Enjoy an afternoon with the Sugar Plum Fairy! You and your special guest will enjoy an afternoon full of crafts, coloring, performances by Nutcracker cast members, a personal photo with the Sugar Plum Fairy, and lots of goodies from the Kingdom of Sweets!

Enjoy an evening out with the cast of The Nutcracker! A portion of your dinner and drinks and 100% of all cash tips will be donated back to ECBT’s Nutcracker! There will be guest bartenders, specialty drinks (aka the Tchai-shot-sky), and pull-tab raffles every 30 minutes! Come on out and support ECBT while having a great time with family and friends! This is a family-friendly event!

Nutcracker Photo Day for cast members are by appointment only. ECBT offers a special section in the program for cast members, and this is a perfect way to send your special cast member a message that lasts forever!

Tickets for THE NUTCRACKER go on sale Wednesday, September 11, 2024 at 12:00 PM. To purchase tickets: 814.824.3000 or miac.universitytickets.com.

Open to the public, Erie Contemporary Ballet Theatre will be holding community auditions for ages 3+ on Saturday, August 31, 2024 at our studios, 8335 Edinboro Road, Erie, PA 16509. Everyone who auditions gets a role! For more information please contact us at eriedance@gmail.com or 814.476.7123.

Audition Times:

1:00 PM 3-7 y/o

1:45 PM 8-12 y/o

2:30 PM 13 y/o+

Director’s Choice: Dancing Under the Clock will be held on Wednesday, May 8th at 6:30 PM. This performance will be held at the Boston Store Atrium where audience members will be entertained by innovative and emerging, new pieces of choreography in the Classical Ballet, Modern, and Contemporary forms of dance, as well as some classics in our repertoire. You will enjoy an evening of cocktails, heavy hors d’oeuvre by Sabella’s Catering, live statues, and up-close performances.

Narrated by Mother Goose herself, this performance includes choreography, costuming, sets, and classical music set to familiar fairytales, The Three Little Pigs, Hansel and Gretel, and The Ugly Duckling.   This performance creates an enriching event for the entire family and allows dancers of all ages to participate in a safe and healthy activity in a productive learning atmosphere. There is audience participation throughout the performance, which creates an energetic environment while children in the audience can have an active part in the show, inspiring them to become more interested in dance and theater. There are two performances: 1:00 PM and 4:00 PM

ECBT dancers will take class and perform for the RDA/NE Adjudicator, James Sutton.

Join the Sugar Plum Fairy and all the Countries from the Kingdom of Sweets for an afternoon of cupcakes and cookies, crafts, storytelling, coloring, dancing, and performances at St. Francis Xavier Community Center from 1:00 - 2:30 PM.

Join ECBT for the Nutty Night Out to kick start The Nutcracker at Calamari’s Squid Row from 5:30 - 9:00 PM with Guest Bartenders, the Tchai-shot-sky specialty drink, and fabulous Raffle Items!

Join Erie Contemporary Ballet Theatre dancers as they perform with a live orchestra to present the holiday, classic The Nutcracker. The performances will be held:

Saturday, November 26th at 7:00 PM

Mercyhurst University’s Mary D’Angelo Performing Arts Center. 

This family-friendly performance features iconic music, stunning costumes, spectacular backdrops, and exquisite dancing set in magnificent scenes.  This celebrated production will be sure to create memories that last a lifetime!

To purchase tickets, call 814-824-3000 or visit https://miac.universitytickets.com

The Director’s Choice is an evening of cocktails and hors d’oeuvres to support the continued success of Erie Contemporary Ballet Theatre.  You will have the unique opportunity to view new, emerging works, as well as innovative, established choreography that will be premiered to the Erie audience.