What the Critics are Saying...

"In my dream version of America, every state has at least one Nutcracker this good."
Alastair Macaulay, The New York Times

"... an exciting company that's trying to bring ballet into the 21st century, adept at both pirouettes and modern movements."
Lea Marshall, Style Weekly

"... the Richmond Ballet dancers perform to the hilt."
Wendy Perron (Editor), Dance Magazine

"one of the country's most perfect [Nutcracker productions], and the one that seems most right for its theater and its audience; everything's in harmony"
Alastair Macaulay, The New York Times

"one of our grandest Richmond holiday traditions"
Susan Winiecki (Editor), Richmond Magazine

"Richmond Ballet doesn't mess around, ever, from what I can tell."
Susan Howson, RVANews.com