{"id":72468,"date":"2025-12-16T18:37:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T18:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/72468\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T18:37:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T18:37:09","slug":"staten-island-ballet-performs-the-nutcracker-this-weekend-at-the-college-of-staten-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/72468\/","title":{"rendered":"Staten Island Ballet performs \u2018The Nutcracker\u2019 this weekend at the College of Staten Island"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"2G4TL3I3U5HZLNBJRWL3HPTS64\">STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. \u2014 A winter wonderland awaits as the magic of the classic \u201cThe Nutcracker,\u201d arrives on Saturday, Dec. 20 at the College of Staten Island.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"BGTDIM7CRZDXTOB3W4MKM5BWGE\">The lavish production of the Staten Island Ballet is being produced at the college\u2019s Center for the Arts.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"low\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Nutcracker\" class=\"article__image-content\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/CONIIIH5VZBXJLJPPEHUUBIMBU.JPG\"  \/>A scene from &#8220;The Nutcracker.&#8221; (Courtesy\/Courtney Preston Ramos<br \/>\n\/Prestons Images) Staten Island Advance<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"ZO24TOOJAVHCTAYO7W7WOKXLMA\">The Christmas classic features sets created by Broadway designer Mark Fitzgibbons, along with an international cast of 29.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"low\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ballet\" class=\"article__image-content\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/6WFJG36YLJFYBEJAV3UFJ546TI.JPG\"  \/>A scene from &#8220;The Nutcracker.&#8221; (Courtesy\/Courtney Preston Ramos<br \/>\n\/Prestons Images)Staten Island Advance<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"JQVJQZJOWVEGRGZWWLELMCJVA4\">New this year is the Diamond Caf\u00e9, a venue that offers specialty coffees, sweet treats, and baked goods. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"XBJY4MX3Q5DIFPUFWGG37XNISQ\">Guests can mix and mingle with friends and browse holiday shoppes, where prices range from just five cents to $20. <\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"low\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ballet\" class=\"article__image-content\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/TNHXH4HTMZFXHMTU5ODPZQIZJY.JPG\"  \/>A scene from &#8220;The Nutcracker.&#8221; (Courtesy\/Courtney Preston Ramos<br \/>\n\/Prestons Images)Staten Island Advance<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"JGQ7YA3NTJC2XDLMQTRL6QNIVA\">Shows are Saturday, Dec. 20, at 3 and 7 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 21, at 2 and 5 p.m. Parking is free.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"low\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ballet\" class=\"article__image-content\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ONHDM3JMMVG6NKV5FI4LCAKDCA.JPG\"  \/>Ballerinas perform in &#8220;The Nutcracker.&#8221; (Courtesy\/Courtney Preston Ramos<br \/>\n\/Prestons Images)Staten Island Advance<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"Z2653R46BZAQ3JHJOMGKLXHNTA\">All seats are reserved. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"YXDRW6I7GVDP5K7GNH6YG2TUS4\">Tickets may be purchased online at Staten Island Ballet.org.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"WCVNHSN73ZAR3JNEMCSSGDBNU4\">Balcony seats are $70, orchestra $80 and VIP orchestra $90.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"DVQQRMEUINFZ3CR7G4MESYIS2E\">On Thursday evening Dec. 18, the ballet will host more than 500 deserving guests will enjoy a free show. Organizations receiving free tickets include The GRACE Foundation, JCC Sunrise Day Camp, Cancer Tamers, Eden II, and A Very Special Place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. \u2014 A winter wonderland awaits as the magic of the classic \u201cThe Nutcracker,\u201d arrives on&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":72469,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[9,24,63,134,136,135],"class_list":{"0":"post-72468","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-staten-island","8":"tag-new-york","9":"tag-new-york-city","10":"tag-nyc","11":"tag-staten-island","12":"tag-staten-island-headlines","13":"tag-staten-island-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72468","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=72468"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72468\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/72469"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72468"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=72468"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=72468"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}