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Your Guide to George Balanchine's

The Nutcracker

Sensory Friendly Performance

Thank you so much for joining us for this special performance of

George Balanchine's The Nutcracker®

We look forward to seeing you in the theater on Thursday.

To help us better understand the needs and insights of our sensory friendly audience, please take a few minutes to complete this pre-survey.

TAKE THE SENSORY FRIENDLY PRE-SURVEY

PRE-VISIT MATERIALS

In preperation for the sensory friendly performance of George Balanchine's The Nutcracker®, Professor Roger Ideshi, JD, OT/L, FAOTA and Christina Smith, OTR/L have prepared these pre-visit materials.

Please click on the buttons below to view, download, and/or print.

Visiting the Academy of Music

The Story of The Nutcracker

The Nutcracker Characters

SHOW INFORMATION

Please check the curtain time of your performance and arrive on time. With several holiday events happening in Center City, please allow ample time for travel and parking.

George Balanchine's The Nutcracker®

runs approximately 2 hours with one 15 minute intermission.

SEE THE SUGARPLUM FAIRY & MOUSE KING

The Sugarplum Fairy and The Mouse King will be in the inner lobby before the show and during intermission. The Sugarplum Fairy is positioned to the left of our Christmas Tree, and The Mouse King is on the right.

Feel free to say hello and get your picture taken with these wonderful characters.

SPECIAL SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT

The safety of our patrons is of utmost importance to us and in light of recent national events, The Academy of Music will have heightened security procedures including inspections of all hand-carried items. We ask that all patrons arrive on time in order to avoid delays. Thank you for your cooperation, for further questions please visit the Kimmel Center Patron Safety Page.