Vladimir Shklyarov

This fantasy ballet is based on Pushkin’s poem The Bronze Horseman and invites the audience to see the characters through the eyes of the poet, whose pen inexorably controls their fates.

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.

One of history's most enduring love stories. Many people believe that Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet is the greatest ballet score ever written. The Mariinsky Ballet shows at its dramatic finest passionate choreography for Romeo and Juliet.  The ballet has become a true classic of the 20th-century ballet repertory. With its emotional choreography and Prokofiev’s famous score, this moving tale of star-crossed lovers that is sure to stay with you long after you leave the Mariinsky Theatre. Libretto – Lavrovsky, Prokofiev, Radlov, Piotrovsky Romeo and Juliet is a ballet by Sergei Prokofiev based on Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Music from the ballet was extracted by Prokofiev as three suites for orchestra and as a piano work.

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.