# Relaxed Performance — George Balanchine's The Nutcracker at Pacific Northwest Ballet > Event for families in the Seattle–Tacoma–Bellevue area (WA). Times are Pacific Time. - When: Fri, Dec 11 · 2:00 PM - Where: McCaw Hall (Seattle Center), 321 Mercer St, Seattle, WA 98109 - Ages: People with sensory processing challenges, with friends and family - Price: Check official pricing - For kids with sensory or other needs: Sensory-friendly. Relaxed performance: lighting and sound modifications, entry/exit privileges, and an audience that accepts moving and vocalizing. Tickets through PNB's ticket link for the Dec 11 matinee. - Organizer: Pacific Northwest Ballet - Official page: https://order.pnb.org/27-nutcracker/1211a - Last checked: Tue, Oct 27 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Nov 2, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-11-01), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/relaxed-performance-george-balanchine-s-the-nutcracker-at-pacific-nort--listing-c744df6c54e4e0ecf0795067 ## About Pacific Northwest Ballet presents the Friday, December 11, 2:00 p.m. performance of George Balanchine's The Nutcracker at McCaw Hall as a relaxed performance. PNB describes relaxed performances as designed to provide a welcoming and supportive environment for people with sensory processing challenges to enjoy the shared experience of live ballet with their friends and family. This performance has lighting and sound modifications and entry/exit privileges, and PNB notes that patrons may move, vocalize and behave in ways that are sometimes not welcome in formal performance settings. 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