Make this holiday season a magical one for your family and friends with a special evening at the Rozsa Center. On Friday December 5, 2025 at 7 p.m. Talmi Entertainment’s NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet, a beloved holiday tradition, visits the Rozsa as part of its 34th annual tour in 2025, bringing joy to over 100 cities across North America.
Featuring an international cast, whimsical puppetry and opulent costumes and sets, hand-crafted by the finest artisans of Europe, this critically acclaimed production continues to delight audiences nationwide. Through the company’s unique “Dance with Us” program aspiring young dancers from across the Upper Peninsula will perform on stage alongside professionals.
The production will be accompanied by the Keweenaw Symphony Orchestra (KSO), the oldest orchestra in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
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🗓️ Friday, December 5, 2025
🕗 7 p.m.
📍 Rozsa Center
🎟️ Pay As You’re Able Tickets ($45 Full Fee)
⏳ Duration: approx. 2 hours, with intermission
💺 Reserved Seating
CONTENT GUIDANCE: None
TICKETS: events.mtu.edu/event/rozsapresentingseries-nutcracker
Hours and Seating:
Rozsa Lobby is open 8 a.m.-8 p.m. M-F, 1-8 p.m. on Saturdays, and one hour before events.
Seating begins a half hour prior to the event start time.
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ABOUT THE FEATURED ARTISTS
Talmi Entertainment
With sold-out performances from coast to coast, Talmi Entertainment consistently delivers exceptional productions, including classics like Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, and Swan Lake. The Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet features award-winning principal dancers and a corps de ballet of 40 Vaganova-trained ballerinas and dancers.
Learn more at talmientertainment.com/nutcracker or follow @nutcrackerdotcom on social media.
Keweenaw Symphony Orchestra
Founded in 1971, the Keweenaw Symphony Orchestra (KSO) is the Upper Peninsula’s oldest orchestra and one of five symphony orchestras in the Lake Superior region. The KSO is a college-community ensemble composed of Michigan Tech students, faculty and staff, and community musicians. The orchestra performs four to five concerts per year—including orchestral masterworks, choral-orchestral, music theatre, ballet, opera, and pops—in the Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts. The KSO is led by Dr. Joel Neves.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER
Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts
The Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts cultivates a vibrant and connected community through experiences that bring the Keweenaw together. Located on Michigan Technological University's campus in Houghton, Michigan, the 80,000-square-foot arts center's design is inspired by the inclined look of the local copper mine hoists and shaft houses inside and out. Event spaces include the Rozsa Lobby, James and Margaret Black Performance Hall, Rozsa Backstage, Rozsa Art Galleries, and McArdle Theatre. As the largest theater in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, the Rozsa dramatically expands the region’s access to large-scale performing arts events including Broadway tours, ballet, cirque, music, and more.
Learn more about the Rozsa Center at mtu.edu/rozsa or follow @rozsacenter on social media.
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
Support for this Rozsa Presenting Series Event provided by:
James A. And Margaret C Black Endowment Fund, Katherine M. Bosch Foundation, Michigan Arts & Culture Council, National Endowment for the Arts, and the Rozsa Center’s Circle of Supporters.
View our donors at mtu.edu/rozsa/support/giving/donors/
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WHAT IS PAY AS YOU'RE ABLE?
Pay As You're Able ticketing is designed to remove financial barriers and promote greater accessibility to the performing arts. The program allows guests to select their ticket from various price levels based on what they can afford.
Learn more about Pay As You're Able at: www.mtu.edu/rozsa/events-and-programs/ticket-information/
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The full digital program will available online at least one day prior to the show date bit.ly/rozsaprograms
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PLAN YOUR VISIT: www.mtu.edu/rozsa/plan-your-visit/
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