CFA presents Staten Island Ballet’s "The Nutcracker"
December 18 – December 20, 2026
Center for the Arts at CSI
2800 Victory Blvd, Staten Island, NY 10314
Scheduled
About This Event
Staten Island Ballet presents The Nutcracker at the Center for the Arts at CSI. The New York City–based company, a regular presence on the borough’s holiday calendar, stages work shaped for the theater rather than the studio, drawing on classical ballet technique and ensemble discipline and favoring clear storytelling and clean lines over added 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
Staten Island Ballet
Staten Island Ballet is a dance company based in New York City, with regular performances at the Center for the Arts at the College of Staten Island. The group is a familiar presence in the borough’s holiday calendar, appearing in CFA programs such as Staten Island Ballet’s “The Nutcracker.