December 15-17 2023
Friday at 7pm
Saturday at 2pm & 7pm
Sunday at 1pm & 6pm

Adults - $45
Children (under 12) & Seniors (62+) - $38
Groups >20 for a single show or combine multiple performances - $35 each ticket 

The Seiskaya Ballet’s Nutcracker has become a perennial holiday favorite on Long Island.  This year’s staging of the Nutcracker is again scheduled for five performances: December 15-17 at Stony Brook University’s Staller Center for the Arts.

This classical ballet rendition has earned praise from critics and audiences alike.  Newsday called the production, “ENCHANTING,” “Polished,” “...child friendly - a storyteller’s Nutcracker...”  And in another Newsday article the reviewer gushed: “...lavish... and ...sumptuous...”  Other reviewers proclaimed it: “...glorious... Dazzling ….extraordinary...”  The cast will be led a leading dancer of the vaunted Dance Theater of Harlem, guest artist, David Wright (Cavalier/Nutcracker) and Seiskaya Ballet's award winning principal dancers Vivian Ye, Madeleine Martufi, Nina Zhang and Kaede Urso plus returning principal dancers Brianna Jimenez, Eva Pyrros, Lara Caraiani and Diana Atoian.

Seiskaya Ballet’s Nutcracker is truly an international collaboration beginning with Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s most famous score. Sets and several costumes were designed by Poland’s Margaret Piotrowska whose highly respected work in Polish television and stage productions has garnered wide praise. Directed by founder Joseph Forbes, scenery was executed by Scenic Art Studios which has been credited with painting over 300 Broadway shows. The imaginative and unusual sculptures utilized in the Seiskaya Ballet’s production were the brainchild of creative artist Matt Targon. Choreographed by celebrated Russian-born Valia Seiskaya, this acclaimed production is imbued with bravura dancing, energy and endearing charisma.

The company’s 2023 Nutcracker season should again garner praise.  Judith H. Bernstein of Newsday headlined her Seiskaya Nutcracker review, “A Delicious Holiday Confection for Young and Old.” Reviewer Michelle Isabelle-Stark entitled her review “Seiskaya Ballet’s Nutcracker Is Dazzling and Breathtaking.”  The Seiskaya Ballet’s Nutcracker is considered Long Island’s premier Nutcracker production.

Don’t miss the production that Newsday described as “...A Seasoned Recipe For Holiday Cheer” and the New York Times praised as “lavish.”  Tickets go on sale October 15th at the Staller Center Box Office at (631) 632-ARTS and at www.nutcrackerballet.com.

Pictured below: Seiskaya Ballet principal Madeleine Martufi is an outstanding technician and consummate actress. She will be featured as the Sugar Plum Fairy, Dew Drop and Clara during the Nutcracker's five performance run.