Bristol Ballet: The Nutcracker

The Bristol Ballet, now in its 76th season, cordially invites you and your family to celebrate a beloved family holiday tradition by attending the company’s performance of “The Nutcracker” in Historic Downtown Bristol and Richlands, Virginia this December. Bristol Ballet’s interpretation of this timeless classic takes place at 7 p.m. EST, Dec.7, in the Charles R. King Community Center at Southwest Virginia Community College (SWVCC) and will return to the Paramount Bristol stage for three performances: Dec. 13 at 7:30 p.m. EST, and Dec. 14 at 12 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. EST. 

The Bristol Ballet interpretation of the Tchaikovsky classic Christmas story tips a hat to our region’s Appalachian music history and the 1927 Bristol Sessions with Mother Maybelle and the Carter Sisters standing in for Mother Ginger and the Polichinelles. Bristol Ballet is the only studio in our community that performs the full production of “The Nutcracker” and…