December 12 & 13, 2026

Featuring Principal Guest Artists

Tickets

$26 to $81 plus fees

 

When the curtain rises, professionally trained Eastern Connecticut Ballet dancers will share the spotlight with acclaimed guest artists—soon to be announced—in this dazzling nautical-themed live performance of The Nutcracker. Set in New London in the 1850s, the scenery celebrates southeastern Connecticut’s seafaring past and transforms the stage into a wintry day in the maritime city. Stage sets display tall ships in port, the New London Custom House, Whale Oil Row, lighthouses, and a sea captain’s Victorian home.

Tchaikovsky’s celebrated music carries the audience through an enchanting journey as Clara and her new friend, the Nutcracker, travel through a magical world of Arctic ice fields where whaling ships once ventured on harrowing voyages!

Three magical performances will take place

December 12th at 1:30pm
December 12th at 7:00pm

December 13th at  1:30pm

All ticket purchases are final and non-refundable.

 


Special pricing is available for Children ages 12 & younger.
Choose seats, then select Child 12& Under ticket type from the drop-down on each ticket for a Child 12 & Under, then click Check Out.

Senior, Military & Groups (15 ppl +) discounted tickets only available in person and over the phone at the Garde Box Office! 860-444-7373 x1


Eastern Connecticut Ballet is a nonprofit organization and the shoreline’s premier school for dance education.