She works with The Banff Centre for the Performing Arts program for Indigenous Classical Musicians Gathering and the Indigenous Performing Arts Alliance’s Indigenous Musical Sovereignty program. In 2023, she had her American debut performing the role of Native Mother in the Anchorage Opera production of Missing, composed by Brian Current with a libretto by Marie Clements.

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Winter ExtravaBANDza and choir
2024-12-03 19:30 | Northern Arts and Cultural Centre (NACC), 4701 52nd Ave, Yellowknife, NT, X1A 2N7, Canada
Join us for a fun-filled evening of movie themes and festive songs performed by the Sir John bands and choir.

Admission by donation at the door!

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40th Anniversary Showcase in Hay River
2024-12-03 19:30 | Our Lady of Assumption Catholic Church, Hay River

40th Anniversary Showcase in Fort Simpson
2024-12-01 19:30 | Liidlii Kue Elementary School, Ft. Simpson, NT, Canada

The Nutcracker
2024-11-30 19:00, 2024-11-30 14:00, 2024-11-29 19:00 | Northern Arts and Cultural Centre (NACC), 4701 52nd Ave, Yellowknife, NT, X1A 2N7, Canada
Bella Dance Academy presents The Nutcracker, a timeless holiday tradition for the whole family! It’s Christmas Eve at the Silberhaus residence, and excitement runs high as last minute preparations are made. Guests begin to arrive to celebrate the holiday with Clara and her family. Arriving late in the midst of the celebration is Drosselmeyer, Clara’s mysterious uncle. He entertains everyone with magic tricks and mechanical dolls. Drosselmeyer then presents Clara with a wooden nutcracker soldier. Her brother Fritz feels slighted and becomes jealous. He tries to take the nutcracker from Clara and in the struggle, the nutcracker is broken. Clara is devastated, but Drosselmeyer mends the nutcracker. As the children grow weary the guests depart, and Drosselmeyer disappears as mysteriously as he had arrived. Clara carefully places her beloved nutcracker under the Christmas tree before the family retires to bed. That night, Clara tiptoes back to the Christmas tree and falls asleep next to the wooden Nutcracker doll. Once the clock strikes midnight, the magic begins!

Join Bella Dance Academy this holiday season and experience the magic of this timeless holiday classic, The Nutcracker.

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40th Anniversary Showcase in Inuvik
2024-11-28 19:30 | Igloo Church / Our lady of Victory Parish, Inuvik, NT, Canada
