Ballet "The Nutcracker"

Ballet in three acts
Music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Libretto and scenario plan - Marius Petipa based on a fairy tale by E. T. A. Hoffman
Choreography - Vasily Vainonen
Production - People's Artist of the Russian Federation Altynai Asylmuratova
Costumes - Olga Shaishmelashvili
Scenography - Zhandos Omarov

The play is based on the famous plot of the German fairy tale by E. Hoffmann in the retelling by A. Dumas, the father about the doll and the mouse king. The ballet has gained worldwide fame and has become a traditional symbol of the New Year holidays. There are numerous interpretations of the Nutcracker, but it is Vasily Vainonen's version that is being performed in many leading theaters around the world. And first of all, in his native home - the Mariinsky Theater. The choreographer staged a ballet in St. Petersburg, at the first performance of which legendary dancers Galina Ulanova and Konstantin Sergeev shone in the main roles. Ballet experts note the special fabulous light mood of this edition, it has everything: beautiful scenography, romantic characters, bright costumes and, of course, virtuoso choreography. No wonder it is also called "ballet extravaganza" - "ballet fairy tale".