Works & Process presents a New Commission: Princess Lockerooo’s The NutWAACKer
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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.
“It’s rare that a performing arts organization recognizes and champions street, social, and club dance traditions in the way Works & Process has. Their support for me and the community I’m a part of is both wide and deep, and overdue. I’m honored to create a new Works & Process commission that brings together history, tradition, memory, in a contemporary way and to be supported through the organization’s creative residency and presenting program.” – Princess Lockerooo
“While attending Princess Lockerooo’s Winter Whack battle last year at the Imperial Ballroom, the DJ was playing holiday songs set to a disco beat that was festive and joyous in all the right ways, then Princess Lockerooo on the mic says “we should do The NutWAACKer,” and I thought to myself “Yes! We should do The NutWAACKer.” We just need to listen to artists.” – Duke Dang, Executive Director, Works & Process
“For over a decade, Works & Process has presented Peter & The Wolf set in Central Park with Isaac Mizrahi the first two weekends in December, and the theater would remain dark during the weekdays. When we realized social dance traditions have called the Bethesda Fountain home for generations, we knew we had the perfect place in our calendar for The NutWAACKer. There is no time like now” – Caroline Cronson, Producer, Works & Process
Works & Process Lead Donors
Lead funding provided by Adam and Abigail Flatto, Christian Humann Foundation, Leon Levy Foundation, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, Stephen Kroll Reidy, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Caroline M. Sharp, The Evelyn Sharp Foundation, The SHS Foundation, and Eugene and Jean Stark.
Additional support provided by Jody and John Arnhold, Jeff and Susan Campbell, Cate Caruso, Stuart H. Coleman and Meryl Rosofsky, Paul Cronson, Duke Dang and Charles E. Rosen, Lucy and Philip Dobrin, Elizabeth Sharp Edens and Wes Edens, The Fanwood Foundation, Bart Friedman and Wendy Stein, Agnes Gund, Mertz Gilmore Foundation, New York State Council on the Arts, Barbara Ritchin, Denise and Andrew Saul, and Randall Sharp.
Works & Process is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council; and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
About Works & Process
Championing performing artists and their creative process at each step from studio to stage, Works & Process produces fully funded residencies and presents events that go behind the scenes, blending artist discussion and performance highlights. Works & Process events transcend the proscenium, encouraging audiences to spectate and participate beyond the stage, and culminate in receptions in the Guggenheim rotunda to continue the conversation.
Works & Process produces over 25 creative residencies annually. Expanding from our bubble residency program created during the COVID-19 pandemic, Works & Process now has a network of over a dozen partners in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Vermont. In over 100 Works & Process residencies, supporting over 1,000 artists, incubated works have been recognized with awards and grants, and have toured nationally—and internationally with the U.S. State Department. These out-of-town residencies provide 24/7 studio access, on-site housing, access to health insurance enrollment, industry-leading artist fees, and a transportation stipend to facilitate uninterrupted creative process.
Beyond the Guggenheim, we also partner with organizations across New York, including 92NY and the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Jerome Robbins Dance Division. During the summer, we curate and present free outdoor dance programs with Manhattan West and City Parks Foundation’s SummerStage.
Works and Process, Inc. is a registered 501(c)(3) organization. Tax ID: 13-3592291
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