Date/Time
Date(s) - 11/30/25 - 12/14/25
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Location
82 Seneca Street
Geneva, NY 14456
Categories
Ithaca Ballet’s Nutcracker returns to the Smith Center for the Arts to open the holiday season on Sunday, November 30th at 3 p.m. This year the Sugar Plum Fairy will be performed by Sonia Dvorak who is returning to her home in Ithaca after a wonderful ballet career in Europe. Most recently she danced with the Vienna State Opera. Her partner is Darwin Black who has danced with major companies in the US.
There are 70+ dancers in the Nutcracker, key dancing roles from the Ithaca Ballet company but many are guest dancers from the Ithaca community and beyond, with many guest children who train with the Ballet Center of Ithaca. This year, the role of Clara is being played by Dorothy Minas, the Nutcracker by Richard Huxtable, Snow Queen and King by Azemia Lashley and Jacob Taylor, Sugar Plum Fairy and Cavalier danced by featured guest artist Sonia Dvorak guest dancer Darwin Black in Geneva and Azamat Asangul in Ithaca (Dec. 12-14 at the State Theatre). http://www.ithacaballet.org In the gorgeous Waltz of the Flowers, Azemia Lashley dances the role of the Dewdrop Fairy. Finally, Brian Hall and Wayne Van Camp return in the roles of the magical Herr Drosselmeyer and the comical Mouse King respectively. Cindy Reid is the Artistic Director of the Ithaca Ballet.
Choreographed by Lavinia Reid, the Ithaca Ballet’s Nutcracker is a treat for the whole family and a Finger Lakes tradition. The Nutcracker is truly a team effort and a community treasure. Children of all ages will delight in Clara’s victory over the mice and her voyage to the Land of Sweets.
