Bolshoi Ballet: The Nutcracker

Overview

On Christmas Eve, Marie is given a wooden nutcracker as a gift. When the clock strikes midnight, the Nutcracker transforms into a prince and saves Marie from the Mouse King and his army. This beloved holiday classic will enchant the whole family with its fairytale setting and Tchaikovsky’s timeless score. This live version of The Nutcracker, created for the Bolshoi by Yuri Grigorovich, is full of romanticism and philosophical reflections on ideal love.

Directed by Vincent Bataillon

Top cast

Anna Nikulina

Marie

Denis Rodkin

Prince

Andrei Merkuriev

Drosselmeyer

Vitaly Biktimirov

The Mouse King

Alexander Fadeyechev

Stahlbaum

M

Maria Zharkova

Mrs. Stahlbaum

A

Anastasia Shilova

Fritz

Denis Medvedev

Harlequin

M

Mariana Gomes

Columbine

T

Tatiana Lazareva

She-Devil

Anton Savichev

He-Devil

E

Elizaveta Kruteleva

Spanish Doll

A

Artur Mkrtchyan

Spanish Doll

Anna Rebetskaya

Indian Doll

Alexander Voytyuk

Indian Doll

Svetlana Pavlova

Chinese Doll

E

Egor Sharkov

Chinese Doll

A

Anna Leonova

Russian Doll

Alexander Vodopetov

Russian Doll

Margarita Shrayner

French Doll

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