Edith Michaëlis: The Nutcracker
Sunday, December 6, 2026
2:30 PM
Kupferberg Center for the Arts
65-30 Kissena Boulevard, Queens, NY 11367
Scheduled
About This Event
Edith Michaëlis brings her narrative classical repertoire and character-driven approach to The Nutcracker, presented live at the Kupferberg Center for the Arts. Widely heard online—with a Spotify following around 236,000—her performances emphasize formal training and clarity of line, keeping music and story in plain view rather than relying on spectacle.
About The Nutcracker(ballet)
anonymous Russian 19th century photographer
Tchaikovsky’s 1892 *The Nutcracker* unfolds on Christmas Eve, where a child’s holiday scene slips into a dream world of toy battles and divertissements. In New York City, George Balanchine’s New York City Ballet staging, first presented in 1954, helped turn the work into a durable local ritual and a pillar of American ballet seasons. The story traces its literary roots from Hoffmann through Dumas, filtered into dance by Petipa and Ivanov. Its structure can feel episodic, but that collage is part of its modern cultural function.
About the Artist
Edith Michaëlis
Edith Michaëlis is an individual artist heard widely online, with strong reach on Spotify and a following of roughly 236,000. In New York City, she appears at the Kupferberg Center for the Arts in programs such as *Edith Michaëlis: The Nutcracker*, presented as a live event.