OF MICE AND MUSIC: A JAZZ NUTCRACKER to Play Long Center

It's the most wonderful time of the year! And the perfect time for a new family tradition! Of Mice and Music: A Jazz Nutcracker is a unique twist on the holiday classic that the whole family will fall in love with! Tickets are on sale now starting at $23.

The story to Of Mice and Music is recognizable to fans of the classic Nutcracker- with the classic Tchaikovsky melodies tweaked for one of Austin's most iconic arts institutions. Clara and the Nutcracker will do a soft-shoe together while the individual solos in the Land of the Sweets will showcase the improvisational skills of the Tapestry company members. Oh, and that battle between the Mouse King and the Nutcracker? It'll be a tap challenge performed to Charles Mingus' classic "Haitian Fight Song." "The Mouse King won't necessarily lose," says Tapestry Artistic Director Acia Gray. "He'll just say, 'You earned your spot.'

Masumi Jones (Austin's "best drummer" 2014) leads the live music performed by an incredible jazz ensemble. This one-of-a-kind performance incorporates both the Tapestry Dance Company and Academy, including the professional company, as well as the pre-professional company Visions In Rhythm, TDC's Amateur Adult Company Visions In Motion, and members of the incomparable children's academy.

Tickets are available at TheLongCenter.org or by calling (512) 474.LONG (5664). Also available at the Long Center's 3M Box Office located at 701 West Riverside Drive at South First Street. For groups of 10 and more, please call 512-457-5161 or groupsales@thelongcenter.org.