Göteborgs Konserthus The Nutcracker with Classical Ukrainian Etoile Ballet

Information from the organizer Kultur För Folket:

A beautiful tale of young Clara’s adventures with the Nutcracker, full of exciting stories, was transformed in 1892 by Pyotr Tchaikovsky into the world’s most popular classical ballet. Today, The Nutcracker has become a global Christmas tradition, and this performance is staged annually on theater and opera stages around the world.

The universal language of dance is understandable without translation to all audiences – the stage will present the story of a young girl’s fragile dream, the struggle between good and evil, where love triumphs.

Dancing snowflakes, the Nutcracker, toy soldiers and the Sugar Plum Fairy come to life in this magical family classic. Experience a fantastic adventure with a little girl named Clara, as she falls asleep on Christmas Eve. She meets her prince, is confronted with a battle between giant mice and rats, and is whisked away to the wonderful 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 immerse yourself in this magical world, forget about your worries and stress, remember childhood dreams and fill your soul with inspiration, warmth and new dreams.

The ballet “The Nutcracker” is ideal as the first ballet with which children become acquainted. Moreover, this ballet, in addition to enchanting young spectators, will also offer adult ballet lovers a sense of wonder and beauty, filling everyone with the Christmas spirit!

The production of classical choreography by Marius Petipa is performed by the Classical Ukrainian Etoile Ballet – a company organized in Kiev by soloists Irina and Anatoliy Khandazhevsky from the Kharkiv Opera and Ballet Theater of Ukraine. The performers include professional ballet dancers – winners of international ballet competitions, Honored Artists of Ukraine, soloists of Ukrainian and, from February 2022, European theaters. The performance involves artists of the highest level, and the company uses authentic, handmade theatrical costumes and scenery in its productions. A professional theatrical lighting designer accompanies the ballet performance and creates an unforgettable atmosphere during the performance. The music is reproduced in a very high-quality recording by the Kharkiv Opera Orchestra. This is a unique opportunity to see genuine classical ballet of the highest level performed by stars of the world ballet scene!

Ballet soloists:

Irina Khandazhevskaya, Prima Ballerina, Honored Artist of Ukraine, soloist of the Kharkiv Opera and Ballet Theater, choreographer, diploma winner of the international ballet competition “Premio Roma”. Honorary Prize “People’s Recognition 2010” in the nomination of an artist. Awarded the “P. Virsky Prize” in the choreography nomination in 2007. @irinakhandazhevskaya
Anatoliy Khandazhevsky, soloist of the Kharkiv Opera and Ballet Theater (Ukraine), choreographer, winner of the 2nd prize of the international competition in Tallinn. @anatoliikhandazhevskii
Maria Shupilova, soloist of the Kyiv Opera. @shupilova_maria
Kristina Kadashevich, leading soloist of the Kharkiv Opera and Ballet Theatre, winner of international ballet competitions.
Katerina Andrenko, soloist of the Odessa National Opera, Hamburg Kammerballett, Opera Poznan. @andrenko_kate
Dmitry Lazovik, soloist of the Belarusian State Academic Musical Theatre, winner of international ballet competitions.
Vsevolod Maievskyi, soloist of the English National Ballet, Ukrainian-born former dancer of the Mariinsky Ballet. @vsevolod_maievskyi
Larisa Hrytsay, soloist of the Kharkiv Opera and Ballet Theatre (Ukraine), soloist of the Odessa National Opera. @lorikeets89

Audience reviews:

Birgitta: A fantastic break from everyday life! Beautiful costumes, skillful dancing, beautiful music and everything took me to a dream world for a moment.

Ami: Wonderful! The Grand Pas de deux was so beautiful that I started to cry!

Ingrid: Fantastically beautiful dancing and music and beautiful costumes!

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. More information is available on the website.

www.kulturforfolket.com