CLARA'S TRIP: A CIRQUE & DANCE NUTCRACKER STORY

Dec 27 - 29, 2024

Booth Playhouse at Blumenthal Arts Center

Dec 27 - 29, 2024

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Date
Dec 27 - 29, 2024
Ticket Prices
Start at $35
On Sale
On Sale Now

Dec 27| Friday 3:00 PM Children's Show Get Tickets
Dec 27| Friday 7:00 PM Get Tickets
Dec 28| Saturday 11:00 AM Children's Show Get Tickets
Dec 28| Saturday 3:00 PM Children's Show Get Tickets
Dec 28| Saturday 7:00 PM Get Tickets
Dec 29| Sunday 1:00 PM Children's Show Get Tickets
Dec 29| Sunday 4:00 PM Get Tickets

Presented By: Caroline Calouche & Co.

Event Description

"Clara's Trip makes for an exhilaratingly fun night for families of all ages,” says Michelle Medina-Villalon (Critical Voice NC)

Created by North Carolina choreographer Caroline Calouche, Clara’s Trip is a contemporary twist on a holiday classic.

Clara is now in her mid-20s is at Mr. and Mrs. Flower’s holiday party. She loves to dance but is clumsy. Her two left feet get the best of her; and so she trips and sprains her ankle.

That night Clara dreams that her foot is healed, and she dances her heart out with her friends that have transformed into her get well gifts (gingerbread cookies, fish, monkeys, candy canes, bracelet, and a ballerina ornament on a bungee cord!).

Clara’s Trip includes an enchanting snow and flowers scene with aerial silks and athletic dancing. There is not a Rat King rather a battle scene that is a warped memory of her hospital trip with stilt dancers and youth dancers.

Full Show Run Time:

Act 1: 45 minutes

Intermission: 20 minutes

Act 2: 45 minutes

Children’s Show is a 1 hour show without an intermission that is great for young ages! The party scene is shortened, no large snow scene and Act 2 is shortened. It is still an action-packed show.

Children’s Show Run Time:

60 minutes without an intermission

Learn more about Caroline Calouche & Co. here.

Directions & Parking

A special preferred parking rate of only $10* is available for our patrons in the Bank of America Center Parking Garage.

Entrances: 150 N. College St. and 290 E. 5th St.

The $10 rate is applicable when parked in the garage after 5pm on weekdays, Monday-Friday. If parked in the garage before 5pm, the $10 rate is void. There is no time restriction for the weekend, Saturday and Sunday.

Getting and Using Your Parking Pass When You Arrive

Pull the garage entry ticket when you arrive at the designated garage. You will need this to exit!
Purchase a $10 Blumenthal exit pass at the theater or click here to purchase in advance online. If you would rather purchase by phone, please call 704.372.1000.*

When You Exit

Insert or scan your garage entry ticket. Amount due will display on the screen.
Scan your Blumenthal exit pass sticker.
Gate arm will rise and the screen will display “drive safely.”

*Pre-paid parking is not available day of show.

PURCHASE YOUR PARKING EXIT PASS IN ADVANCE

Bring your pre-purchased parking pass with you to the show and receive an exit pass sticker at parking stations in the lobby before or after the show.