Join us Opening Night!

Brooklyn Ballet's opening night includes a special pre-performance dinner with menu by Michelin-starred Chef Saul Bolton at Brooklyn Museum's newly opened restaurant, The Norm.

The meal is followed by ​the performance of The Brooklyn Nutcracker, an innovative and uplifting production embracing multi-cultural dance forms and styles.

Tickets include seated dinner, 1st tier performance seats, and a champagne toast at intermission. 

To purchase tickets, click here and select Dinner + Performance seats. 
Or call 718-246-0146. ​

​More about The Norm at Brooklyn Museum

The Norm at Brooklyn Museum is a restaurant concept inspired by the cultural diversity of Brooklyn. Led by Michelin-starred Chef Saul Bolton, the menu encourages a gastronomic exploration of the borough’s multi-cultural heritage, incorporating Indian, Mexican, Japanese, Middle Eastern, Caribbean, Indo-Chinese and all-American elements.

Designed by Anda Andrei, Bonetti/Kozerski Architecture and Design DPC, the space is inspired by the museum's maze of secret and mysterious storage spaces. The restaurant affords guests the opportunity to experience the institution in a completely new way, with a sense of being admitted into the museum's inner sanctum. Patrons are surrounded by priceless paintings from the museum's collections and the crates that store them. The artworks reference different eras and cultures, and are hung in no particular order, as though awaiting their turn to be showcased in an exhibition.

More about The Brooklyn Nutcracker

A re-imagined holiday classic, The Brooklyn Nutcracker fuses ballet, hip-hop and a myriad of world dance genres to create a new tradition for today’s audience. The Brooklyn Nutcracker transforms familiar Nutcracker characters and scenes to represent the diverse traditions and vibrant culture of melting pot Brooklyn. Starting from the point of view of old Dutch Brooklyn and leading to the iconic Flatbush Avenue, the production is fresh and full of virtuosity—in essence, a moving Christmas card to the borough Brooklyn Ballet calls home. 

All Opening Night tickets include champagne toast at intermission. Dinner + Performance tickets include pre-performance dinner at The Norm, beginning at 6:00pm.

December 7 at 6:00pm 

Celebrate with us! The delicious seasonal menu includes:

  • WINE AND BEER
  • HORS D' OEUVRES
    Bombay Snack Mix
    Crispy Legumes, Coconut, Cilantro, Red Onion & Lime
  • FIRST COURSE
    Not The Norm Caesar
    Gem Lettuce, Hand-torn Croutons, Anchovy & Parmesan

  • ENTRÉE
    Aged Ribeye
    Smoked Japanese Turnip, Sweet Peas & Braised Short Rib Cannelloni

Or 

Mushroom Pastilla
Rainbow Swiss Chard, Chickpeas, Harissa

  • DESSERT

Chef's Selection of Petits Fours

  • COFFEE AND TEA