16 NOV, Upplands-Bro kommun
20 NOV, Södertälje Estrad
21 NOV, Eskilstuna Teater
22 NOV, Sundsvall Tonhallen
23-24 NOV, Uppsala Konsert &Kongress
25 NOV, Gävle Konserthus
26 NOV, Umeå Folkets Hus
26 NOV, Stadsteatern, SkövdeKulturhus
27 NOV, Sara Kulturhus
28 NOV, Luleå Kulturens hus
29 NOV, Aurora kultur & kongressKiruna
29 NOV - 01 DEC, Jonkoping Spira
30 NOV, Mjölby Kulturscen
02 DEC, Vaxjö Konserthus
03 DEC, Vara Konserthus
13 DEC, Culturum Nyköping
14 DEC, Norrköping De GeerHallen
15 DEC, Örebro Konserthus
16-17 DEC, Stockholm Gota Lejön
18-19 DEC, Linköping Konsert &Kongress
20 DEC, Malmö Live Konserthus
21 DEC, Göteborgs Konserthus
22 DEC, Helsingborgs Konserthus
06 DEC, Musikteatret Holstebro
07 DEC, MusikTeatret Albertslund
08 DEC, Koncertsalen Alsion
09 DEC, Musikhuset Esbjerg
10 DEC, Horsens ny teater
30 NOV, Harstad Kulturhus
01 DEC, Mosjøen Kulturhus
02 DEC, Kimen Kulturhus
04 DEC, Lillehammer Maihaugsalen
05 DEC, Tønsberg Oseberg Kulturhus
06 DEC, Kolben Kulturhus Kolbotn
07 DEC, Ås Kultursenter
08 DEC, Kongsberg Musikkteateret
09 DEC, Lillestrøm Kultursenter
10 DEC, Arendal Kulturhus
12 DEC, Skien Ibsenhuset
13 DEC, Bølgen Kulturhus Larvik
14 DEC, Moss Kulturhus
15 DEC, Ullensaker Kulturhus
16 DEC, Kristiansand KRS Live
17 DEC, Buen Kulturhus
18 DEC, Flekkefjørd Spira
19-20 DEC, Stavanger Konserthus
21 DEC, Haugesund Festiviteten
22 DEC, Sarpsborg Scene
A beautiful fairy tale about the adventures of young Clara, the Nutcracker Prince, full of exciting stories, was turned by Pyotr Tchaikovsky into the most popular classical ballet in the world in 1892. Today, the ballet The Nutcracker has become a worldwide Christmas tradition; this performance is staged annually on the theater and opera stages of the world.
The universal language of dance is understandable without translation to any audience - the stage will present the story of a girl's fragile dream, the struggle between good and evil, where love wins.
Dancing snowflakes, the Nutcracker Prince, toy soldiers and the Sugar Plum Fairy come to life in this magical family classic. Experience a fantastical adventure with a little girl called Clara, as she drifts off to sleep on Christmas Eve. She meets her Prince, is confronted by a battle of larger-than-life mice and rats, and is whisked into the luscious land of sweets. The story is much more than just a Christmas tale. It is a story about growing up, which is also reflected in the dance.
Now is the time to fill yourself up and this is exactly the place where you forget the pressing problems and fuss, immerse yourself in the magical world, remember childhood dreams and fill your soul with inspiration, warmth and new dreams.
“The Nutckracker” ballet is ideal as the first ballet with which children will become acquainted. Additionally, both to small spectators and adult ballet-lovers, the ballet will definitely offer a feeling of admiration for beauty and fill all with Christmas holiday spirit!
The production of classical choreography by Marius Petipa will be performed by Ukrainian professional ballet dansers - winners of international ballet competitions, People's Artists of Ukraine, soloists of Ukrainian, and from February 2022, European theaters.
The tour is presented by the norwegian organization "Kultur for Folket" to support Ukrainian classical ballet art and Ukrainian artists who do not have the opportunity to perform in their homeland.The tour takes place in November and December in Norway, Sweden and Denmark.
Masterpieces of world classics performed by stars of classical ballet
Classical Ukrainian Etoile Ballet is a Ukrainian ballet company created to organize tours with masterpieces of world classical ballet of the highest artistic level.
The directors of the Etoile ballet are Anatoly Khandazhevsky and Irina Khandazhevska, soloists of the Kharkov Opera and Ballet Theatre, one of the most beautiful ballet couples in Europe, winners of awards from international ballet competitions. The theater includes professional classical ballet dancers, People's Artists of Ukraine, soloists of Ukrainian, and from February 2022, European theaters. The theater participates in tours on the largest stages of the world such as “Casino de Paris”, “Prinzregenteater” (Munchen), “Admiralstpalast” (Berlin), “Harpa” (Iceland) and other main venues in Brussel, Luxembourg, Riga, Helsinki, Hanover, Geneva, Vienna, Prague etc.
In April 2022, during the Solidarity Tour, organized by the non-profit company Kultur for Folket to support Ukrainian artists, Anatoly Khandazhevsky and Irina Khandazhevska brilliantly performed on the stage of the Oslo National Opera.
In October 2022, the soloists of the ballet Etoile Anatoly Khandazhevskyi and Irina Khandazhevska took part in a tour of Norway with the ballet "Sleeping Beauty", performing in such major halls in Scandinavia as Grieghallen Bergen, Stavanger Konserthus, Oslo Konserthus.
The mission of the Etoile ballet is to bring goodness and beauty to the world, to inspire and raise society to a new spiritual level. The ballet troupe presents the world-famous masterpieces of classical ballet at a high level.
Irina Khandazhevska Anatoly Khandazhevskyi:
- "We want to preserve the creative heritage of the great masters of the world ballet art. We will be glad to give an unforgettable experience and see our audience in Scandinavia."
website https://balletukraine.com
Act One
Party Scene
Christmas Eve at the Stahlbaums family. A large and stately house with the most beautiful Christmas tree imaginable. The children, Clara and Fritz, dance play and greet their friends.The party turns festive with music and dancing when the godfather Drosselmeyer arrives. He is a watch and toy maker, the mysterious and cheerful Drosselmeyer is always full of surprises. The children begin to open presents, and Drosselmeyer gives Clara an unusual Nutcracker doll. Clara is overjoyed. But Fritz is jealous and snatching the Nutcracker from Clara immediately breaks it. Clara is heartbroken, but Drosselmeyer quickly fixes the Nutcracker and punishes the naughty Fritz. Late in the evening, happy and contented guests disperse, and the Stahlbaum family retires for the evening. Clara, worried about her beloved Nutcracker, sneaks back to the tree to check on him and falls asleep next to him.
Fight Scene
As the clock strikes midnight, strange things begin to happen. Clara begins to shrink, her beautiful Christmas tree rising high above her. The toys around the Christmas tree come to life, and the room fills with an army of mice led by the ferocious Mouse King. But the Nutcracker leads his army of toy soldiers into battle with the mice. Unfortunately, the cunning ones win. The Nutcracker and his army. But then Clara, plucking up her courage, in a desperate attempt to save her beloved Doll, throws a pillow at the Mouse King, hitting him right in the head. The mouse king falls to the floor, and the defeated mice run off, carrying their leader.
Snow Forest
And suddenly a miracle happened, magic spells, sincere faith and love of Clara, turns the Nutcracker into a handsome Prince. Clara realizes that she has become an adult. And their journey begins — a magical forest wonderland, where they are greeted by dancing Snowflakes, escorting them to the Land of Sweets.
Act Two
The Land of Sweets
The Prince accompanies Clara to the Land of Sweets, where they are met by Drosselmeyer and the Fairytale Representatives of Sweets from different countries. Suddenly the Mouse King appears, the Prince is ready to fight the enemy, but suddenly the Mouse King takes off his mask, and under it is Drosselmeyer, who decided to joke a little.
The ball begins in a joyful mood.
Spanish dance
Arabic dance
Ukrainian dance
The Dream Ends
Clara awakens from her dream and finds herself by her Christmas tree with her beloved Nutcracker.
