Photo by Rick Wilson

About Us

History

The Community Nutcracker was established in the summer of 1992 by a group of studio owners who had a passion for dance and philanthropy. Their vision was to create a highly-sophisticated production of The Nutcracker Ballet, where local talent is the performing company. The Community Nutcracker is the ONLY nonprofit, volunteer-run organization that offers a portion of its proceeds to local charitable agencies with each performance. The Community Nutcracker has raised nearly $390,000!

Our Mission

The Community Nutcracker is committed to supporting and maintaining the highest quality of artistic vision as a nonprofit, all-volunteer organization using local community talent and providing a beautiful holiday tradition for the city of Jacksonville.