Nutcracker at The Mansion

Southeastern Michigan Classical Ballet has performed the Nutcracker Ballet at various historic mansions, including, Meadow Brook Hall and The Whitney Mansion.

This will be NO PERFORMANCE THIS YEAR. We look forward to our return in the fall of 2025.

Michigan's first ever strolling Nutcracker is heading into its tenth season and will be performed by members of the Southeastern Michigan Classical Ballet.

The "Strolling" Nutcracker will be performed inside the mansion and will move with the audience from room to room as the holiday classic unfolds.  It is a unique performance and to date is the only ballet of its kind to be performed inside a mansion. The Southeastern Michigan Classical Ballet will NOT BE PERFORMING a Nutcracker this year. We look forward to our return in the fall of 2025.

The audience actually feels as if they're part of the production as they watch the story of Clara and her beloved Nutcracker come to life. Audience members will move with the performers from room to room inside the grandiose mansion as each scene of the Nutcracker is performed. Each room is elaborately decorated in true holiday fashion.

Instead of back drops and grand sets, the mansion serves as a natural backdrop to the ballet. Costumes are authentic and were made in England and are in the true Victorian fashion.

No details were spared when planning the performance inside the mansion. It is an intimate setting, under 60 tickets per show are sold, so it sells out quickly. 

SPONSORSHIPS

  • Friend of the Ballet
    Regular price
    $50.00
    Sale price
    $50.00
  • Supporter of the Ballet
    Regular price
    $100.00
    Sale price
    $100.00
  • Patron of the Ballet
    Regular price
    $150.00
    Sale price
    $150.00
  • Benefactor of the Ballet
    Regular price
    $250.00
    Sale price
    $250.00

SHOW TICKETS

  • Wednesday, November 13, 2024 Evening Show
    Regular price
    Sold out
    Sale price
    $0.00
  • Wednesday, November 13, 2024 Matinee Show
    Regular price
    Sold out
    Sale price
    $0.00

THANK YOU

GROSSE ILE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION

A special thank you to the Grosse Ile Education Foundation for the grant awarded to support 2023 Production of The Nutcracker at The Whitney.

2023 FRIENDS OF THE BALLET

Paragrafix, The Dismuke Family

2023 SUPPORTERS OF THE BALLET

Bee’s Ballet to Blades, Trentwood Farms, Dennis and Kelly Hickey, Fully Promoted, Sibley Gardens, Tube Wright, Scott Isner - First Security Mortgage, Rick Kruger - Mortgage 1 Loan Officer Downriver Branch, Cheryl Kruger- Independent Color Street Stylist

2023 PATRONS OF THE BALLET

Conney Lemley, City Clean for Residential

2023 BENEFACTORS OF THE BALLET

Bluestone Children’s Center, Galindo’s, GV Cement Contracting, Sunbelt Rentals, Zaher Hakim, MD- DMC Cardiology