The Nutcracker (National Opera of Ukraine Ballet)

On Christmas Eve, a young girl has a dream... Emotional awakening, physical transformation, childhood that slowly merges into adulthood... behind what seems to be a tale for children slowly emerges a danced initiatory journey. And while children revel in Drosselmeyer's magic tricks and enjoy a good scare with the apparition of the Mouse King, the adults notice all the finesse that pervades this narrative and admire the virtuosity of the choreography.

Director: Bertrand Normand

Cast: Mykyta Hodyna, Iuliia Moskalenko, Ganna Muromtseva, Yaroslav Tkachuk, Maksym Bilokrynytskyi, Vladyslav Romashchenko, Oksana Sira, Lina Volodina

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.