Sparta n The Moscow Ballet is offering a special holiday discount on tickets for the Sparta performance of The Great Russian Nutcracker at McNeice Auditorium at Sussex County Technical School on Dec. 10 at 7:30 p.m. A free ticket is offered with the purchase of two tickets at the regular price. Tickets are available at www.nutcracker.com or call 800-320-1733. The Moscow Ballet is bringing its 2007 Great Russian Nutcracker to more than 90 cities across America, beginning in early November. This is the 15th annual USA tour. Moscow Ballet’s artists cross the country in November and December, with artistic directors Anatoli Emelianov and Vladimier Trashenko leading simultaneous tours of the beloved holiday classic. The Moscow Ballet Touring Company evolved out of the all-star Russian cast “Glasnost Festival Tour” (1986-92), created by award-winning Juilliard alumnus, composer/conductor and theatrical producer, Akiva Talmi. Moscow Ballet made its debut in 1993, with an all-star Russian cast presenting the Great Russian Nutcracker, directed and choreographed by Stanislav Vlasov (soloist, Bolshoi Theatre).