The Nutcracker

Overview:

Love is a tough nut to crack! A joyous tale for all the family this Christmas.

Once upon a time, a boy, Peter, fell in love with a girl, Clara. Clara was in Peter’s class at school yet oblivious to his true feelings, and Peter was afraid to tell her. Using the nickname, ‘The Nutcracker’, he befriended Clara online. The two friends, facing their final year exams and the end of life as they knew it, grew close. Clara longed to meet the boy she was falling for before her Christmas graduation ball. She didn’t realise he had been right in front of her all along.

Tchaikovsky’s magnificent score is brought to life in this groundbreaking interpretation of a great ballet classic. Ivan Cavallari has combined traditional Nutcracker themes – Christmas, the nut, the great battle, dances from around the world – with an engaging new plot and characters, set against an Australian summer backdrop.

A visually stunning set by Edoardo Sanchi and haute-couture costumes by Christina Smith, combine with Cavallari’s superb choreography to create a truly visionary ballet that remains as captivating as the original.

Performed with the West Australian Philharmonic Orchestra

For more information visit the West Australian Ballet website

Image credits: Dancers of West Australian Ballet. Photographer Jon Green.