Hailed the best Nutcracker on the planet by The Globe and Mail The National Ballet of Canadas acclaimed production choreographed by James Kudelka features 233 performers 50 dancers 98 children from Canadas National Ballet School and high schools all over Toronto 65 musicians and 20 young singers from VIVA Youth Singers of Toronto who join The National Ballet of Canada Orchestra for the famous snow scene The streamed performance of The Nutcracker was captured live at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts in 2008 and features Principal Dancers Sonia Rodriguez and Piotr Stanczyk as The Sugar Plum Fairy and PeterThe Nutcracker The Nutcracker is made possible by generous financial support from production underwriters Sandra Pitblado Jim Pitblado CM Lawrence and Ann Heisey and an anonymous friend of the National Ballet