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National Dance Company Sets 22nd ‘Nutcracker’ Run at Auditorio Nacional Dec. 18–23

Leadership consolidation begins in 2026 as Erick Rodríguez becomes sole artistic director.

Overview

  • The season features 10 performances with roughly 240 dancers and live music by the Orquesta del Teatro de Bellas Artes conducted by Ayyub Guliyev.
  • The company continues the large-scale staging first mounted in 2017, keeping the Nina Novak version based on Lev Ivanov.
  • Access initiatives expand reach through off-site presentations, neurodiverse-friendly shows, partnerships with Teletón and CRI, and more than 60 students in children’s roles.
  • Talks to take the production to cities such as León, Torreón, Cuernavaca and possibly Mérida remain active without confirmed dates, with travel and lodging cited as primary costs for the public company.
  • Reports differ on whether the production has already reached a cumulative audience of one million or is aiming to hit that milestone.