The Nutcracker – A Christmas Carol
An interpretation of the ballet classic set to music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. A dance evening full of colours, Christmas sparkle, and magic on stage for people of all ages. Set in 19th-century London, the story is about the magical power of Christmas that transforms people's characters. Hungarian choreographer and former artistic director of the Deutsche Oper am Rhein Youri Vàmos has blended The Nutcracker and the Mouse King by E. T. A. Hoffmann with Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. Clara and the Nutcracker Prince thus encounter an adversary, the old boorish usurer Scrooge, a heartless eccentric who hates and despises Christmas. Scrooge goes so far as fires his clerk Bob Cratchit on Christmas Day. Now Bob cannot even afford to give his young daughter Clara the coveted Nutcracker doll. However, the same night Scrooge is haunted by terrible nightmares, and when he wakes up the next morning, his character has changed...
All dates
Thursday
12/26/2024
4:00 PM
Divadlo Antonína Dvořáka
Ostrava
440 - 500 CZK
Sunday
12/29/2024
4:00 PM
Divadlo Antonína Dvořáka
Ostrava
440 - 500 CZK
Monday
12/30/2024
6:30 PM
Divadlo Antonína Dvořáka
Ostrava
440 - 500 CZK
Saturday
1/11/2025
6:30 PM
Divadlo Antonína Dvořáka
Ostrava
420 - 480 CZK
Sunday
1/12/2025
4:00 PM
Divadlo Antonína Dvořáka
Ostrava
420 - 480 CZK
Description
ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE
An interpretation of the ballet classic set to music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. A dance evening full of colours, Christmas sparkle, and magic on stage for people of all ages. Set in 19th-century London, the story is about the magical power of Christmas that transforms people's characters.
Hungarian choreographer and former artistic director of the Deutsche Oper am Rhein Youri Vàmos has blended The Nutcracker and the Mouse King by E. T. A. Hoffmann with Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. Clara and the Nutcracker Prince thus encounter an adversary, the old boorish usurer Scrooge, a heartless eccentric who hates and despises Christmas. Scrooge goes so far as fires his clerk Bob Cratchit on Christmas Day. Now Bob cannot even afford to give his young daughter Clara the coveted Nutcracker doll. However, the same night Scrooge is haunted by terrible nightmares, and when he wakes up the next morning, his character has changed...
CAST AND CREATIVE
Choreografie: Youri Vámos
Hudební nastudování: Adam Sedlický
Dirigent: Jiří Habart, Adam Sedlický
Choreografické nastudování: Joyce Cuoco, Youri Vámos
Realizace scény: Daniel Dvořák
Kostýmy: Roman Šolc
Světla: Klaus Günter Gärditz
Sbormistr: Lenka Živocká
Inspicient: Elena Podolchova, Ivan Hurych
Repetitor: Gianvito Attimonelli, Rodion Zelenkov
Starý lichvář Scrooge: Lukas Zuschlag
Klára Cratchitová/ Klára ve snu: Shino Sakurado
Princ: Takafumi Tamagawa
Bob Cratchit/ Ďábel: Rei Masatomi
Paní Cratchitová/ Víla Vánoc: Laura Moreno Gasulla
and others