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New York & Denver · Fall 2026
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Company

Colorado Ballet

Denver · Ballet · Founded 1961

Founded in 1961, Denver’s flagship ballet company performs at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House with its own live orchestra.

This fall
Colorado Ballet

The Nutcracker

DatesNov 28 – Dec 27 · evenings 7:30 PM; weekend matinees 1:00 & 6:30 PMTicketsPrices at presenter
Pay What You Can — Sun Nov 29 (evening) · code NUTPWYC · on sale Nov 15, 10:00 AMSensory-friendly — Sun Nov 29, 1:00 PM

Presented by PNC Bank, with the live Colorado Ballet Orchestra. Budget & access: a sensory-friendly performance Sun Nov 29 at 1:00 PM, and a Pay What You Can performance Sun Nov 29 (evening) — code NUTPWYC, on sale online Nov 15 at 10:00 AM.

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What you’ll see

Denver’s flagship holiday production — the region’s premiere Nutcracker, with a full live orchestra in the city’s grand opera house.

Price detail

Prices at presenter

What the critics say

“The region’s premiere take on the seasonal favorite ‘The Nutcracker’ is undoubtedly Colorado Ballet’s”
“A second viewing reinforces my view that it is one of the most engaging among the dozens of Nutcrackers I have seen”
On tour

Home in Denver for the holidays — The Nutcracker at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House, Nov 28 – Dec 27.