The Nutcracker with Classical Ukrainian Etoile Ballet

About the Performance

A beautiful tale about young Clara’s adventures with the Nutcracker, full of exciting stories, was transformed in 1892 by Pyotr Tchaikovsky into the world’s most popular classical ballet. Today, The Nutcracker has become a global Christmas tradition, and this performance is staged annually in theaters and opera houses worldwide.
The universal language of dance is understandable without translation for all audiences – the stage will present the story of a young girl’s fragile dream, the struggle between good and evil, where love triumphs.

Dancing snowflakes, the Nutcracker, toy soldiers, and the Sugar Plum Fairy come to life in this magical family classic. Experience a fantastic adventure with a little girl named Clara as she falls asleep on Christmas Eve. She meets her prince, faces a battle between giant mice and rats, and is whisked away to the delightful land of sweets. The story is much more than just a Christmas tale. It’s a narrative about growing up, which is also reflected in the dance.

Now is the time to let yourself be absorbed by this magical world, forget your worries and stress, remember childhood dreams, and fill your soul with inspiration, warmth, and new dreams.

The ballet “The Nutcracker” is ideal as the first ballet for children to become familiar with. Moreover, this ballet, in addition to enchanting young spectators, will also offer adult ballet lovers a sense of wonder and beauty, and fill everyone with Christmas spirit!

The production of classical choreography by Marius Petipa is performed by the Classical Ukrainian Etoile Ballet – a company organized in Kyiv by soloists Irina and Anatoliy Khandazhevsky from the Kharkiv Opera and Ballet Theater in Ukraine. The artists include professional ballet dancers – winners of international ballet competitions, honored artists from Ukraine, soloists from Ukrainian and, since February 2022, European theaters. The performance involves artists of the highest level, and the company uses authentic, handmade theater costumes and sets in their productions. A professional theater lighting designer accompanies the ballet performance and creates an unforgettable atmosphere during the show. The music is reproduced in a high-quality recording by the Kharkiv Opera Orchestra. This is a unique opportunity to see genuine classical ballet at the highest level performed by stars from the world’s ballet stages!

Audience reviews:
Birgitta: A fantastic break from everyday life! Beautiful costumes, skillful dancing, beautiful music, and everything took me to a dream world for a moment.

Ami: Wonderful! The Grand Pas de deux was so beautiful that I started crying!

Ingrid: Fantastically beautiful dance and music and gorgeous costumes!

Participants

Irina Khandazhevskaya, Prima Ballerina, Honored Artist of Ukraine, soloist at the Kharkiv Opera and Ballet Theater, choreographer, diploma winner of the international ballet competition “Premio Roma”. Honorary award “People’s Recognition 2010” in the nomination of an artist. Awarded the “P. Virsky Prize” in choreography nomination 2007.
Anatoliy Khandazhevsky, soloist at the Kharkiv Opera and Ballet Theater (Ukraine), choreographer, winner of 2nd prize in international competition in Tallinn.
Maria Shupilova, soloist at the Kyiv Opera.
Kristina Kadashevich, leading soloist at the Kharkiv Opera and Ballet Theater, winner of international ballet competitions.
Katerina Andrenko, soloist at Odessa National Opera, Hamburg Kammerballett, Opera Poznan.
Dmitry Lazovik, soloist at Belarusian State Academic Musical Theatre, winner of international ballet competitions.
Vsevolod Maievskyi, soloist at English National Ballet, Ukrainian-born former dancer at Mariinsky Ballet.
Larisa Hrytsay, soloist at Kharkiv Opera and Ballet Theater (Ukraine), soloist at Odessa National Opera.

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