8th Annual Short & Suite Nutcracker {2025}

Name: 8th Annual Short & Suite Nutcracker {2025}
Start: 2025-12-12T18:30:00-06:00
End: 2025-12-12T20:00:00-06:00
Location: East Performing Arts Center Wichita, KS

Schedule

Fri Dec 12 2025 at 06:30 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

East Performing Arts Center Wichita, KS | Wichita, KS

✨JOIN US FOR OUR 8TH SEASON OF MAGICAL MEMORIES✨
👉🏼 INFO & TICKETS: www.dancemechanix.biz/nutcracker 👈🏼
Whether it’s a long-standing tradition or your very first time, The Short & Suite Nutcracker will delight guests of all ages with the sweetness of the season. From the moment you step into our festive lobby, magic & memories abound!
Voted Wichita’s Best Annual Event in 2021, 2022, 2023 & 2024, this abbreviated production is a holiday “must do” family event.
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MAKE MAGICAL MEMORIES
The Short & Suite Nutcracker is more than a performance… it’s an interactive holiday experience! Guests are invited to come early & stay late for extra holiday fun:
🎅🏼 Sit on Santa’s lap & share your wish list
🩰 Pick up a Pointe Shoe Decorating Kit
🛍️ Shop holiday gifts with Attitudes Dancewear
🖍️ Take home a kid-friendly keepsake program
✍🏼 Get autographs from costumed dancers after the show
🧁 Visit the Land of Sweets Shoppe for curated holiday treats
📸 Capture festive family photos at our whimsical backdrops
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PERFORMANCE DETAILS
✨ Choreography: Snow Scene by Wichita ballet legend Stan Rogers + original whimsical choreography by Jana Owen
✨ Running Time: ~90 minutes, including intermission, with narrated interludes for young audiences
✨ Company: Dancers ages 6–18 from MDM’s specialty companies + special Guest Artists from the Louisville Ballet
✨ Location: East Performing Arts Center
Don’t miss the holiday tradition that brings families together year after year! ❤️