Alina Somova

The Little Humpbacked Horse is based on a Russian folk tale for children, but the latest adaptation for the stage by Ratmansky is fresh, fun and very creative, with a wide audience appeal. A perfect blend of "classical meets modern". This is a ballet to music (1956) by Rodion Shchedrin, whose works came in the repertoire of the Mariinsky Theatre in recent years. It was premierred at the Bolshoi Theatre in 1960. Current production was choreographed by Alexei Ratmansky in 2009. The choreographer Alexei Ratmansky is well-known to Russian and American audiences for his works staged at the Bolshoi and the Mariinsky Theatres, as well as in the famous American Ballet Theatre company.

El ballet comienza con una fiesta de Nochebuena y una niña, Clara, está dando un muñeco cascanueces de su padrino, Drosselmeyer. Más tarde en la noche, cuando Clara duerme, ella se encuentra en medio de la batalla del Cascanueces contra el rey de los ratones y su ejército. Llegando a la ayuda de su Cascanueces, él se transforma en un príncipe y viaja con Clara al espectacular Reino de los Dulces donde el hada del azúcar los espera con una gran celebración en su honor. Esta es la primera producción de este clásico Navideñoen el mundo en ser 3D.

The classic Mariinsky (Kirov) production of the greatest of all ballets. Filmed in the imperial splendor of the Mariinsky Theatre, St Petersburg. Starring Ulyana Lopatkina, Danila Korsuntsev and the breathtaking Mariinsky corps de ballet. Conducted by the great Russian maestro Valery Gergiev.

Ballerina is a 2006 documentary film that follows the training sessions, rehearsals, and everyday lives of five Russian ballerinas at different stages in their career.