Little Women & The Nutcracker

Ballet Ariel’s 2025 holiday season production brings fresh looks at two classics: Little Women and the Nutcracker Suite. From December 12-28, at various times, in Lakewood and Northglenn, the productions will be accompanied by live music from Gossamer Winds.

Little Women is based on the 1869 book by Louisa May Alcott. It follows the four March sisters, Amy, Beth, Jo and Meg, from Christmastime and beyond, as they grow up during the Civil War era and find their place in the world.

The Nutcracker Suite is a selection of dances from Tchaikovsky’s ballet, The Nutcracker. The Suite highlights some of the most famous dances from the holiday-themed ballet from Act II in which Clara arrives in the Land of Sweets. There she is welcomed by the Sugar Plum Fairy and treated to dances representative of various nationalities and cultures.