The Nutcracker by Valery Kovtun after Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov, music by Tchaikovsky
Iuliia Moskalenko (Clara), Ielizaveta Gogidze (Fritz), Iaroslav Tkachuk (Drosselmeyer)... — Ballet of the National Opera of Ukraine
Cast
Valery Kovtun — Choreographer
Mariia Levytska — Set designer, costumes designer
Igor Samarets — Lighting
Oleksiy Kovalenko — Mr. Stahlbaurn
Liudmyla Melnyk — Mrs. Stahlbaum
Iuliia Moskalenko — Clara
Ielizaveta Gogidze — Fritz
Program notes
Fall under the spell of the Ballet of the National Opera of Ukraine, one of the world's most acclaimed ballet companies, in a sublime interpretation of the most cherished holiday ballet, Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker!
Inspired by an E.T.A. Hoffmann story, this iconic ballet brings to glorious, high-flying life all the childhood fears and fantasies inspired by those mysterious, exciting nights of December. The young Clara (performed by the radiant Iuliia Moskalenko) receives a gift from her uncle Drosselmeyer: a peculiar nutcracker, who enchants her into his world of fairies, snowflakes, and marzipan shepherds. After meeting a host of fantastical characters and witnessing their bewitching dances, Clara awakens to wonder—was it all a dream, or is there true magic in the world? The talents of the Kyiv-based company in this treasured production will convince you of the latter…
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