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Dec. 1, 2025: Syracuse City Ballet’s “The Nutcracker”

by Diane Jones

December 1, 2025

The Syracuse City Ballet presents it’s annual production of Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker” this weekend in Syracuse.  We welcomed Executive/Artistic Director Jayson Douglas, along with four of the professional dancers from the Syracuse City Ballet, Sophia Shahani, Sarah Klok, Joel Kioko and Harris Yesenik.  We talked about the roles, the new choreography, the excitement of taking this production on a three-city tour, and even gained insight into a typical day for the dancers.

Information about this production and the Syracuse City Ballet is available here.