The Nutcracker - A ballet by John Neumeier

Marie – Olivia Betteridge

Herr Drosselmeier – Alessandro Frola

Gunther – Alexandr Trusch

Louise – Ida Praetorius

Consul Stahlbaum – Lloyd Riggins

Fritz – Louis Musin

– Ivan Urban

– Edvin Revazov

– Anna Laudere

Choreography, concept and staging – John Neumeier

Conductor – Simon Hewett

Set and costumes – Jürgen Rose

Ballet master Drosselmeier takes Marie to the court theater, where she dances in new pointe shoes with cadet Günther—who gives her a mysterious nutcracker. John Neumeier's touching choreography tells the story of saying goodbye to childhood. John Neumeier's choreography tells the story of saying goodbye to childhood and growing up. In the course of the piece, the childlike Marie not only discovers the world of theater for herself, but also falls in love for the first time and matures into a young woman.