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Toer van Schayk / Wayne Eagling / Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, The Nutcracker
- Miniature Overture
- I, 1: Scene (The Christmas Tree)
- I, 2: March
- I, 5: Scene and Grandfather Waltz
- I, 6: Scene (Clara and the Nutcracker)
- I, 7: Scene (The Battle)
- I, 8: Scene (A Pine Forest in Winter)
- I, 9: Waltz of the Snowflakes
- II, 10: Scene (The Magic Castle in the Land of Sweets)
- II, 11: Scene (Clara and Nutcracker Prince)
- II, 12a: Chocolate (Spanish Dance)
- II, 12b: Coffee (Arabian Dance)
- II, 12c: Tea (Chinese Dance)
- II, 12d: Trepak (Russian Dance)
- II, 12e: Dance of the Reed Flutes
- II, 13: Waltz of the Flowers
- II, 14: Pas de deux
- II, 14a: Tarantella
- II, 14b: The Sugar Plum Fairy
- II, 14c: Coda
- II, 15: Final Waltz and Apotheosis

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ballet The Nutcracker and the Mouse King by Toer van Schayk and Wayne Eagling, music by Tchaikovsky Anna Tsygankova (Clara), Matthew Golding (Prince / Drosselmeijer's Nephew), James Stout (Nutcracker), Alexander Zhembrovskyy (Mouse King), Wolfgang Tietze (Mr. Drosselmeijer) — Dutch National Ballet

Anna Tsygankova (Clara), Matthew Golding (Prince / Drosselmeijer's Nephew), James Stout (Nutcracker), Alexander Zhembrovskyy (Mouse King), Wolfgang Tietze (Mr. Drosselmeijer) — Dutch National Ballet

The Nutcracker and the Mouse King by Toer van Schayk and Wayne Eagling, music by Tchaikovsky Anna Tsygankova (Clara), Matthew Golding (Prince / Drosselmeijer's Nephew), James Stout (Nutcracker), Alexander Zhembrovskyy (Mouse King), Wolfgang Tietze (Mr. Drosselmeijer) — Dutch National Ballet

About

Is it possible to give one of the world's best-known Christmas stories a twist? For Wayne Eagling and Toer van Schayk of the Dutch National Ballet, the answer is a resounding and high-flying yes...

Toer van Schayk | Choreographer, Set designer, Costume designer
Wayne Eagling | Choreographer
Hans Åke Sjöquist | Lighting designer

Anna Tsygankova | Clara Staalboom
Matthew Golding | Prince / Mr. Drosselmeijer’s nephew
James Stout | Nutcracker
Alexander Zhembrovskyy | Mouse King
Wolfgang Tietze | Mr. Drosselmeijer
Nadia Yanowsky | Louise, Clara’s sister
Rink Sliphorst | Frits, Clara’s brother

The Dutch National Ballet

Muziekschool Waterland Children’s Choir
Jan Maarten Koeman | Chorus Master

Holland Symfonia
Ermanno Florio | Conductor

Program

Toer van Schayk / Wayne Eagling / Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, The Nutcracker
- Miniature Overture
- I, 1: Scene (The Christmas Tree)
- I, 2: March
- I, 5: Scene and Grandfather Waltz
- I, 6: Scene (Clara and the Nutcracker)
- I, 7: Scene (The Battle)
- I, 8: Scene (A Pine Forest in Winter)
- I, 9: Waltz of the Snowflakes
- II, 10: Scene (The Magic Castle in the Land of Sweets)
- II, 11: Scene (Clara and Nutcracker Prince)
- II, 12a: Chocolate (Spanish Dance)
- II, 12b: Coffee (Arabian Dance)
- II, 12c: Tea (Chinese Dance)
- II, 12d: Trepak (Russian Dance)
- II, 12e: Dance of the Reed Flutes
- II, 13: Waltz of the Flowers
- II, 14: Pas de deux
- II, 14a: Tarantella
- II, 14b: The Sugar Plum Fairy
- II, 14c: Coda
- II, 15: Final Waltz and Apotheosis