The Nutshell! 2023

December 21st and 22nd at 7:00pm

Come see the whole world of dance this year, in The Nutshell!  The immersive Nutcracker celebration that includes every dancer and every culture.

You’ll see Chinese and Indian Classical Dance, Flamenco, Folklorico, Jazz dance and more, all to the familiar music of Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker, and created by guest artists who specialize in each particular style of dance.  This year will also feature the San Francisco Boys Choir with a holiday program to help us ring in the festivities!

The Nutshell! is more than just watching dance, however.  Brave audience members young and old will be drafted as mice and soldiers for the battle scene, and everyone who remains on the sidelines will be treated to a lesson in how to dance the waltz of the flowers with their favorite partner.

Tickets are limited this year, so don’t wait to reserve your seat to see The Nutshell! The one of a kind San Francisco tradition, that shows you the world of dance…in a Nutshell!

See the following dancers and companies perform:

• Mannakin Theater & Dance
• Mizuho Sato Flamenco
• Emily Hansel
• Archana & Sneha Patkar - Kathak
• Norberto Martinez - Mexican Folklorico
• Rick Wamer - Mime
• Jesse Bie
• Youth Students of en Avant School of Dance - Mannakin's Academy
• Video Highlights from our triumphant 2020 global Nutshell!

Live music provided by: 

• San Francisco Boys Chorus
• Singers of the Street
• Levitation