# Janine Kovac and Shanthi Sekaran

- **When:** Mon, Dec 7, 2026, 7:00 PM PST – 9:00 PM PST
- **Where:** 353 Grand Ave, Oakland, CA 94610
- **Price:** $10–$21.04
- **Organizer:** [Clio's Books](https://eventing.ing/organizers/orgz_1m0w3sv379emcvatrvv1s2)
- **Categories:** Arts & Culture
- **Get tickets on Eventbrite:** https://www.eventbrite.com/e/janine-kovac-and-shanthi-sekaran-tickets-2003743022319

When it first premiered in St. Petersburg in 1892, the Nutcracker was a colossal flop. It’s easy to see why. Loosely based on an 1816 novella in which an old man gives his goddaughter a doll that comes to life and wages war, the ballet limps through an uneven narrative sprinkled with vague stakes, milquetoast heroes, and culturally insensitive motifs.

And yet The Nutcracker is now an unshakeable holiday tradition. The ballet (first performed in the United States by San…

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