Join the SF Pride Band for This Year’s Dance-Along Nutcracker
Kick off the holiday season with the San Francisco Pride Band at the Dance-Along Nutcracker® 2024 – Mission: Nutcracker. The Dance-Along Nutcracker is an only-in-San Francisco tradition: part comedy musical, part dance-it-yourself ballet, and part symphonic concert.
Established in 1985, each year the Dance-Along Nutcracker blends Tchaikovsky’s classic ballet music with a unique theme to create a clever original musical production. In this year’s show, audience members can expect to hear music from James Bond, The Pink Panther, and other spy thrillers and mystery classics.
“The Dance-Along Nutcracker is something that so many people, both members of the community and members of the band itself, look forward to every year” said Pete Nowlen, artistic director of the San Francisco Pride Band. “There really is nothing quite like this show. It’s a big production put on with so much enthusiasm, and you can really feel that when you hear the band play, watch the actors play their part, and, of course, dance along in the audience.”
In Mission: Nutcracker, junior detective Clara and spy-in-training Fritz have to put their heads together and find the missing nutcracker. Audience participation is a hallmark of the Dance-Along Nutcracker, which means that audience members will track down clues, investigate suspects, and dodge spy traps right alongside Clara and Fritz to help uncover the culprit and recover the stolen trophy – the Golden Nutcracker. Whenever the “Dance-Along” signs lights up, the audience is invited to get up out of their seats and dance along too. Unlike traditional Nutcrackers where you have to stay seated and quiet the whole time, the Dance-Along Nutcracker is a fun and interactive way for kids, families, and friends alike to experience the magic of live classical music!
Find more information and tickets at www.DanceAlongNutcracker.org
When: Saturday December 7 (3 p.m. and 7 p.m.) and Sunday December 8 (11 a.m. and 3 p.m.)
Where: Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Forum (701 Mission Street, San Francisco), walking distance from the Powell Street Muni and Bart stations.
Tickets: General admission: $28 for children, students, and seniors; $48 for adults
Photos available here.
Download a PDF copy of the press release here.
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About San Francisco Pride Band: San Francisco Pride Band was founded in 1978 by Jon Sims at the height of Anita Bryant’s anti-gay crusade. As the first openly gay music organization in the world, San Francisco Pride Band has inspired the formation of lesbian and gay bands, choruses, and performing troupes world-wide. In 2018, in honor of its 40th anniversary, the Band was named the Official Band of the City and County of San Francisco by the City’s Supervisors and Mayor London Breed. With over 150 members, the band plays over 25 events throughout the year, including community concerts, Pride and city-wide parades throughout Northern California, and the ever-popular Dance-Along Nutcracker® holiday show.