The ballet *The Nutcracker* is synonymous with Christmas, traditions, family and cosiness. And now we’re presenting a brand-new version of the Christmas classic to end all classics – the perfect start to the most wonderful festival of the year.
In this new production, *The Nutcracker* tells the wondrous story of Clara and her adventures on a Christmas Eve. We meet her surrounded by her family as they celebrate the festive season, but soon she must set off on an important mission with her friends, the Nutcracker and Drosselmeier: If Christmas is to be saved, she must set out to find the Christmas Star, which has been captured by some persistent mice. And that journey takes her far and wide.
Clara isn’t like other children, and she sees things that others cannot see. She’s a girl whose mind and body are filled with big thoughts and feelings, but she realises that being different isn’t such a bad thing; that her imagination is a gift that gives her superpowers.
Choreographer Gregory Dean and director Kasper Holten present their take on the world’s cosiest ballet. Maja Ravn has created a snow-clad metropolitan atmosphere, and Marie Jacquot, Chief Conductor of The Royal Danish Orchestra, brings Tchaikovsky’s composition – one of the most beloved works in the history of music – to life in a completely new musical interpretation.
*The Nutcracker* is a true family show that brings out the child in all of us and spreads Christmas’s beautiful message of love, joy and peace
Thank you to the Salling Foundations, whose donation has made the staging of *The Nutcracker* possible
Recommended from 6 years old