The Chocolate Nutcracker

The Chocolate Nutcracker presented by Artz 4 Life Academy has been a community project consisting of over 200 children from the Tampa Bay area. As one of the most talked about productions, Artz for Life Academy has presented and produced “The Chocolate Nutcracker. The prodution will again be a spin on Tchiakovsky’s classic, beginning with a Harlem Renaissance swing setting and then taking the audience to Jazzland, Gospeland, Land of Funk, Africa, Brazil and many more experiences. This production is considered one of the holiday seasons best. Training of 150-200 youth for twelve weeks provides many youth the opportunity to experience arts education from professional artists nationally, performance and behind the scenes production within a professional performance theater and an interactive performance experience unparalled to any other.