Nashville Ballet has announced the date for their annual Nutcracker Tea to be held on Sunday, November 23 from 3 - 5 p.m. at Belmont University’s Fisher Center for the Performing Arts. The enchanting, family-friendly event will be co-chaired by Kayla Clayborne Counts, Ashley Horne Herring and Blair Steakley Lund, and marks the official kick off to Nashville Ballet’s production of Paul Vasterling’s Nashville’s Nutcracker, the cherished holiday classic returning to the Tennessee Performing Arts Center’s Jackson Hall from November 29 through December 28, 2025.   

Nashville Ballet announces tickets are now on sale for Paul Vasterling’s Nashville’s Nutcracker — a cherished holiday tradition returning to the Tennessee Performing Arts Center’s Jackson Hall from November 29 through December 28, 2025.

Nashville Ballet's Artistic Director & CEO, Nick Mullikin, has choreographed a powerful new digital ballet, Abyss, which delves into the emotional mental health and the desire to escape one’s own mind. The work presents a thought-provoking experience that combines stunning choreography, evocative music and an intimate, cinematic approach to the storytelling through dance. The piece premiered on the Tennessean’s website yesterday and was inspired by Mullikin’s personal journey that he’s publicly sharing for the first time.

School of Nashville Ballet has announced dates national audition tour dates for its 2025 Summer Intensives, including Nashville Ballet’s Company Immersion Intensive, Contemporary Intensive, and more. The 2025 audition tour will kick off on January 3, 2025, in Carmel, IN, continuing to 17 more cities throughout the country before concluding on January 26 in Santa Monica, CA. The auditions will finish with NSIA Auditions on February 1 at Nashville Ballet. School of Nashville Ballet is open to students ages 12 and up. Registration for each city will end on the Wednesday prior to each audition location or when the audition is full.