Arts & culture in Nairobi and East Africa Theatre & dance
The Nutcracker (Dance Centre Kenya, 2026 season)
Dance Centre Kenya's 11th annual Nutcracker ballet, with the Dance Centre Kenya Orchestra playing Tchaikovsky's score live, runs at the Kenya National Theatre on 20-22 and 28-29 November.
About the event
Dance Centre Kenya stages the 11th annual season of The Nutcracker at the Kenya National Theatre on 20, 21, 22, 28 and 29 November. The Dance Centre Kenya Orchestra, conducted by Antony Muriuki Kaburu, plays Tchaikovsky's score live. The company says the cast is more than 175 dancers from 25 nationalities, including about 50 scholarship students. Cooper Rust is founder and artistic director of Dance Centre Kenya.
Good to know
- Show times per the organiser's booking site: Fri 20 Nov 7:00 pm; Sat 21 Nov 3:00 pm and 7:00 pm; Sun 22 Nov 1:00 pm and 4:30 pm; Sat 28 Nov 10:00 am, 3:00 pm and 7:00 pm (Gala Night); Sun 29 Nov 1:00 pm and 4:30 pm
- Tickets: via the KenyaBuzz booking page linked from the organiser's site
- Contact: [email protected] / +254 705 383603
Line-up
Dance Centre Kenya Orchestra · Antony Muriuki Kaburu · Cooper Rust
Organiser
Dance Centre Kenya ↗
+254 705 383603
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Event information from
- Dance Centre Kenya calendar 2025-26 (Nutcracker, 20-22 and 28-29 Nov, Kenya National Theatre) dancecentre.co.ke
- The Nutcracker 2026 (organiser's booking site) dcknutcracker2026.netlify.app
- HapaKenya: The Nutcracker returns on Nov 20 at KNT hapakenya.com
Details come from the organisers' own pages and can change; please check with the organiser before you go.
