Works & Process presents their commission of Princess Lockerooo’s The NutWAACKer on Friday, December 12, 2025 at 7PM at Guggenheim New York in the Peter B. Lewis Theater, 1071 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10128. Tickets start at $25 and can be purchased at https://www.tix.com/ticket-sales/guggenheim/3515/event/1434969.

Visionary dancer, director, and cultural force Princess Lockerooo—with a background in musical theater and a champion of waacking, a queer dance form nearly lost during the AIDS crisis—reimagines a holiday classic with a fierce new vision. The NutWAACKer brings the elegance of Tchaikovsky’s classical score into a glittering fusion with the raw energy of New York City’s underground dance culture. The result is a tribute to queer brilliance, street culture, and the city’s electrifying legacies of movement. Bringing together waacking, vogue, hip-hop, house, and more, this high-impact performance is a kinetic journey through identity, defiance, and holiday magic—told through the eyes of a nonbinary youth navigating tradition, resistance, and chosen family in the heart of Central Park.