Nøddeknækkeren / The Nutcracker

Choreography: Alexei Ratmansky
Music: Peter Tchaikovsky
Sets and costumes: Mikael Melbye
Lighting Design: Linus Fellbom
Scenario: Alexei Ratmansky and Mikael Melbye
Conductor: Tadeusz Wojciechowski

Christmas ballet for the entire family
For thousands of families, it has become a tradition to attend the splendid annual Christmas performance of the Royal Danish Ballet. In a wonderful fairytale universe of blue and white icicles, under a canopy of a thousand twinkling stars, little Clara and her Nutcracker Prince spend a most unusual Christmas Eve. They move from one dreamlike sequence to the next, encountering a war of mice, the thunder of canons, playful snowballs, and toys that are larger than life. Happily, they end up in the safe company of the Sugar Plum Fairy.

Alexei Ratmansky has created the choreography to Tchaikovsky's wonderful music. Ratmansky's ballet is a sensitive portrayal of both the grotesque and the beautiful. The imaginative set design is by Mikael Melbye.


Runing time: 2 hours and 10 minutes


Repremiere | Tivoli Concerthall
1 | 2 | 3* | 4* | 8 | 9 | 10* | 11* | 15 | 16 | 17* | 18* december 2005
*two performances on this date

There will be four guest dancers performing with the Royal Danish Ballet during 'The Nutracker':

Nathalie Nordquist and Sebastian Michanek from the Royal Swedish Ballet perform on Dec. 10 (6pm), and Dec. 11 (6pm).

Adéla Pollertová and Alexandre Katsapov from the National Ballet in Prague perform on Dec. 17 (6pm) and Dec. 18 (2pm).



Casting:

December 1, 15
Clara: Caroline Cavallo
Prince: Thomas Lund

The chile Clara: Astrid Elbo
Drosselmeier: Peter Bo Bendixen
The Nutcracker: Andreas Kaas
Mouse King: Morten Eggert
Fritz: Jakob Frost
Little Mouse: Nadia Czajkowski

December 2
Clara: Amy Watson
Prince: Julien Ringdahl

Barnet Clara: Clara Louw
Drosselmeier: Mogens Boesen
Nøddeknækkeren: Johan Christensen
Musekongen: Thomas Flindt Jeppesen
Fritz: Oliver Starpov
Lille Mus: Melina Gialitaki

December 3 - 2pm
Clara: Gitte Lindstrøm
Prins: Andrew Bowman

Barnet Clara: Astrid Elbo
Drosselmeier: Mogens Boesen
Nøddeknækkeren: Andreas Kaas
Musekongen: Nicolai Hansen
Fritz: Jakob Frost
Lille Mus: Nadia Czajkowski

December 3 - 6pm
Clara: Caroline Cavallo
Prins: Thomas Lund

Barnet Clara: Astrid Elbo
Drosselmeier: Peter Bo Bendixen
Nøddeknækkeren: Andreas Kaas
Musekongen: Thomas Flindt Jeppesen
Fritz: Jacob Frost
Lille Mus: Nadia Czajkowski

December 4 2pm
Clara: Amy Watson
Prins: Julien Ringdahl

Barnet Clara: Clara Louw
Drosselmeier: Peter Bo Bendixen
Nøddeknækkeren: Johan Christensen
Musekongen: Morten Eggert
Fritz: Oliver Starpov
Lille Mus: Melina Gialitaki


December 4 - 6pm
Clara: Gitte Lindstrøm
Prins: Andrew Bowman

Barnet Clara: Clara Louw
Drosselmeier: Mogens Boesen
Nøddeknækkeren: Johan Christensen
Musekongen: Morten Eggert
Fritz: Oliver Starpov
Lille Mus: Melina Gialitaki

December 9 - 7:30pm
Clara: Diana Cuni
Prins: Tim Matiakis

Barnet Clara: Clara Louw
Drosselmeier: Mogens Boesen
Nøddeknækkeren: Johan Christensen
Musekongen: Thomas Flindt Jeppesen
Fritz: Oliver Starpov
Lille Mus: Melina Gialitaki

December 10 - 2pm
Clara: Amy Watson
Prins: Julien Ringdahl

Barnet Clara: Astrid Elbo
Drosselmeier: Mogens Boesen
Nøddeknækkeren: Andreas Kaas
Musekongen: Nicolai Hansen
Fritz: Jakob Frost
Lille Mus: Nadia Czajkowski

December 10 - 6pm
Clara: Nathalie Nordquist
Prins: Sebastian Michanek

Barnet Clara: Clara Louw
Drosselmeier: Peter Bo Bendixen
Nøddeknækkeren: Johan Christensen
Musekongen: Thomas Flindt Jeppesen
Fritz: Oliver Starpov
Lille Mus: Melina Gialitaki

December 11 - 2pm
Clara: Diana Cuni
Prins: Tim Matiakis

Barnet Clara: Astrid Elbo
Drosselmeier: Peter Bo Bendixen
Nøddeknækkeren: Andreas Kaas
Musekongen: Morten Eggert
Fritz: Jakob Frost
Lille Mus: Nadia Czajkowski

December 11 - 6pm
Clara: Nathalie Nordquist
Prins: Sebastian Michanek

Barnet Clara: Astrid Elbo
Drosselmeier: Mogens Boesen
Nøddeknækkeren: Andreas Kaas
Musekongen: Morten Eggert
Fritz: Jakob Frost
Lille Mus: Nadia Czajkowski

December 16, 2005 - 7:30pm
Clara: Yao Wei
Prins: Kristoffer Sakurai

Barnet Clara: Clara Louw
Drosselmeier: Mogens Boesen
Nøddeknækkeren: Johan Christensen
Musekongen: Thomas Flindt Jeppesen
Fritz: Oliver Starpov
Lille Mus: Melina Gialitaki

December 17 - 2pm
Clara: Diana Cuni
Prins: Tim Matiakis

Barnet Clara: Astrid Elbo
Drosselmeier: Mogens Boesen
Nøddeknækkeren: Andreas Kaas
Musekongen: Thomas Flindt Jeppesen
Fritz: Jakob Frost
Lille Mus: Nadia Czajkowski

December 17 - 6pm
Clara: Adéla Pollertová
Prins: Alexandre Katsapov

Barnet Clara: Clara Louw
Drosselmeier: Peter Bo Bendixen
Nøddeknækkeren: Johan Christensen
Musekongen: Thomas Flindt Jeppesen
Fritz: Jakob Frost
Lille Mus: Nadia Czajkowski

December 18 - 2pm
Clara: Adéla Pollertová
Prins: Alexandre Katsapov

Barnet Clara: Astrid Elbo
Drosselmeier: Peter Bo Bendixen
Nøddeknækkeren: Andreas Kaas
Musekongen: Morten Eggert
Fritz: Oliver Starpov
Lille Mus: Melina Gialitaki

December 18 - 6pm
Clara: Kristoffer Sakurai
Prins: Yao Wei

Barnet Clara: Clara Louw
Drosselmeier: Mogens Boesen
Nøddeknækkeren: Johan Christensen
Musekongen: Morten Eggert
Fritz: Oliver Starpov
Lille Mus: Melina Gialitaki