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The Nutcracker (Russian: Щелкунчик [a], romanized: Shchelkunchik, pronounced [ɕːɪɫˈkunʲt͡ɕɪk] ⓘ), Op. 71, is an 1892 two-act classical ballet (conceived as a ballet-féerie; Russian: балет-феерия, romanized: balet-feyeriya) by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, set on Christmas Eve at the foot of a Christmas tree in a child's imagination featuring a Nutcracker doll.
Choreographer George Balanchine's production of Petipa and Tchaikovsky's 1892 ballet The Nutcracker is a broadly popular version of the ballet often performed in the United States. Conceived for the New York City Ballet , its premiere took place on February 2, 1954, at City Center , New York, with costumes by Karinska , sets by Horace Armistead ...
The 2010 "Battle of the Nutcrackers" began its run on December 6, 2010. It included two very traditional versions - the 1989 Bolshoi Ballet's Nutcracker and the 2009 Royal Ballet Nutcracker - as well as the Berlin State Opera Ballet's Nutcracker, Maurice Bejart's Nutcracker, and the Ballet of Monte Carlo's Casse Noisette Circus.
At dance companies around the world, ‘Nutcracker’ season is in full swing. Clémence Michallon speaks to dancers and critics about the show that has become a staple across countries and ...
Moscow Ballet's Great Russian Nutcracker and annual North American tours evolved out of the 1989-92 “Glasnost Festival” created by theatrical producer Akiva Talmi. [1] [2] [3] The International Glasnost Festival Tours, starting in 1988, featured soloists from the Bolshoi Ballet, Kirov/Mariinsky Ballet, National Ballet of Czechoslovakia and more companies of Russian Federation countries.
"The Nutcracker" shows the grace and beauty of classical dance through Tchaikovsky's mesmerizing score and a vibrantly theatrical production.
Ballet Comique de la Reine, 1581; Ballet de la Merlaison, 1635; Ballet égyptien, Alexandre Luigini, 1875; Ballet Royal de la Nuit, Jean-Baptiste Lully, 1653; Ballo della Regina, to music by Giuseppe Verdi, 1978; Il ballo delle ingrate, Claudio Monteverdi, 1608; The Bandits, Ludwig Minkus, 1875; Bar aux Folies-Bergère, to music by Emmanuel ...
Any schools interested in bringing a performance of “The Nutcracker” to their campus or attending a school performance of the show at the RiverCenter are asked to contact the Columbus Ballet ...