Fairytale Russian ballet art for young and old. A consummate work of art with live orchestral accompaniment.

The ballet "The Nutcracker" is based on Alexandre Dumas' version of the story "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" by E.T.A. Hoffmann. Tchaikovsky's musical adaptation premiered in St. Petersburg on December 18, 1892 under the choreography of Lev Ivanov and delighted children and adults alike.

Marie takes center stage. She receives a nutcracker as a present from her godfather Drosselmeyer on Christmas Eve. As she goes to sleep, she dreams of a battle between the toy soldiers led by the Nutcracker and the army of the Mouse King. With her help, the Nutcracker is victorious and is then transformed into a prince. The prince travels with Marie to the realm of sweets. They travel through the pine forest to the sugar castle, where the resident sugar fairy throws a party in honor of her guests.

• Music: P. I. Tchaikovsky
• Choreography: L. Ivanov and M. Petipa
• Editing: A. Bogutsky