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.


Thursday, October 29
5:30 – 6:30pm waltz

Friday, October 30 - Nevada Day

(Spanish)??

Saturday, October 31 Halloween (updated 10.23)
12:30 -1:30 Party Girls/boy/Clara/Maid

1:30 - 2:00 Angels
1:45 – 2:45 Snow 

   2:45 - 3:30 Snow Costume fittings (no understudies)

2:45 - 3:30pm Pages 

    3:30 - 3:45 snow fittings for Maylene and Olivia

Sunday, November 1- Daylight Saving Time Ends

(updated 10/26/26)
  10:30 – 11:30am Mice

10:30 - 11:30am Princesses
11:30 – 12:15pm Ginger Dancers
12:15 – 12:45pm Blue Soldiers
12:45 –  1:30pm Chinese Lotus
1:30 – 2:15pm Mirlitons and Clara

Thursday, November 5
5:30 – 6.30pm Waltz

Sat November 7 updated 10/26/26
1:15- 1:45pm Doll and Spanish
1:45 – 2:45 pm Snow
2:45 – 3:45 Parent Party Dancers
2:45 – 3:45 Party Girls and Boys/Clara/Doll/Maid

3:45 - 4:15 Angels

   4:15- 5:00pm Party Girls & Angel costume fitting
   4:30 – 4:45pm Party Girls parents meeting with Kelly

Sunday, November 8 updated 10/26/26

10:30 - 11:00am Mirlitons and Clara
11:00 – 11:15am White Soldiers

11:15   - 12:15pm Mice, Blue soldiers, White Soldiers,

                                and Clara

   12:15 - 12:45 Blue soldiers costume fittings

   12:45 - 1:15pm Mice costume fittings (if not a Ginger dancer)

 12:30 - 1:15pm Ginger Dancers & Mother Ginger

     1:15 - 1:30pm Ginger Dancers/Mice costume fittings
     1:15–  1:30pm  Ginger dancers parents meeting with Kelly
 1:15 - 1:45pm Pages 

Thursday, November 12
5:30 – 6:30pm Waltz
6:30pm Waltz and Mirlitons costume fittings

Saturday, November 14
1:45 2:45pm Snow 
2:45 – 3:15pm Spanish and Mirlitons
3:00 – 4:30pm All in Party Scene
    Party girls/Boys/Party parents
    Mechanical soldier, Maid, Doll, Clara
  (4:30pm Spanish and doll costume fittings)

Sunday, November 15
10:30 – 11:30pm Chinese Lotus
10:45– 11:30pm Chinese Dragon and Pearl
11:30 – 1:00 Mice
11:45 – 1:00 Blue and White Soldiers
1:00 – 1:45pm Princesses
         1:00-1.30 Ginger Dancers and Mother Ginger/program photo
1:45 – 2.30 Princesses, Pages, Angels
2:30 – 2:45 Conor and Ukrainians
   2.30 Pages costume fitting
   2.45 Princess costume fitting

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

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
(11:30 – 11:45) Angels

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, Court attendants
        Angels (pick up 3:45 )
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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