Thank you to all of our dancers for a beautiful Sleeping Beauty! It was fantastic.​

A.V.A. Ballet Theatre and the Reno Philharmonic Orchestra present “The Nutcracker”
Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts

Laura Jackson Conducting

Friday, December 11 at 8:00pm
Saturday, December 12 at 1:00pm and 7:00pm
Sunday, December 13 at 1:00pm and 7:00pm

A.V.A. Ballet Theatre is the resident ballet company of the Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts. We are northern Nevada's largest company under the instruction of a professional faculty with years of performing experience in renowned metropolitan ballet and production companies across the United States and Europe.

Nutcracker 2026 Rehearsal Schedule

SUBJECT TO CHANGE: Please check website 24 hours before your scheduled rehearsal
Rehearsals are held at The Conservatory of Movement.

Wednesday,November 11

"Spirit of the Season" rehearsal 

11:00 - 11:45am Evie

11:45 - 12:30pm Lilli B

12:30 - 1:15 Cate

Thursday, November 12
5:30 – 6:30pm Waltz

Saturday, November 14 updated 11/09/26

No drop in class today

12:30 - noon Spanish and Mirlitons

noon - 1:15pm Snow
1:15 - 1:45pmParty Girls and Aiden 
1:45 -  3:00pm All in Party Scene
    Party girls/Boys/Party parents
    Mechanical soldier, Maid, Clara
  
Sunday, November 15 updated 11/09/26
10:30 – 11:30pm Chinese Lotus
10:45– 11:30pm Chinese Dragon and Pearl
11:30– 12:45pm Mice, Blue, White Soldiers, Clara, Mouse King
12:45 – 1:30pm Princesses, Angels, Pages

    1:30 - 1:45pm Pages costume fittings
1:30 -2:15pm Ginger Dancers and Mother Ginger
2:15– 2:30pm Conor and Ukrainians
  

Monday, November 16

7:30 - 8:00pm Spanish

Thursday, November 19
5:30 – 6:30pm Waltz

Saturday November 21
1:45 – 2:45pm Snow
2:45 – 4:00pm all Party Scene
Doll, toy soldier, Maid, Party Scene Parents, Clara, and Understudy

Sunday, November 22
10:00 – 11:00 Finale Line
Clara, Party Girls, Mice, Blue soldiers
Chinese Dragon, Ukrainians, Spanish, 
Mirlitons, Ginger Dancers, Waltz,
Court Attendance
11:15 12:15pm– Mice, Blue and White Soldiers
Clara, Mouse King
12:15 – 12:30 Spanish
12:30 – 1:00pm Chinese Lotus and dragon, Pearl
1:00pm – 1:30pm Mirlitons
1:30 – 2:15 Princesses, Court attendance, Angels

Thursday, November 26 - Happy Thanksgiving

Sunday, November 29
10:00am – 11:30 Act 1
Party Scene, Mice, Blue Soldiers, Mouse King, White Soldiers, Snow, 
11:30 – 12:30 Act 2

Princesses, Pages, Angels, Clara, Spanish, Chinese Lotus, Pearl,

Dragon, Ukrainians, Mirlitons, Ginger Dancers, Mother Ginger,

Waltz

Thursday, December 3
5:30 -6:30pm TBA

Saturday, December 5 
Act 1
1:15 -2:00 All in Party Scene
 (Stay for finale Line)
2:00- 2:45 All in fight Scene, Mice
Blue Soldiers White Soldiers, Mice, Mouse King
(Stay for finale Line)
Snow Corps
1:30-2:45pm All Corps de Ballet and Characters in 
      the dancing section of Finale.
2:45 – 3:15pm ALL in finale line
     (Party girls/boys, Blue soldiers, Mice, Mother Ginger,
Ginger Dancers, Ukrainians, Dragon, Waltz, Mirlitons)
2:30 - Ukrainians

Act 2
3:15-4:00   Princesses, Pages
        Angels 
Spanish, Chinese Lotus, Dragon,
Mirlitons, Mother Ginger, Ginger Dancers,
Waltz of the Flowers

Sunday, December 6
TBA

Rehearsals at the Pioneer Center
Monday, December 7 -10 rehearsals at Pioneer

Friday, December 11          8:00pm show

Saturday, December 12    1:00pm & 7:00pm Shows 

Sunday, December 13      1:00pm & 7:00pm Shows

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