The beloved family tradition is back: NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet! Gather your loved ones for the warm glow and nostalgia of America’s favorite Christmas celebration. Experience the extraordinary international cast and Ukrainian Principal Artists performing at the peak of classical European Ballet. Be transported by the magic of jaw-dropping acrobatics, larger than life puppets, and stunning hand-crafted sets and costumes. Don’t miss this chance to experience the wonder of NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet.

NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet, a classic Holiday story, originated as a fairy tale ballet in two acts that revolve around the Stahlbaum family’s Christmas Eve celebration. Alexandre Dumas Père adapted the story by E.T.A. Hoffmann, which was set to music by Tchaikovsky and choreographed by Marius Petipa. Commissioned by Ivan Vsevolozhsky, the director of Moscow’s Imperial Theatres in 1891, the ballet premiered a week before Christmas in 1892.

Since its premiere in Western countries in the 1940s, NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet has become the most popular ballet performed during the Christmas season. The story focuses on a young girl’s Christmas Eve and her discovery of the magical wonder of toys coming to life, enchanted animals and an adventure to the Land of Peace and Harmony in Act II. Before the ballet’s premiere in December 1892, the composer selected eight of the most popular pieces, which formed the Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a, as heard in NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet productions. The suite became instantly popular, but the complete ballet did not achieve its current popularity with millions of tickets sold each season until almost 100 years later.

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