Mark Morris Dance Company: The Hard Nut (Excerpts)

With its 1960s setting, comic-book–style art design and cross-dressing lyrical dancers, Mark Morris’s The Hard Nut is one of the kookiest productions of The Nutcracker, and after decades of performance it still feels fresh and fun. For a week this December, Morris’s company is streaming two free filmed excerpts from the piece: Waltz of the Snowflakes and Waltz of the Flowers. The video is part of a week of indoor and outdoor programming that also includes virtual dance lessons, a sing-along and live caroling; most events are free, and registration begins November 27.