James Kudelka’s Nutcracker treats children as imaginative equals and adults as worthy of a sprinkling of magic, too. It’s an unwavering, saturated dream of joy you never want to wake up from.
By Lindsey King /Dec 10, 2025
iPhoto caption: Production still from The Nutcracker courtesy of the National Ballet of Canada.
My childhood memories of learning to dance were front and centre for me when I attended opening night of The Nutcracker, performed by the National Ballet of Canada at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts.