The New Jersey Foundation for Dance and Theatre Arts, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, is proud to present their annual magical holiday classic, "The Nutcracker." Help us kick off this holiday season with our family tradition!
NJF has presented "The Nutcracker" in the North Jersey area for over two decades. This year they are incredibly excited to return to the stage and celebrate their annual performance. This exciting production is considered one of New Jersey's finest theatrical presentations. Critics have called it a "superb production of 'The Nutcracker' with a twist."
Bergen Acadmies, Hackensack, NJ
Saturday, November 20th at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
Sunday, November 21st at 2:00 pm
Commemorative Programs, Performance USBs and T-Shirts (Limited Stock Available) can be ordered by clicking the link in the confirmation message.
Tickets go on sale on October 19th at 12 pm ET.
All seats are reserved with ticketing as follows: $25 for Orchestra seating and $20 for all other seats. A limited number of tickets will be sold at the venue on the day of the performances.
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Synopsis:
We are introduced to a musical theatre presentation of 1800's festive carolers on their way to the Silberhause Party singing songs of seasonal joy and merriment, with delightful dances entwined.
Once inside the Silberhause home, the party guests enter, and the party begins. The children play games, and everyone enjoys dances. However: it all stops when Clara's Godfather, Drosselmeyer, arrives. Drosselmeyer - a creator of wonderful, magical things, has brought presents for all the children. Life-sized Ballerina Dolls and Tapping Soldier Dolls delight the party guests.
Clara receives a beautiful Nutcracker, but jealous, Sabrina and Louisa steal it away and break the lovely gift. Drosselmeyer then casts a spell upon the broken Nutcracker changing Clara's world in ways she could never imagine. Astounding acrobatic mice appear! They wreak havoc and do battle with tapping toy soldiers in a ferrous fight with real swords! The Christmas tree grows to great heights. The Grandfather clock comes to life, and just when all hope seems lost – Clara saves her Nutcracker from the Mouse Queen. The Nutcracker transforms into the heroic Prince just as the snow begins to fall.
The Prince and Clara meet and journey together into his fantastic Candyland. They meet Mother Ginger and her clowns. The Dew Drop Fairy with her candied roses dancing the glorious Waltz of the Flowers. And finally, the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier perform a Grand Pas de Deux. Everyone joins the farewell waltz as the Court pays their final tribute to the little girl who saved the Prince.