The Nutcracker is based on the popular fairytale by ETA Hoffman, a magical fairy-tale ballet that combines Tchaikovsky’s moving and familiar score with lavish sets and magnificent costumes. This spell-binding production promises to be a treat for every age as we follow little Clara’s adventures on Christmas Eve. As she meets the Nutcracker Prince the pair continue on a breath-taking adventure encountering life-size mice, dancing snowflakes and sugar-plum fairies.
Swan Lake was Tchaikovsky’s first ballet and is widely considered to be one of the greatest classical ballets of all time; it has all the essential ingredients of romance and beauty to captivate audiences for more than 100 years. A gallant prince meets a swan who turns into a beautiful young woman. The woman, Odette explains she is a princess who has come under the spell of an evil sorcerer. The spell can only be broken if a virgin prince swears eternal fidelity to her, if not she will remain a swan forever. However, a cruel plot and a case of mistaken identity threaten to ruin their happy ending.
