Dorrance Dance: Nutcracker Suite

The captivating Michelle Dorrance, who won a 2015 MacArthur "genius" grant for her innovative tap work, offers the world premiere of a holiday show set to Duke Ellington and Bill Strayhorn's 1960 jazz reimagining of Tchaikovsky's ballet score. This centerpiece, choreographed by Dorrance and Josette Wiggan-Freund, is presented alongside different pieces in each of the company's three weeks at the Joyce: All Good Things Must Come to an End (Dec 17–22); Elastic Time (Dec 24–29); and, in the final week, three shorter works, including two that feature master clown Bill Irwin.