Where you can see ‘The Nutcracker’ in Southern California during the holidays

Dorrance Dance: The Nutcracker Suite

Tap shoes kick pointe shoes aside in this animated version of the holiday classic, percussively danced to Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn’s “Nutcracker Suite,” reimagined from Tchaikovsky’s score in 1960. This differing approach is just what’s to be expected from 2015 MacArthur Foundation “genius grant” award winner Michelle Dorrance, whose tap creativity knows few boundaries. The work debuted last year at the Kennedy Center. 8 p.m. Dec. 18, Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts (on the Cal State University Northridge campus), 18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge. $48-$95. thesoraya.com

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