All American Ballet will present a new production of "The Nutcracker" ballet at 5:30 p.m. Sat., Dec. 20 and 2 p.m. Sun., Dec. 21 at Ventura High School Auditorium, 2 N. Catalina St., Ventura.

The production is choreographed by Alexei Badrak, former assistant director of the Bolshoi Ballet Theater in Russia.

The fulllength, traditionallystaged production will feature 70 students of the All American Ballet School, students from UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts Dance Department and professional guest artists Phyllis Rothwell Affrunti, Ryan Jolicoeur-Nye, and Francisco Preciado.

Tickets are $28, $24 and $15. For more information or tickets, call (805) 650-6316 or visit www.allamericanballet.org.