Everybody Can DANCE and the Santa Maria Civic Ballet present their annual collaborative production of The Nutcracker, choreographed by Diane Rose Zink, at the Clark Center for the Performing Arts in Arroyo Grande on Saturday, Nov. 26, at 7 p.m., and Sunday, Nov. 27, at 3 p.m. Zink has helmed this unique iteration of Tchaikovsky’s classic ballet since its Central Coast debut at the Santa Maria Town Center in 1987.
Makai Copado portrays the Nutcracker Prince in this year’s production, described as “journey through the wonder of first love and the joys of the season,” in press materials. Tickets to the show are $20 for children and $25 for adults.
To find out more about the production and other upcoming shows hosted by the Clark Center for the Performing Arts, call the venue’s box office at (805) 489-9444 or visit clarkcenter.org. The Clark Center is located at 487 Fair Oaks Ave., Arroyo Grande. The box office is open one hour prior to each performance, and regularly Tuesday through Friday, from 1 to 6 p.m., and every Saturday, from noon to 4 p.m.
For more info on Everybody Can DANCE or the Santa Maria Civic Ballet, visit everybodycandance.webs.com or
facebook.com/ecdsmcb, respectively.
This article appears in Nov 17-24, 2022.