CASTERN CONNECTICUT BALLET THE NUTCRACKER Coming to Garde Arts Center in New London on December 9 & 10, 2023 Featuring the New York City Ballet Company. GARDE ARTS CENTER Professional Eastern Connecticut Ballet dancers and New York City Ballet guest artists Unity Phelan and Indiana Woodward share the spotlight in this nautical-themed live performance of "The Nutcracker." Set in New London in the 1850s, the scenery celebrates southeastern Con- necticut's seafaring past and transforms the stage into a wintry day in the whaling city. Stage sets display tall ships in port, the New London Custom House, Whale Oil Row, lighthouses, and a sea captain's Victorian home. Tchaikovsky's celebrated music carries the audience through an enchanting journey as Clara and her new friend, the Nutcracker, travel through a magical world of Arctic ice fields where whaling ships once ventured on harrowing voyages! Your tickets to CT's premier production of essential holiday magic await. Visit gardearts.org or call (860) 444-7373. CASTERN CONNECTICUT BALLET THE NUTCRACKER Coming to Garde Arts Center in New London on December 9 & 10 , 2023 Featuring the New York City Ballet Company . GARDE ARTS CENTER Professional Eastern Connecticut Ballet dancers and New York City Ballet guest artists Unity Phelan and Indiana Woodward share the spotlight in this nautical - themed live performance of " The Nutcracker . " Set in New London in the 1850s , the scenery celebrates southeastern Con necticut's seafaring past and transforms the stage into a wintry day in the whaling city . Stage sets display tall ships in port , the New London Custom House , Whale Oil Row , lighthouses , and a sea captain's Victorian home . Tchaikovsky's celebrated music carries the audience through an enchanting journey as Clara and her new friend , the Nutcracker , travel through a magical world of Arctic ice fields where whaling ships once ventured on harrowing voyages ! Your tickets to CT's premier production of essential holiday magic await . Visit gardearts.org or call ( 860 ) 444-7373 .