Magic is about to happen again at the country estate of Counselor and Frau Von Stahlbaum when Butler Ballet presents five performances of The Nutcracker, Dec. 5-8 at Clowes Memorial Hall of Butler University.

Show times are 7:30 p.m. Dec. 5; 8 p.m. Dec. 6; 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Dec. 7; and 2 p.m. Dec. 8. Tickets are $21.50-$28.50 for adults; $17-$23 for children, students and seniors; $14-$20 for groups of 15 or more. Tickets are available at the Clowes Hall box office or through Ticketmaster. For telephone orders, call (800) 982-2787.

Butler Ballet’s 31st annual performance of Tchaikovsky’s classic ballet will feature 112 Butler dancers, plus 33 young dancers from the Indianapolis community. This year’s Nutcracker will be accompanied by the Butler Symphony Orchestra under the director of Richard Auldon Clark.