Brooklyn Ballet is bringing a shortened version of its holiday show, The Brooklyn Nutcracker Sweet!, to the North Fork Arts Center on Front Street in Greenport on Saturday, December 5. There are two performances, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., and each ends with the dancers teaching the audience a few steps.

What the show is

The company's full production plays in New York City. The Greenport version is an abridged set of highlights that runs about 35 minutes, followed by a 10-minute ballet lesson for the audience. According to the arts center's listing, it mixes classical ballet with dance styles and cultural traditions from across Brooklyn, and follows the familiar route of the story: from Drosselmeyer's workshop through the Snowflake Waltz and into the Land of Sweets.

The listing names several of the scenes on the program, including the Mechanical Doll, the Flatbush Angels, Spanish Hot Chocolate and the Sugarplum Fairy. Everyone who attends gets hot cocoa and a sweet treat.

From curtain to the end of the lesson, each performance runs about 45 minutes. The matinee and the evening show are the same program.

Tickets

Tickets are sold online, with prices listed from free to $50. There is one page for the 2 p.m. matinee and one for the 7 p.m. evening show.

The venue

The North Fork Arts Center operates out of the Sapan Greenport Theater at 211 Front Street, in the middle of the village's downtown. Its stated mission is to give the North Fork a place for world cinema, live performance, fine art exhibitions, lectures and hands-on arts training, and its screens show current films between live events. The theater's home page lists showtimes and other upcoming programs.

If you go

The Brooklyn Nutcracker Sweet!, Saturday, December 5, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. North Fork Arts Center at the Sapan Greenport Theater, 211 Front Street, Greenport. About 45 minutes including the audience lesson. Tickets free to $50 through the links above.

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