The Australian National Youth Ballet presents The Nutcracker at 12 Noon on Saturday, November 2 at the National Theatre, St Kilda.
This is an Australian first debut performance by international star of the Mariinsky Ballet, Oleg Ignatev as the Nutcracker Prince and Cavalier.
Olga Mikhailova, former artist with the Krasnoyarsk State Opera and Ballet Theater, the Yacobson Ballet Company, The Stanislavski and Nemirovich-Danchenko Academic Music Theatre, will perform Clara and the Sugar Plum Fairy.
Damien Welch, former Principal Dancer with the Australian Ballet, Michael Braun, former Principal Dancer and Artist with the Royal New Zealand Ballet and Queensland Ballet, and Sean Kiley, former artist with the Australian Ballet will be supported by over 150 dancers from the Australian National Youth Ballet.
The Nutcracker is a story of magic on Christmas Eve, telling the journey of Clara and her Nutcracker Prince, set to the magical score composed by Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky, capturing the excitement of the Christmas festive season and the magic of Marius Petipa’s classical ballet.
Performance Details: Saturday, November 2 at 12 Noon. Duration: 2 hours (two 20 minute intervals). Venue: The National Theatre, 20 Carlisle St, St Kilda. Tickets: From $85. Book through Ticketek