Event listing: The Nutcracker Act II and Other Works – The Australian Ballet | Adelaide Festival Centre: Dunstan Playhouse | Wed 5 Aug at 19:30

Adelaide Festival Centre: Dunstan PlayhouseKing William Road, Adelaide, South Australia, SA 5000, Australia

Dates/times in Adelaide time zone

Wednesday 05 August 2026

19:30

Programme

The Nutcracker (Act 2)	Music: Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich (1840-1893) Choreography: Marius Petipa (Original), Lev Ivanov (Original)
Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux	Music: Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich (1840-1893) Choreography: George Balanchine (Original)
Chrysalis	Choreography: Stephanie Lake
We Dance	Choreography: Sandra Parker

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The Australian Ballet

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